InsideUF
2008
StoryCorps’ national oral history project comes to Gainesville for 24-day stay
StoryCorps, a national initiative to document everyday history and the unique stories of Americans, will arrive in Gainesville on Oct . 23 to collect the stories of North Central Florida residents, as part of its cross-country tour. StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project in partnership with National Public Radio and the American Folklife Center […]
Filed under Top Stories, Announcements on October 8, 2008.
Florida Players announces first production of fall season
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Players, sponsored by UF student government, under the direction of Artistic Director Michelle Karst, is pleased to announce the first production of its fall 2008 season – David Hare’s “The Bay at Nice.”
Leading the production team is UF graduate student Kent Barrett, who directed last year’s New Works Festival production of […]
Filed under Happenings on October 8, 2008.
Political polling expert to talk about presidential race Oct. 13 at UF
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With a thin margin separating the two presidential candidates in this historically significant election, a key leader of a major polling organization will share his insight into the nominees and their chances.
Richard Johnston, research director of the National Annenberg Election Survey and a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, […]
Filed under Top Stories, Announcements on October 7, 2008.
Conference to showcase social science research
Marriage, family, health care, crime, the environment and education are among the many topics to be discussed at this year’s fourth annual Conference of the Social Sciences on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Anderson Hall.
The free event is open to the public. It will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m., with lunch provided. […]
Filed under Note This on October 7, 2008.
Benefits’ open enrollment continues until Oct. 17
This year’s benefits open enrollment period for University of Florida employees will end on Oct. 17.
Open enrollment is the only period in which changes to pre-tax employee benefits can be made – unless employees experience a qualifying event such as a change in marital status, birth or adoption. Any changes made to elections during […]
Filed under Note This on October 7, 2008.
Student Financials to go ‘live’ on Oct. 13
The new myUFL PeopleSoft Student Financials system will go live on Oct. 13. The system will provide students, parents and university departments with real-time access to student financial information, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Users may pay student bills, access account information and view transaction history. The system also provides the university […]
Filed under Note This on October 7, 2008.
UF helps students pursue biotech careers
Biology and chemistry are interesting disciplines, yet many high school students are unaware of the potential they have in making an impact on the discovery and development of new medicines, and the many career possibilities.
The availability of high school and college curricula that contain topics such as drug manufacturing, quality control and assurance, […]
Filed under UF Voices on October 7, 2008.
Long appointed associate provost
Kathleen Long, dean of the University of Florida College of Nursing, has been appointed to serve as associate provost. She will continue to serve as dean of the College of Nursing while serving in the role of associate provost on a half-time basis.
Long’s work will include addressing policy and practice in areas such as sabbaticals, […]
Filed under Seen and Heard on October 7, 2008.
Lentz selected ‘Adviser of the Year’
Laura Lentz, assistant director of membership and marketing for the UF Alumni Association, was selected National Adviser of the Year for her work with the Florida Cicerones and UF’s Student Alumni Association. Lentz was chosen by her peers from other universities and colleges across the country, as announced at the Council for Advancement and Support […]
Filed under Seen and Heard on October 7, 2008.
Perri receives psychology award
Michael G. Perri, Ph.D., interim dean and professor at the College of Public Health and Health Professions, received the Samuel M. Turner Clinical Research Award from the American Psychological Association’s Society of Clinical Psychology, in recognition of his distinguished contributions in applied clinical research. Perri was honored in August at the American Psychological Association’s annual […]
Filed under Seen and Heard on October 7, 2008.