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UF, China’s Zhejiang University to collaborate on clean energy research
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thirteen members of one of China’s top universities visited the University of Florida this week to discuss collaboration and begin planning a joint research center on clean energy.
Researchers at Hangzhou-based Zhejiang University, one of China’s top three universities, plan to work with their UF counterparts on research and educational efforts aimed at […]
Filed under Top Stories, Announcements on July 24, 2008.
Museum Night (tonight) features live entertainment and art-making experience
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Visitors at the Harn Museum of Art will enjoy innovative and engaging programming during Museum Nights from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday.
Beginning at 6 p.m. guests are invited to explore water-based art media activities that complement the Harn Museum of Art’s all-video exhibition “Cross-Currents in Recent Video Installation: Water as […]
Filed under Top Stories, Announcements on July 24, 2008.
Harn to remain open on Tuesdays thanks to generous support
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Harn Museum of Art is pleased to announce that the museum will remain open on Tuesdays, thanks to the generous support of Harn members and friends.
After the University of Florida announced a university-wide budget reduction for the 2008 – 2009 fiscal year, the Harn was required to lower the cost […]
Filed under Top Stories, Announcements on July 23, 2008.
UF law professor honored by The Florida Bar
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida law professor Michael Seigel has become the second UF faculty member to be honored as a co-recipient of The Florida Bar’s 2008 Faculty Professionalism Award. Seigel received the award in recognition of his commitment to instilling the ideals and values of the legal profession through teaching, scholarship and service. […]
Filed under Seen and Heard, Announcements on July 23, 2008.
UF research center to focus on reliability of military computer chips
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida research program will seek to improve the reliability of the electronic devices in many military radar systems and space-based communications equipment.
A kickoff meeting for the College of Engineering-based Center for a 21st Century Approach to Electronic Reliability is set for Thursday. The center is funded with a […]
Filed under Top Stories, Announcements on July 22, 2008.
Growth in UF’s online programs a good sign for pharmaceutical industry
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Rapid growth in enrollment in the University of Florida’s online pharmacy programs bodes well for the growth of Florida’s pharmaceutical industry, says a University of Florida professor.
The UF College of Pharmacy offered its first online master’s degree program two years ago, and interest has been so high the college has followed up […]
Filed under Top Stories, Announcements on July 21, 2008.
Web site selected to Hall of Fame
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Collectors Weekly, a Web site for collectors and antique enthusiasts, recently selected the University of Florida’s Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature Web site, http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/baldwin/baldwin.html , for its Hall of Fame.
The Collectors Weekly highlights Web sites with deep reference content reflecting unique collections which demonstrate “a passion for collecting.” Baldwin […]
Filed under Seen and Heard, Announcements on July 17, 2008.
Two million pages can be accessed from UF Libraries’ Digital Collections
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF Digital Collections (UFDC) now provides free, online access to more than two million pages converted from the libraries’ paper collections, UF museums and other UF programs. UFDC hit the one-million page mark in September 2007, and steady growth continues. It is now the largest university-based digital library in the Southeast, and […]
Filed under Note This, Announcements on July 17, 2008.
Steve Shugan among inaugural INFORMS marketing fellows recipients
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Leading market researchers in the U.S. and Canada were honored in Hanover, Md., on Friday by the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS). The group announced that Steven M. Shugan, marketing professor and Eminent Scholar at the University of Florida, was one of the inaugural 10 recipients of its new Fellow Award. […]
Filed under Seen and Heard, Announcements on July 15, 2008.
Richard Lutz receives Sherwin-Williams Distinguished Teaching Award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Richard Lutz, JCPenney professor of marketing at the University of Florida, recently was named one of three recipients to receive the 2008 Sherwin-Williams Distinguished Teaching Award.
The award, now in its 11th year, will be presented by the Society for Marketing Advances (SMA) at its annual conference Nov. 4 – 9 in […]
Filed under Seen and Heard, Announcements on July 14, 2008.