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Tourism Institute hosts symposium for Florida destinations
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Tourism Crisis Management Institute at the University of Florida recently hosted a symposium on Tourism Crisis Management for Destinations on June 25. The event was held at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center in conjunction with the Florida Association of Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Destination Marketing Industry Summit.
All attendees […]
Filed under Seen and Heard, Announcements on July 11, 2008.
2008 Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) conference is open for registration to the public
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is helping to sponsor the 2008 Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) conference from July 28 to Aug. 1 in Naples, Fla.
The conference will serve as a forum for restoration practitioners to share and learn about the challenges facing the Everglades restoration. GEER […]
Filed under Note This, Announcements on July 11, 2008.
Nickelodeon’s ‘The Backyardigans Live!’ plays at the Phillips Center July 24
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America announce a brand-new, national touring production of “The Backyardigans Live! Tale of the Mighty Knights!.” The show will perform at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 24 at the Phillips Center.
“We’re excited about our latest, live theatrical endeavor for families,” said Stuart Rosenstein, senior […]
Filed under Happenings, Announcements on July 9, 2008.
Brain Institute director honored by Italian scientists, leaders
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dennis Steindler, executive director of the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida, recently was honored for his contributions to neuroscience at a ceremony with officials from the Catholic University in Rome, the university’s teaching hospital — the Gemelli University Polyclinic — and the Italian government.
Steindler […]
Filed under Seen and Heard, Announcements on July 8, 2008.
UF’s ‘Green Team’ encourages sustainability across campus
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Office of Sustainability has developed a program called the Green Team. This new organization will create a network of volunteers in each college and unit at UF, and it will provide guidance and share the best practices for the implementation of sustainability initiatives within departments and across campus. […]
Filed under Top Stories, Announcements on July 7, 2008.
Paul D’Anieri takes the reins of UF’s largest college on July 1
His last name is pronounced Da-NYER-ee, but he won’t mind if you botch it. “My family doesn’t even agree on how to pronounce it,” said Paul J. D’Anieri, the new dean of UF’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
D’Anieri’s background includes learning several languages and living in various parts of the world prior to […]
Filed under Top Stories, Announcements on July 1, 2008.
Papua New Guinea yam exhibit opens July 8; Gallery Talk on July 13
GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Beginning July 8, the Harn Museum of Art will exhibit the artwork of Papua New Guinea in an exhibition entitled “Cultivating Spirits: The Art of Sepik River Yam Displays.”
The exhibition focuses on the ritual display of yams that occurs around the time of harvest in Sepik River societies. For many Sepik peoples, yams […]
Filed under Happenings, Announcements on June 30, 2008.
SelfCheck service added to Library West
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Library West will initiate a pilot SelfCheck service beginning Monday. The SelfCheck service will enable students, faculty and staff to check out most library materials by themselves, making for a more efficient and streamlined service.
Library patrons will swipe their University of Florida ID cards at the SelfCheck machine and follow simple on-screen […]
Filed under Note This, Announcements on June 27, 2008.
UF history professor wins international book prize
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Juliana Barr, University of Florida assistant professor of history, was recently awarded one of the top international book awards for female historians. Barr received the Berkshire Conference of Women’s Books Prize for her first book, “Peace Came in the Form of a Woman: Indians and Spaniards in the Texas Borderlands.” The book […]
Filed under Seen and Heard, Announcements on June 26, 2008.
Björn Again brings the fun-filled tunes of Swedish pop group ABBA to the Phillips Center
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If you’ve got the summertime blues, then University of Florida Performing Arts has your cure. Head back to the 1970s for a little nostalgic fun with “Björn Again - The ABBA Show,” at 7:30 p.m. July 11, at the Phillips Center.
As one of the most popular acts of the 1970s, ABBA’s […]
Filed under Happenings, Announcements on June 24, 2008.