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Gatorettes win two national titles

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Gatorettes, the twirling dancers of the UF Gator Band, won two national titles last week at the National Baton Twirling Association’s USA and World Twirling Championships. The competition was held at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind.
The Gatorettes, under the direction of instructor June Stoeber, won the […]

Filed under Seen and Heard, Announcements on August 1, 2008.

Graduate student attends meeting of Nobel Laureates in Germany

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida student Orlando Rios was one of only 60 graduate research students in the U.S. who attended the 58th Annual Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students. The event was held from June 29 to July 4 in Lindau, Germany, and featured lectures and discussions on physics.
The Lindau Nobel […]

Filed under Seen and Heard, Announcements on July 31, 2008.

UF Student Health Care Center receives distinguished accreditation

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Student Health Care Center (SHCC) recently achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). This distinguishes the SHCC from many other health care facilities by providing a safe-work environment and the highest quality of care to patients.
Status as an accredited organization means the SHCC has […]

Filed under Seen and Heard, Announcements on July 30, 2008.

‘Dark Side of the Moon’ comes to the Phillips Center

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Classic Albums Live presents some of rock’s best albums as they were recorded, note for note and cut for cut. Recently added to Classic Albums Live’s performance roster was “Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon.” They will perform at 7:30 p.m. on August 14 at the Phillips Center.
The goal of Classic […]

Filed under Happenings, Announcements on July 29, 2008.

UF professor wins international award for research in quantum chemistry

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — So Hirata, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Florida, has been selected to receive the 2008 Annual Medal of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. The academy awarded Hirata in recognition of his “theory and algorithm developments in electron correlated methods for molecules and extended systems.”
A faculty […]

Filed under Top Stories, Announcements on July 28, 2008.

WCBA finance major wins $5,000 study abroad scholarship

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gustavo Bartczak, a senior in the Warrington College of Business Administration (WCBA), recently won the $5,000 Freeman-ASIA scholarship award.
Gustavo, a Coral Springs resident, will use the scholarship this fall semester to study in China at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
The goal of Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) […]

Filed under Seen and Heard, Announcements on July 28, 2008.

President announces pay raises

From: President Bernie Machen
To: Faculty and staff
Re: Faculty and Staff Compensation
Date: July 25, 2008
As another fall semester approaches, I want to take a moment to thank all of you for your fortitude during the past year. It was a period that tested us as educators, forcing us to make some difficult choices about how to […]

Filed under UF Voices, Announcements on July 25, 2008.

‘Almost Alice: New Illustrations of Wonderland’ by Maggie Taylor is now open at the Harn

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A provocative, new interpretation of a classic tale recently opened at the Harn Museum of Art entitled Almost Alice: New Illustrations of Wonderland by Maggie Taylor. It features 45 digital-inkjet prints illustrating Lewis Carroll’s famous work “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
The exhibit will be on display until Oct. 19. Following its debut […]

Filed under Happenings, Announcements on July 25, 2008.

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 (ZHU), one of China’s top three universities, plan to work with their UF counterparts on research and educational efforts aimed […]

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 […]