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Future dim for faculty bailout
A faculty plan to prevent layoffs at the University of Florida's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was rejected by the former dean and seems likely to suffer a similar fate under the new dean.
The Gainesville Sun – Jul 10, 2008 05:31 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Gainesville
A faculty plan to prevent layoffs at the University of Florida's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was rejected by the former dean and seems likely to suffer a similar fate under the new dean.
The Gainesville Sun – Jul 10, 2008 05:31 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Gainesville
Three UF cancer researchers awarded $50K
Three University of Florida Shands Cancer Center researchers have each been awarded a $50,000 grant to help fund their studies into some of the most common cancers in children.
The Gainesville Sun – Jul 10, 2008 05:20 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Gainesville
Three University of Florida Shands Cancer Center researchers have each been awarded a $50,000 grant to help fund their studies into some of the most common cancers in children.
The Gainesville Sun – Jul 10, 2008 05:20 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Gainesville
Board narrows field to three
USC will promote a well-regarded member of its administration or hire the first female president in school history when the Board of Trustees selects a new leader Friday.Two women — Janie Fouke of the University of Florida and Geri Hockfield Malandra of the University of Texas System — join USC vice president Harris Pastides on the list of presidential finalists, the university announced Wednesday.The Board of Trustees will vote on a new president at a special meeting.Pastides, who has been at USC since 1998 and has overseen the securing of millions of research dollars, is viewed by some as the front-runner. He was the lone finalist for the presidency of the Georgia State University system before removing himself from consideration 10 days ago.Pastides, long viewed as presidential material in university circles, has had other opportunities to leave USC, but he has stayed on. He is known within and beyond the university as a consensus builder.
The State – Jul 10, 2008 04:04 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: South Carolina: Columbia
USC will promote a well-regarded member of its administration or hire the first female president in school history when the Board of Trustees selects a new leader Friday.Two women — Janie Fouke of the University of Florida and Geri Hockfield Malandra of the University of Texas System — join USC vice president Harris Pastides on the list of presidential finalists, the university announced Wednesday.The Board of Trustees will vote on a new president at a special meeting.Pastides, who has been at USC since 1998 and has overseen the securing of millions of research dollars, is viewed by some as the front-runner. He was the lone finalist for the presidency of the Georgia State University system before removing himself from consideration 10 days ago.Pastides, long viewed as presidential material in university circles, has had other opportunities to leave USC, but he has stayed on. He is known within and beyond the university as a consensus builder.
The State – Jul 10, 2008 04:04 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: South Carolina: Columbia
USC cuts president search to 3 names
The University of South Carolina announced the names of three finalists for the job to replace retiring President Andrew Sorensen. The final candidates for the top post are: Janie M. Fouke, former provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Florida; Geri Hockfield Malandra, vice chancellor for strategic management for the University of Texas System; and Harris Pastides, vice president for research and health sciences at USC.
Charleston.net – Jul 10, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: South Carolina: Charleston
The University of South Carolina announced the names of three finalists for the job to replace retiring President Andrew Sorensen. The final candidates for the top post are: Janie M. Fouke, former provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Florida; Geri Hockfield Malandra, vice chancellor for strategic management for the University of Texas System; and Harris Pastides, vice president for research and health sciences at USC.
Charleston.net – Jul 10, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: South Carolina: Charleston
Tide Sports on XM Radio in 2008
Alabama football will be heard across the nation this fall on XM Satellite Radio. The network announced last week that the University of Alabama, Auburn University, the University of Florida and Vanderbilt University will be heard on XM, along with the other eight SEC teams, beginning this fall.
The Crimson White – Jul 10, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Alabama: Tuscaloosa
Alabama football will be heard across the nation this fall on XM Satellite Radio. The network announced last week that the University of Alabama, Auburn University, the University of Florida and Vanderbilt University will be heard on XM, along with the other eight SEC teams, beginning this fall.
The Crimson White – Jul 10, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Alabama: Tuscaloosa
New liberal arts dean takes on quite a task
Paul D'Anieri is well aware of the challenges he's inheriting as the new dean of the University of Florida's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.But that doesn't mean he wants to relieve the college's recent history of hidden debt, budget cuts and layoffs.
The Gainesville Sun – Jul 10, 2008 02:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Gainesville
Paul D'Anieri is well aware of the challenges he's inheriting as the new dean of the University of Florida's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.But that doesn't mean he wants to relieve the college's recent history of hidden debt, budget cuts and layoffs.
The Gainesville Sun – Jul 10, 2008 02:50 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Gainesville
Long-term care fraught with uncertainties for elderly baby boomers
The continued decline of the nursing home -- once the mainstay care for the frail elderly -- and an upsurge in popularity of assisted living will lead to many dramatic changes in long-term care, according to a University of Florida expert and editor of a new book on the subject.
EurekAlert! – Jul 9, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Science
The continued decline of the nursing home -- once the mainstay care for the frail elderly -- and an upsurge in popularity of assisted living will lead to many dramatic changes in long-term care, according to a University of Florida expert and editor of a new book on the subject.
EurekAlert! – Jul 9, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Science
Cross City shooting being investigated
Dixie County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old Cross City resident, who died from an apparent accidental gunshot over the weekend. Christopher Warren Cooper, 19, was pronounced dead soon after he arrived at Shands at the University of Florida Saturday.
The Gainesville Sun – Jul 8, 2008 12:18 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Gainesville
Dixie County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old Cross City resident, who died from an apparent accidental gunshot over the weekend. Christopher Warren Cooper, 19, was pronounced dead soon after he arrived at Shands at the University of Florida Saturday.
The Gainesville Sun – Jul 8, 2008 12:18 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Gainesville
UF student found dead in a pool is mourned
Faculty and friends attended a service Sunday for a University of Florida engineering graduate student, found dead in an apartment pool last week. The body of Han Yang, 26, was found early Thursday in a pool at the Sun Island apartment complex.
The Gainesville Sun – Jul 8, 2008 12:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Gainesville
Faculty and friends attended a service Sunday for a University of Florida engineering graduate student, found dead in an apartment pool last week. The body of Han Yang, 26, was found early Thursday in a pool at the Sun Island apartment complex.
The Gainesville Sun – Jul 8, 2008 12:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Gainesville
UF study says toads near farms more likely to have abnormalities
Toads living near farms are more likely to develop sexual abnormalities than toads living in the suburbs, according to a new study by University of Florida researchers. The study compared toads from five South Florida sites with different degrees of agricultural activity.
The Gainesville Sun – Jul 8, 2008 11:52 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Gainesville
Toads living near farms are more likely to develop sexual abnormalities than toads living in the suburbs, according to a new study by University of Florida researchers. The study compared toads from five South Florida sites with different degrees of agricultural activity.
The Gainesville Sun – Jul 8, 2008 11:52 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Gainesville