On Tuesday, July 27 the University of Florida Alumni Association will host a panel of four UF experts, each with a different area of expertise in regard to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill that is occurring in the Gulf of Mexico. This panel presentation will be in Emerson Alumni Hall beginning at noon. It will also be broadcast live online for remote viewing at http://mediasite.video.ufl.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=b1967ecb587a4252b41b42218800ecf4.

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Governor Crist has encouraged supporters of the University of Florida to contact his office to weigh in on behalf of funding for a UF academic and research building at Lake Nona.  The Governor made his comment yesterday in Orlando, when he said he might veto the $20 million project.  The building will house UF researchers who will collaborate with scientists from the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, located next door to the UF site. They will focus on diabetes, aging, genetics and cancer research. Both UF and Sanford-Burnham investigators have an international reputation in diabetes research. Bringing researchers from both institutions...

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The Broward County Gator Club would like to thank all of the students who submitted scholarship applications and would like to congratulate the 2010 scholarship recipients. All of the applicants were very qualified and all of you are going to make the Gator Nation proud.  We encourage you to be active leaders in UF Student Government, the Student Alumni Association, other student organizations, and the UF Alumni Association after you graduate.  Congratulations!! We are very proud of your achievements (so far)! WELCOME TO THE GATOR NATION!! Lauren Johnson - Stranahan High SchoolNatalie Aguilar - North Broward Preparatory SchoolMartie Vicent - Coral Glades...

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  Dear Gator NationTM, The University of Florida needs your support of legislation to secure UF's role as the state's flagship university! Senate Bill 2442, which is not a funding bill, recognizes the need to treat universities differently according to their strengths and creates a new category for universities that meet certain high criteria. This legislation facilitates the development of a compact between the State University System's Board of Governors and specific universities using accountability measures tailored to the unique talents, mission, and capabilities of the universities. Currently, only the University of Florida meets the qualifications set forth in the...

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Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories  on Friday, March 19, 2010.GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s online MBA program is one of only two programs in the world to recently earn the top rating of “excellent” by The Economist “Which MBA?” Distance-Learning Special 2010 publication. The “Which MBA?” publication states that the rating was derived by looking at three broad areas: the program content, quality of students and quality of the distance-learning elements. Some specific factors cited for UF’s positive ranking include program content, percentage of faculty with a Ph.D., high-quality distance-learning materials, low student attrition, favorable student...

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