Columbia professor talks about globalization
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Mar. 26, 2009Globalization is a tricky word, said author and visiting professor, Saskia Sassen Thursday night.
Globalization is a tricky word, said author and visiting professor, Saskia Sassen Thursday night.
This weekend the O'Connell Center won't be filled with Gator fans cheering for a sports team. Instead, it will house UF's fifth annual Relay for Life.
The indoor pool at the O'Connell Center closed on Monday due to renovations.
The Plaza of the Americas turned into a mock refugee camp Thursday when about 60 students gathered at an event to learn about global poverty and disease.
About 300 Air Force, Marine Corps, Army and Navy ROTC cadets marched past their reviewing officer in UF's ROTC Joint Service Pass-in-Review Thursday.
Questions have arisen recently over the payment of millions of dollars in bonuses and incentives to College of Medicine faculty while budget cuts threaten the jobs of dozens of employees and academic programs at UF.
It took one sentence to lay her off and one more to reinstate her.
The College of Medicine released their 10 percent budget cut proposal late Wednesday, which would cut about $3.8 million and result in the layoffs of seven faculty and staff positions, according to UF spokeswoman Janine Sikes.
The colleges of Nursing and Business Administration released their 10-percent budget-cut proposals on Wednesday.
Animal Activists of Alachua is hosting its eighth annual VegFest from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Plaza of the Americas.
About 30 students enrolled in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders gathered on the Plaza of the Americas on Tuesday to protest the potential cut of their program from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Some UF students are taking a stand against budget cuts to higher education and subsequent layoffs by joining forces with faculty.
The undergraduate programs in UF's College of Nursing will not be eliminated under a 10 percent budget cut proposal scheduled to be released today by the college, said Tracy Wright, college spokeswoman.
UF officials said Tuesday they plan to offer the Vietnamese classes taught by laid-off assistant professor Andrea Pham next year.
UF announced the appointment of the chief of large animal surgery at UF to interim chairman of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences on Tuesday.
Senators dished out funds to student organizations at Tuesday night's meeting, but disagreed when it came to determining the future of Student Government's lobbyists.
Deepika Singh, president of UF start-up company Sinmat, bought a plane ticket and headed for Washington, D.C., where she was praised Monday, along with representatives from other "clean energy" companies, by President Barack Obama.
A bill that would force students to pay back Bright Futures money for classes they drop after the Drop/Add period would save the state about $47 million in 2009-2010, according to a new cost estimate.
Police are still searching for a suspect involved in an on-campus assault of a former UF student and employee Friday night.
What's in a name? For Do It Reitz, a copy shop located on the ground floor of the Reitz Union on the UF campus, it's everything.