UF faculty and staff to get small raises
By KATIE SANDERS | July 24, 2008UF President Bernie Machen announced a plan Friday to give faculty and staff small pay raises for the first time in two years.
UF President Bernie Machen announced a plan Friday to give faculty and staff small pay raises for the first time in two years.
UF administrators were warned to be prudent in their plans to use money from the university's endowment funds despite positive investment returns this year.
It's not often students can power a room just by working up a sweat, but that's one of the goals David Bowles, director of Recreational Sports, has in mind for renovations to Southwest Recreation Center.
If some members of UF's Student Senate get their way, Paul Drayton's decision to take a business internship in the Big Apple this summer could spell the end of his career as Student Body treasurer.
With the national price of gas averaging $4.06 per gallon, college students may find themselves short on cash for their annual back-to-school shopping spree.
UF will begin a research program today that will aim to develop more reliable computer chips for military communications and radar.
Hundreds of high school students led by scrambled clues scoured UF's campus Wednesday morning for laminated clovers affixed to UF landmarks.
This month, some Gainesville charities will find that the best donations are only a Dumpster dive away.
Thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses will congregate on campus this weekend to attend an annual regional convention held at the O'Connell Center.
Pre-med students questioning the need for a second semester of organic chemistry might be surprised to find that some medical school administrators are wondering the same thing.
The Harn Museum of Art will remain open six days a week despite an earlier budget-cutting plan that would have closed the building on Tuesdays.
Maximus' hands and feet moved swiftly, his eyes bright and forehead glistening with the sweat of concentration.
It was a very cold case.
As the music pounded and the team raced, so did John Bornberg's heart.
Today, two UF professors will leave on a mission to extend The Gator Nation to Beijing, China, as volunteers for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
When David Sutton arrived on the scene of a reported bike accident earlier this year, he saw an injured Casey Schmidt's pale body sprawled out with an open leg fracture and a dislocated arm.
For students who want to use their campus meal plans but don't crave the all-you-can-eat menus at Broward Dining or Gator Corner, there's another option: Home Zone at the Reitz Union.
Gator Dining Services will offer two smaller plans this fall for off-campus students who may have had trouble stomaching previous plans designed for dorm-dwellers.
Gainesville residents don't have to travel far to find some of the best medical services in the country, according to a news magazine's recent rankings.