Head of the CLAS
Quantum
Forces
Ho Bun Chan is the co-recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Young Researcher
Award.
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Blue-Green
Coalitions
Brian Mayer focuses on the intersection of health, unions,
and environmentalists.
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Calendar
Sunday | November 30
Triveni Sangam: A Confluence of three classical Indian Dance Forms
Monday | December 1
The People and the Book: The Invention of Print and the Transformation of Jewish Culture
Tuesday | December 2
Wednesday | December 3
An Elusive Peace: State Building and Reconstruction in Angola
RSS / News Feeds
News
Scientists Build ‘Roach
Motel’ for Nasty Bugs of the Bacterial Variety
The vacancy sign is on, but the lowlifes who check in never check out.
Zoologists: Sea Snakes
Seek out Freshwater to Slake Thirst
Sea snakes may slither in saltwater, but they sip the sweet stuff.
Around the College
The latest awards and accomplishments of faculty, staff and students
around the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
In The News
The latest headlines garnered by CLAS faculty and students in the
national media
Serendipitous Observations
Reveal Rare Event in Life of Distant Quasar
A bit of serendipity has given astronomers a surprise view of a never-before-observed
event in the birth of a galaxy.
Wearing Candidate
Garb won’t keep Voters away from Polls in Florida
While poll workers in some states will turn away voters who wear political
shirts, hats or buttons, wearing your political pride while voting in Florida
won’t violate any anti-solicitation laws.
Girls who Start Puberty
Early are Less Able to Cope with Stress
Girls who enter puberty early may be less able to cope with being bullied
or rejected by other students than their female classmates who mature later,
a new University of Florida study finds.
Announcements
- The Faculty Enhancement Opportunity (FEO) Award is a pilot project that supports and enhances professional development opportunities for the faculty. Awards will be made for FEOs in Spring and/or Summer, 2009. Application and Details on the program are available on the Dean's Memo page.
- UF's Clinical and Translational Science Institute announces the first Pilot and Collaborative Projects competition. Information regarding this program may be found at www.gcrc.ufl.edu/news/august2008.pdf
- Research Opportunity Incentive Seed Fund Proposals Due December 8
- Under CLAS News on the homepage, can you please post the following announcement for December grads:
- Commencement: Information for students graduating in December
- Applications for the Rainbow Alliance Awards for Student LBGT Service and Research are due February 27th. Cash Awards totaling $1,000 will be presented to undergraduate and/or graduate students of the University of Florida for excellence in either service or research. Download Application (PDF)
Mission
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences constitutes the intellectual core of the university. Its principal mission is to lead the academic quest to understand our place in the universe, and to help shape our society and environment.