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Summer 2019 Commencement Information

Published: May 28th, 2019

Steph McBride, Director of Commencements

Ceremonies:  This summer, the university-wide commencement
ceremonies will be held in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. 

There
will be two university-wide commencement ceremonies — a Doctoral
Degree Ceremony (Friday, August 9th at 4:00pm) and a Master’s/Specialist’s/Bachelor’s
Degrees Ceremony (Saturday, August 10th at 10:00am).

Ordering Regalia: Regalia orders will be accepted through June 28, 2019. Information on ordering regalia is available from the UF Bookstore (392-0194). Please see the order form at the link for your convenience: https://commencement.ufl.edu/pdf/Faculty%20Order%20Summer%202019.pdf.Beginning in mid-June […]

Announcement Regarding Leadership Transition within the UF Genetics Institute

Published: May 17th, 2019

David P. Norton, Vice President for Research

After serving for six years as Director, Dr. Pat Concannon will be stepping down as Director of the UF Genetics Institute.  Under Dr. Concannon’s leadership, the Genetics Institute has seen remarkable growth within its interdisciplinary research and educational missions. 

Pat joined UF in 2013 from the University of Virginia where he served as a faculty member for 7 years.  Dr. Concannon will continue here at UF within his tenured faculty position in the Department of Pathology, […]

Appointment of Dr. Robert Ferl as Assistant Vice President for Research – Strategic Projects:

Published: May 9th, 2019

Dr. David Norton, Vice President for Research

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Robert
Ferl as the Assistant Vice President for Research – Strategic Projects within the
Office of Research. 

Since 2006, Dr. Ferl has served as the Director of ICBR,
a role that he will relinquish in assuming the position of assistant vice
president. Dr. Ferl received his PhD in Biology and Genetics from Indiana
University in 1980.  Dr. Ferl is a
Distinguished Professor within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.  He has served […]

Appointment of Anna-Lisa Paul as Interim Director for the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR)

Published: May 9th, 2019

Dr. David P. Norton, Vice President for Research

I am pleased to announce that Dr.
Anna-Lisa Paul, Research Professor in the UF/IFAS Department of Horticulture
Sciences, has been appointed as Interim Director of ICBR.  She assumes this role due to the recent
promotion of Dr. Robert Ferl to another position. Dr. Paul received her Ph.D.
in Molecular Genetics /Epigenetics from the University of Florida in 1989.  Her research interests focus on the regulation
of plant gene expression in response to abiotic stress and extreme
environments, with a particular interest […]

Notice of Proposed Regulation

Published: May 8th, 2019

Amy Hass, Vice President and General Counsel

Notice
of Proposed Regulation

                  1.0065        Prohibited Consensual Relationships

                  Notices of Proposed Regulation
Amendments

                  1.016          Admissions

                  3.0051        Lost or Abandoned Property

The
above Notice of Proposed Regulation and Notices of Proposed Regulation Amendments
have been published on the University’s official website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.