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Queer Cinema: Schoolgirls, Vampires, and Gay Cowboys
Barbara Mennel, Associate Professor of German Studies and Film and Media Studies, has published Queer Cinema: Schoolgirls, Vampires, and Gay Cowboys which illustrates queer cinematic aesthetics by highlighting key films that emerged at historical turning points throughout the twentieth century.
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Warpaint
Stephanie A. Smith, Professor of English, has published Warpaint, a haunting tale of friendship and rivalry between three women artists, who've known each other for years, and must come to terms with imminent mortality and artistic frustration.
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A liberal arts and sciences education provides you with many options for deciding on future careers. We put together a detailed site about our majors, including career choices, cool courses, and unique opportunities.
Pugh Contributors Recognized
Dean Paul D'Anieri recognizes Jim and Alexis Pugh for their generous contribution to the Florida Tomorrow campaign, which established Pugh Hall. Pugh Hall is home to the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, the Sam Proctor Oral History Program, and the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
2012 Homecoming Education Celebration Awards
On Sunday, October 28th at the Swamp Symphony, three CLAS professors were presented with awards. Judy Page, an English professor and director of the Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research, won the 2012 Outstanding Faculty Award. Chemistry professor Adam Veige and Physics professor Amlan Biswas won the 2012 Outstanding Mentor of Undergraduate Research Award. Since 1959, the Homecoming Education Celebration event gives students an opportunity to nominate teachers and faculty who have had an outstanding impact on their academic career. Criteria for the award included a demonstrated history of 1) guiding students in planning for post-graduate research, 2) creating opportunities for students to do research, 3) mentoring students from diverse economic and social backgrounds, 4) actively encouraging students to publish their research, 5) coaching students in professional standards for presentation, and 6) educating students about grants and funding for research.
Call for 2012-2013 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award Nominations
Procedures and deadlines can be found at http://graduateschool.ufl.edu/academics/doctoral-mentoring-awards
New Scholar Award in Aging
Prof. Rebecca Butcher has been named one of 25 New Scholars in Aging by the Ellison Medical Foundation. The objective of the program is to support new investigators of outstanding promise in the basic biological sciences relevant to understanding lifespan development processes and age-related diseases.
Announcing the 2012 Minerva Awards (Fiscal Year 2012-2014)
The University of Florida was one of ten institutions selected by the Minerva Steering Committee in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for a 2012 proposal award. Principal Investigator Leo Villalón received the award for his project titled "Political Reform, Socio-Religious Change, and Stability in the African Sahel."
CLAS Graduate Receives National Pharmacy Research Grant
Jonathan E. Grey, Pharm.D., BCPS, is one of only six pharmacy residents nationwide to be awarded a 2012 ASHP Foundation Pharmacy Resident Practice-Based Research Grant.
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An education in the liberal arts and sciences prepares students for a wide range of careers. Learn more about our majors and the career oppotunities they provide.
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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.
