Faculty
Contact:
R.
M. Russo
Dept. of
Geological Sciences
P.O. Box 112120
241
Williamson Hall
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32608 USA
+1 352 392-6766 office
+1 352 392 9294 fax rrusso@ufl.edu
Did you know.....?
Gainesville
is the best
kept secret in North America, recognized as an
exceptional place to live, work, and have fun:
- No. 1 ranking among 400 U.S. and Canadian cities in book "Cities Ranked and Rated," 2007.
- No. 5 on National Geographic's Adventure Magazine top cities, August 2007.
- Named "Most Technologically Advanced City" in Florida by Popular Science.
- Ranked No. 12 in Forbes Magazine list of best places to have a career and do business.
- Ranked No. 3 small college town for real estate investment by NuWireinvestor.
- Low cost of living
- No Florida State income tax
- Excellent secondary school
system, including Bucholz High School, whose Math team took the Mu
Alpha Theta National Competition Title in April, 2007, and which was
chosen by Seimens and the College Board as the top math/science high
school in Florida in March 2007; Eastside High, with its
prestigious International
Baccalaureate Program, ranked 6th in the nation out of more than
27,000 considered by Newsweek in its May 8, 2006 issue; and P.K. Yonge Laboratory School
of the University of Florida, encompassing primary and secondary school
education as part of the research mission of the University
- Excellent hospitals,
including Shands at the University
of Florida, named one of the U.S.'s premier medical centers by U.S.
News and World Report, July 16, 2007; and North Florida Regional Medical Center,
recognized 8 times as one of the top 100 hospitals in the U.S., and
with a maternity unit rated in the top 10 in the U.S. by Child Magazine
and HealthGrades
- Robust local and regional economy with broad opportunities for spouses
- Vibrant night life and many fine dining possibilities
- World Class cultural
events at the Hippodrome State
Theater and the Philips
Center, the Gainesville
Ballet Theatre, the Acrosstown
Repertory Theatre, the Gainesville
Chamber Orchestra, and the Gainesville
Community Playhouse, among many others
- Year round outdoor sports
- UF sports teams are outstanding and easy to root for (National NCAA Titles in Basketball, 2005, 2006; National Title in Football, 2006; Baseball team played in final of College World Series title 2005; Golf team ranked No. 4 nationally; a perennially outstanding Swimming and Diving team, with medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece; a top rated Tennis team; Women's soccer (No. 13); Volleyball (No. 7); two medalists at the recently concluded World Track and Field Meet in Osaka, Japan; etc.)
- Outstanding beaches a short drive away
- Three nearby cities
with professional sports teams (Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, Miami), and
the family fun on offer in Orlando a mere 90 minutes away
- Large and highly
talented student population at UF and
Santa Fe Community
College, rated one of the top ten community colleges in the nation
- Never shovel snow again.....
The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff.
