The University of Florida Research Foundation has named Robert Caudle, Ph.D., as one of 33 Research Foundation Professors for 2012. Caudle, a professor in the UF College of Dentistry’s oral and maxillofacial surgery department, was selected for his notable record of research and strong research agenda likely to lead to further distinction in his field. [...]

Ayalew Mergia, Ph.D., a biomedical researcher at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has received a UF Research Foundation professorship. Sponsored by the university’s Division of Sponsored Research, the professorships are awarded to tenured faculty members campuswide for distinguished research and scholarship. The honor includes a $5,000 salary increase each year for three [...]

Patients and other visitors who use Parking Garage 3 along Mowry Road near Wilmot Gardens on the Academic Health Center campus will face new traffic patterns from Sunday through Tuesday because of construction work. Motorists parking in Garage 3 should plan on entering via Gale Lemerand Drive beginning Sunday, May 6, through Tuesday, May 8. [...]

The University of Florida dean of the College of Pharmacy is becoming a delegate for patient care in the largest U.S. association of pharmacists. The American Pharmacists Association elected William H. Riffee, Ph.D. as speaker-elect to its House of Delegates at its annual meeting last month. More than 60,000 practicing pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, student pharmacists, [...]

Dance Marathon at the University of Florida representatives will present a $886,726 check to Children’s Miracle Network at Shands Hospital for Children at 3 p.m. on Friday. Dance Marathon at UF is a year-round fundraising organization whose year culminates in the annual 26.2 hour Dance Marathon event. The funds are raised throughout the entire year [...]

Working dogs, such as K-9 officers, war dogs serving during military conflict, or rescue dogs who help with search and rescue efforts after natural disasters, often find themselves in life-threatening situations. But something seemingly more benign is often responsible for taking the lives of these animals — heat-related illness. In working dogs, overheating can lead [...]

UF&Shands, the University of Florida Academic Health Center, has reactivated its adult and pediatric liver transplant programs and can resume performing liver transplants immediately, officials said today. The United Network for Organ Sharing approved the reactivation on Friday, April 20. UNOS is the private, nonprofit organization that manages the nation’s organ transplant system and the [...]