UF News and events of possible media interest (April 20)

April 21, 2015

UF News for week of April 20 listed

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send this week, subject to change:

Monday, April 20

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Tuesday, April 21

AUTISM -- A researcher now at UF Health was part of a multi-site trial that demonstrated that a parent training program reduced behavior problems in children with autism by nearly 50 percent. Findings will appear in JAMA.

Wednesday, April 22

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Thursday, April 23

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Friday, April 24

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UF events of possible media interest listed

Interface 2015 to address “Critical Reflection in Action”
The University of Florida’s Office of Faculty Development and Teaching Excellence will host Interface 2015 on Thursday, April 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center. This year’s keynote will be physicist and Harvard University Professor Eric Mazur.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Smith at jksmith@ufl.edu or 352-294-0810.

Arts exhibition opens Friday

The Fine Arts College Council at the University of Florida will present the 2014-2015 FACC Juried Arts Exhibition April 24-May 29 in the University Gallery. An opening reception, which is free and open to the public, will be held Friday, April 24, 2015 from 4-7 p.m. and will include a dance performance followed by the awards presentation. To learn more, please contact Leah Craig at lcraig@arts.ufl.edu.

“Unconference” scheduled at UF

The UF Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, along with the Smathers Libraries, are hosting The Humanities and Technology Camp, or THATCamp, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 24 in Smathers Library East, Room 100 (1A). For more information, please contact Barbara Hood at bhood@ufl.edu or 352-273-2505.