Orange & Blue Nuggets

• Diabetes Research
  Plans are under way to construct a new 50,000-square-foot research facility in collaboration with the Burnham Institute in Orlando. Researchers will work in the areas of diabetes, aging, genetics and cancer.
  http://news.ufl.edu/2006/08/23/burnham/
• Proton Beam Cancer Treatment
  UF recently opened a new proton beam cancer treatment facility in Jacksonville, Florida. One of only three in the U.S., proton beam therapy represents a major step forward in the treatment of cancer.
  http://news.ufl.edu/2003/01/21/proton-beam-facility/
• Alumni
  UF’s 300,000 alumni live in all 50 states and 130 foreign countries.
  http://www.ufalumni.ufl.edu/
• Diversity
  UF’s 50,000 annual students come from all 67 Florida counties, all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries.
  http://www.ir.ufl.edu/factbook/enroll.htm
• Minorities
  UF ranked third in AAU for degrees awarded to African-American students in 2003 and seventh among public universities in the number of doctorates awarded to Hispanic/Latino students.
  http://www.ir.ufl.edu/minority/degrees.htm
• New York Times Regional Newspaper Group Southeastern Conference All-Sports Title
  For the 14th consecutive year, UF was awarded (2005) the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group Southeastern Conference All-Sports title.
  http://www.gatorzone.com/swimmingdiving/media/2005/pdf/16-17.pdf
• Sports Academy Directors’ Cup
  National runner-up finishes by four teams paced the University of Florida athletics program to sixth-place overall in the 2004-05 Sports Academy Directors’ Cup competition.
  http://www.ir.ufl.edu/nat_rankings/athletics/NACDACup_Old.pdf
• Performing Arts
  The unique New World School of the Arts in Miami develops top talent through a joint UF, Miami-Dade College and Miami-Dade County Public Schools program.
  http://www.performingarts.ufl.edu/cpa0405/images/media/OnStageWinter05.pdf
• Health Science Center
  The UF Health Science Center health care/dental clinics provide services in Gainesville, Leesburg, Hawthorne, Fanning Springs, Ocala, Jacksonville, St. Petersburg and Hialeah.
  http://virtualtour.ufl.edu/campus_sites/shands.htm
  http://www.hscj.ufl.edu/
  http://www.health.ufl.edu/health_care_For_Patients.shtml
• Telescope
  UF partnered with Spain to create the world’s largest telescope in the Canary Islands and is a nationally renowned leader in specialized aeronautics and space research.
  http://www.ufl.edu/spotlight/telesco.html
  http://news.ufl.edu/2006/06/22/gtc-conf/