University of Florida

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The University of Florida is a public university located in Gainesville, Florida. It is equipped with 49 693 students, the fifth largest university in the United States (2006) and has the eighth-largest budget, nearly 1.9 billion U.S. dollars a year. It is one of the best public universities in the United States, a so-called Public Ivy and is a member of the Association of American Universities, an existing association of leading research-intensive since 1900, North American universities. The university was rated in the 2007 U.S. News & World Report National Universities 47th. In international comparison, the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the University of Florida In 2006, the 53rd place.

History

The University was founded in 1905. Officially listed as a founding year 1853, in which the East Florida Seminary was founded. This facility was closed during the Civil War, her name was later used by several other educational institutions.

African American students are admitted since 1958.

After a donation of 20 million U.S. dollars from George Smathers the name of the library of the University in 1991 was changed to George A. Smathers Library.

Subjects

Of study at the University of Florida include:

  • Design, Building and Planning
  • Humanities and Natural Sciences
  • Health and Human Performance
  • Engineering
  • Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Public Health and Health Professions
  • Education
  • Pharmacy
  • Care
  • Law ( Levin College of Law )
  • Fine Arts
  • Veterinary medicine
  • Economics ( Warrington College of Business Administration)
  • Dentistry

Sports

The sports teams of the University of Florida call themselves the Gators. The University is a member of the Southeastern Conference. The football team wears their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Famous people

Nobel Laureate

  • Robert Grubbs - Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2005
  • Marshall Warren Nirenberg - Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1968

Computer science

  • Jim Allchin, Microsoft's chief developer of Windows
  • John Vincent Atanasoff, computer
  • Philip Don Estridge, IBM

Art, Literature, Humanities and Entertainment

U.S. Senate

  • Leonard Chapman, General of the U.S. Marine Corps
  • Joseph Kittinger, Pilot United States Air Force
  • Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay

Governor

  • Reubin Askew, the Governor
  • Cecil Farris Bryant, Governor
  • Lawton Chiles, Governor
  • Daniel Robert Graham, Governor
  • Spessard Holland, Governor
  • Daniel McCarty, Governor
  • Wayne Mixson, Governor
  • Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor

U.S. House of Representatives

Sports

  • Frank Beard, golfer
  • Matt Bonner, a basketball player
  • Corey Brewer, Basketball Player
  • Mark Calcavecchia, golfers
  • Tracy Caulkins, swimmer
  • Don Chandler, football player
  • Chris DiMarco, golfers
  • David Eckstein baseball player
  • Mark Ellis, Baseball Player
  • Rex Grossman, football player
  • Nicole Haislett, swimmer
  • Udonis Haslem, Basketball Player
  • Al Horford, Basketball Player
  • James Jones, football player
  • Joseph Kittinger - Parachutist
  • Ryan Lochte, Swimmer
  • Mike Miller, Basketball Player
  • Joakim Noah, Basketball Player
  • Emmitt Smith, football player
  • Lee Humphrey, Basketball Player
  • Fred Taylor, football player
  • Camilo Villegas, Golf Players
  • Danny Wuerffel, Football Players
  • Tim Tebow, football player
  • Aaron Hernandez, football player
  • Cam Newton, Football Player (Without conclusion )
Gainesville (Florida) Robert H. Grubbs Phil Graham Daniel T. McCarty Fuller Warren Jim Davis (Florida politician) Tom Lewis (American politician) Jeff Miller (Florida politician) Frank Beard (musician) Mike Miller (basketball player) Fred Taylor (American football)
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