University of Florida

The University of Florida can trace its origins back to 바카라사이트 very start of publicly funded higher education in 바카라사이트 state. In 1853, shortly after Governor Thomas Brown passed a bill offering financial support, a man called Gilbert Kingsbury opened 바카라사이트 East Florida Seminary. This eventually merged with 바카라사이트 former Florida Agricultural College, 바카라사이트 St Petersburg Normal and Industrial School and 바카라사이트 South Florida Military College in 1905 to become 바카라사이트 new University of 바카라사이트 State of Florida. The relevant legislation was known as 바카라사이트 Buckman Act and its originator, Henry Holland Buckman, is honoured in 바카라사이트 university¡¯s Buckman Hall.? ?

Major developments soon followed. In 1906, 바카라사이트 Florida Museum of Natural History was incorporated into UF. As well as being invaluable for teaching and research, this represented a commitment to 바카라사이트 study of biological diversity still significant almost a century later in 2000, when 바카라사이트 McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity was established as one of 바카라사이트 largest collections of butterflies and moths in 바카라사이트 world. In 1909, president Albert Murphree reorganised 바카라사이트 separate colleges under a single mission and greatly expanded 바카라사이트 size of 바카라사이트 institution, with an annual intake rising from 200 to over 2,000.

Major developments in 바카라사이트 20th century include 바카라사이트 creation of 바카라사이트 Colleges of Medicine and Nursing in 1956 and a teaching hospital two years later. By building on 바카라사이트se, UF is now 바카라사이트 only university in 바카라사이트 country which incorporates six different healthcare colleges on a single campus. A different landmark was reached in 1968, when 바카라사이트 first ever ¡°Gator¡± took part in 바카라사이트 Olympics.

Since 바카라사이트 millennium, 바카라사이트 university has remained at 바카라사이트 forefront of research in many areas, often through high-profile international collaborations. In 2002, it led a consortium of seven universities which secured a $15 million grant from NASA to carry out space research. From 2008, a partnership with Zhejiang University in China worked on sustainable energy. In 2012, over 30 UF physicists, postdocs and students played a leading part in 바카라사이트 team whose experiments at 바카라사이트 Large Hadron Collider established that 바카라사이트 elusive Higgs boson really existed. The university continues to work with Spain on 바카라사이트 world¡¯s largest single-aperture optical telescope.

In 2014, 바카라사이트 total number of students who had graduated from UF reached half a million. Notable alumni include actress Faye Dunaway, astronaut Kevin Ford and senior senator of Florida Marco Rubio.