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On Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora, WUFT-FM, the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service hosted former Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate. Fugate discussed his experiences serving as President Barack Obama’s FEMA Administrator, the future of disaster response, increasing disaster risk …
2017 Citizen of the Year, Dr. Pedro Jose Greer, spoke at the Bob Graham Center on October 3 at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora. Greer, the associate dean for community engagement at Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, has spent decades delivering medical care to Florida’s homeless and developing the next generation of …
Howard Simon, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida joined Jon Mills, dean emeritus, professor of law, and director of Center for Governmental Responsibility at UF’s Levin College of Law, for a discussuion focusing on the big challenges facing Florida in the Pugh Hall Ocora on Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. Topics …
Dr. Baligh Yehia, senior medical director at Johns Hopkins Medicine and former deputy under secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), discussed how to transform ideas into practice and shared lessons learned on creating change in complex health systems at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, in the Pugh Hall Ocora. …
Jack E. Davis, professor of environmental history and sustainability studies at the University of Florida, discussed his latest book, The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, on Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora. The book is a finalist for the Kirkus Prize and a semifinalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. …
In today’s hyper-partisan world of politics, entrenched gridlock in Washington, and endless tense exchanges on cable news networks, should Americans believe that we can in fact find common ground on the most pressing issues we face as a nation? And is there still time for today’s elected leaders – Republicans & Democrats - to inspire …
Mario Monti is a distinguished economist who was drafted in as Italy's prime minister amid high political drama and financial uncertainty in late 2011. Having put a lid on the Italian debt crisis through tough negotiations and rapid reforms, Monti announced his resignation in December 2012. The UF International Center, Center for African Studies, Center …
Desmond Meade, President of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, spoke at the Bob Graham Center on Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora. During the talk, Meade detailed his unlikely path from felon to lawyer, the importance creating a more inclusive democracy in Florida and the process of leading a statewide campaign. …
The Bob Graham Center for Public Service, the Robert F. Lanzillotti Public Policy Research Center and the Department of Economics hosted a panel discussion on U.S. housing policy on Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora with Edward Golding, who served as a senior adviser at the Department of Housing and Urban …
Explore More - a forum for scientists and scholars featured in UF's Explore research magazine - presented a conversation about new ways to look at the question of how to grow old successfully, with UF professor and gerontologist Stephen Golant, Ph.D., on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora. UF Office …