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Four institutions – the East Florida Seminary, the University of Florida at Lake City (formerly Florida Agricultural College), the St. Petersburg Normal and Industrial School in St. Petersburg, and the South Florida Military College in Bartow – were consolidated to form the new University of the State of Florida, a school for white males. [3]
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is the largest professional school, the second largest college, and one of the top three research units at the University of Florida. The college was founded in 1910, and in 2015 was named in honor of Herbert Wertheim – a serial inventor, philanthropist and UF Distinguished Alumnus.
Norman Hall is named for James W. Norman, former dean of the College of Education.The P.K. Yonge Laboratory School was named for P.K. Yonge, a prominent businessman who was a member of the Florida Board of Control during the formative years of the University of Florida and the state university system.
The University of Florida is a college-sponsor of the National Merit Scholarship Program and sponsored 288 Merit Scholarship awards in 2020. In the 2020–2021 academic year, 342 freshman students were National Merit Scholars. [72] The university is need-blind for domestic applicants. [73]
The M. E. Rinker Sr. School of Construction Management at the University of Florida prepares graduates for careers in the construction industry.As part of the university's College of Design, Construction, and Planning, the school's name was officially changed from the M. E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction to the M. E. Rinker Sr. School of Construction Management in 2014.
The Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology, or simply Malachowsky Hall, is a building on the University of Florida (UF) campus in Gainesville, Florida. Named after UF alumnus and Nvidia co-founder Chris Malachowsky , the building began construction in 2020 and opened in November 2023.
University of Florida College of Medicine: 109,202 sq ft (10,145.2 m 2) Infinity Hall: 2015 2015 Student housing: 96,477 sq ft (8,963.0 m 2) The Chemistry/Chemical Biology Building [12] 2017 2017 Liberal Arts and Sciences: 111,552 sq ft (10,363.5 m 2) Condron Ballpark: Populous, Walker Architects 2021 2021 Baseball field: 97,200 sq ft (9,030 m 2)
The University of Florida Campus Historic District is a historic district on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.The district, bounded by West University Avenue, Southwest 13th Street, Stadium Road and Gale Lemerand Drive, encompasses approximately 650 acres (2.6 km 2) and contains 11 listed buildings plus contributing properties.