Bob Graham Center for Public Service

The fourth annual Provost's Symposium took place on February 1st and February 2nd, 2018, in Pugh Hall and Emerson Alumni Hall.  This year's symposium topic was "The Role of the University and UF Faculty in Addressing the Rise of Extremism on Campus and in the Nation", a timely discussion that came just one semester after …

Tiana Epps-Johnson, founder and executive director of the Center for Technology and Civic Life, spoke at the Bob Graham Center on Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora about her work in modernizing voter communication and engagement by bringing together expertise in research, training, data analysis and software development. Tiana holds an MSc …

David Filipov,  former Moscow Bureau Chief of The Washington Post and writer for The Boston Globe, spoke at the Bob Graham Center on Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora about the U.S. news landscape and where Russia, Putin, and Russia-U.S. Relations currently reside within it. As former Bureau Chief for the Washington Post and Boston Globe and decades-long reporter living …

The College of Journalism and Communications welcomed pioneer sportswriter Claire Smith to speak at the Bob Graham Center on Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora as part of the Great Storytellers Series. Smith has covered baseball for more than three decades, including a notable seven years as a national baseball writer and columnist for The …

The Milbauer Program in Southern History welcomed Pippa Holloway, professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University and author of Felon Disenfranchisementand the History of American Citizenship, to speak at the Bob Graham Center on Feb. 22 at 6 p.m.  The program focused on the history of disenfranchisement for criminal convictions in the United States and …

Revisiting the Vietnam War, a panel discussion, was held on Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora and featured Vietnam War veterans who gave personal accounts of their experiences during the war and reflected on the 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive. Topics for discussion included questions of American involvement and home front war protests; …

March 14, 2018 The College of Journalism and Communications welcomed science journalist-in-residence Denise Chow to speak at the Bob Graham Center on Mar. 14 at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora. Denise Chow is the Assistant Managing Editor of Live Science, the Science and Technology editor for NBC News MACH and a contributing writer to Scientific …

What do space biology on the International Space Station, Mars and Antarctica have in common? Explore More – a forum for scientists and scholars featured in UF’s Explore research magazine – presented a conversation on the recent expeditions of UF space plant biologists as they utilize the International Space Station and Antarctica to better understand what …

John Connelly, professor of History at the University of California Berkeley, spoke about the revolution in Catholic thinking about the Jews on March 27 at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora. Connelly illuminated the baffling silence of the Catholic Church during the Holocaust and showcased how the ancient teachings of the church subscribed to the …

The Good Friday Agreement brought to an end 30 years of sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland. On March 29 at 6 p.m. in the Pugh Hall Ocora, 20 years after the peace agreements have been signed, a panel of experts reflected on the peace process and just how far Northern Ireland has come from its darkest …