Press Releases
Internationally-Recognized Conservationist Named Distinguished UF Alumnus
The University of Florida will recognize Dr. Claudio Padua (MA in Latin American Studies 1987, PhD in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 1993) with its Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2008. Dr. Padua – one of Brazil’s foremost academics – is recognized internationally for his local, national, and international efforts in the field of biodiversity conservation.
Former Costa Rican Presidential Candidate to Deliver Bacardi Lecture on Free Trade Agreements in the Americas - 2/12/08
Professor Ottón Solís, the UF Center for Latin American Studies Bacardi Family Eminent Scholar, will deliver the 2008 Bacardi Lecture on “Winners and Losers in Free Trade Agreements: The View from the South,” on Wednesday, February 27, 4 pm, Presidents Room, Emerson Alumni Hall. Dr. Mark Rosenberg, Chancellor of the State University System of Florida and an expert on Central America, will be the commentator.
Former Costa Rican Presidential Candidate is Appointed UF’s Bacardi Family Eminent Scholar in Latin American Studies
Ottón Solís, founding president of Costa Rica’s Citizens Action Party, has been appointed the UF Center for Latin American Studies Bacardi Family Eminent Scholar for Spring 2008. Solís has twice been a presidential candidate, losing the 2006 elections by less than one percent of the vote.
UF Professor wins two Book Prizes - 1/15/08
University of Florida Professor of Modern Latin American History, Dr. Jeffrey D. Needell has been awarded two book prizes by professional organizations for his book, The Party of Order: The Conservatives, the State, and Slavery in the Brazilian Monarchy, 1831-1871 (Stanford University Press, 2006).
UF Emeritus Professor Awarded Highest Honor of Professional Association - 9/17/07
Dr. Helen I. Safa, Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Latin American Studies at the University of Florida, was presented the Kalman Silvert award of the American Studies Association (LASA) at its recent Congress, September 5-8, in Montreal.
Dr. Helen Safa Endows Graduate Student Travel Fund - 2/7/2007
Dr. Helen I. Safa, Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Latin American Studies, has made a gift of $50,000 to the UF Center for Latin American Studies to create the Safa Graduate Student Travel Endowment fund.
Center Director Carmen Diana Deere Wins Article Prize - 2/7/2007
Dr. Carmen Diana Deere, Professor of Food and Resource Economics and latin American Studies and Director of the UF Center for Latin American Studies, was honored at the January 2007 meetings of the American Historical Association.
USDE Supports Center for Latin American Studies - 10/5/06
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The U.S. Department of Education has renewed its support of three major University of Florida programs—the Center for European Studies, the Center for African Studies and the Center for Latin American Studies—awarding a total of nearly $5 million through its Title VI National Resource Centers and Foreign Language and Area Studies grant programs.