GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A ceremony to dedicate the new cellulosic ethanol pilot plant on the UF campus will be held this Friday Oct. 10, 2008. The program will begin at 1 p.m. in room 141 of Frazier Rogers Hall with brief statements from UF President Bernie Machen, Senior Vice President Jimmy Cheek as well as alternative energy researcher Lonnie Ingram. Following the statements, Ingram will conduct tours of the plant.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- You can’t tell a storm’s spit by its punch, the old maxim goes. Florida is used to stronger weather systems than August’s tropical storm Fay, but its seven-day deluge made it the fourth wettest storm to ever hit the state.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In the last two years, the price of gasoline in the U.S. has doubled—leaving the nation scrambling for ways to meet fuel needs. With many alternatives on the horizon, vehicles that use ethanol to supplement gasoline are already becoming a common sight on America’s roadways.