Time capsule

The 50th anniversary time capsule will be committed November 9, 2006. Its opening date is scheduled for 2056. This capsule contains many items contributed by individual colleges and other items suggested and contributed by members of the Health Science Center community. It also holds the contents of the original Health Science Center time capsule, planted in 1955.

Photos from November 9th Burial Event



Exhuming of the original time capsule

Original time capsule exhuming Original time capsule exhuming
Original time capsule exhumingOriginal time capsule exhuming

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Contents of old Time Capsule

Individual college contributions

Dentistry

Medicine

COM 50th Anniversary

Medicine (Jax)

Nursing

Pharmacy

Public Health and Health Professions

Veterinary Medicine

HSC Libraries

VP’s office/50th anniversary celebrations

Day-to-day living and typical experiences

Item Contributed by Reason for inclusion
Bottle of Gatorade Nina S-R Gatorade was invented by a COM faculty member and has proved a huge money maker- as well as revolutionizing sports. It has achieved iconic status.
February 2004 Post article on Dr. Cade, inventor of Gatorade Beth Powers Dr Cade also has become extremely well known in the Health Center because of his invention.
Pepsico 2005 report H. James Free Pepsico is now owner and marketer of Gatorade
Pink and purple bracelets Nina S-R Since Lance Armstrong started the yellow Live Strong bracelets, there has been an explosion of different colored bracelets representing different causes- and simply fashion, as many kids buy and wear multicolors to be cool. The pink is for breast cancer awareness, the purple is marketed by Borders to promote literacy.
White “One” bracelet Nicole Demers Part of Bono’s campaign to help the poorest people of the world overcome AIDS and extreme poverty.
Max-Life bracelet for juvenile diabetes Tom Harris Another example of how important these bracelets have become
Orange and Blue UF bracelets COM Admissions Office Provided for admitted students coming to first “Second Look” event.
Package of Live Strong Bracelets Ordered by Eileen Parris These bracelets started a major trend. They also represent Lance Armstrong, who survived testicular cancer and went on to win 6 Tour De France races.
Cell Phone Maria Bolanos How about a cell phone? It seems that we can't live without them nowadays and we use them both for professional and personal business.
Plush Gator with sound effects Stephanie Ros-Romero Because people are such rabid Gator fans
Blue Scrubs Fred Pedroletti Because it is easy to identify a College of Dentistry student in the hallway wearing blue scrubs
Pens from pharmaceutical companies- Topamax and Axert Robert Watson Because pharmaceutical representatives and give aways are such ubiquitous part of everyday life!
Pharmaceutical giveaways- Keppra “page bites” & Mirapex jar opener Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig Pharmaceutical company representatives spend a lot of time on campus, meeting with physicians and providing free food, and other incentives.
Entertainment Weekly Best of 2005 Sherita Holmes A good synopsis of popular culture in 2005
Listing of Causes of Death 1900-2002 Eileen Parris Because causes change because of medical advances
Gator Nation orange pen and blue pen Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig The Gator Nation campaign just started and is an interesting attempt to develop a sense of belonging
Poster of the Brain Institute- part of Gator Nation campaign Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig  
UF Strategic Plan and Carol Walker’s card Carol Walker To see how much the campus and plans for the campus will have changed
Materials for a modern dental exam Gail Mitchell, COD Since the onset of AIDS and greater awareness of microbial infection, dental exams have become sterile and require equipment for the dentist and patient to prevent the accidental passage of infection in either direction
Java City coffee cup   Java City originally had more or less of a monopoly in the Health Center. Starbucks now occupies one of the two stands that Java City had!
Starbucks Coffee cup   In 2000, there were no Starbuck Coffee houses in Gainesville. Now there are 6. There is one in the lobby by the Sun Terrace that, during the day, always has a line of people waiting to pay $2 or 3 for a cup of coffee.
The cup is enclosed is a grande- which used to be a medium size. Then Starbucks resized the names of their cups- small became tall, medium became grande, and so on
Wendy’s spoon, napkin, salt and pepper, straw and pamphlet with nutritional information Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig This Wendy’s is one of the busiest in the country, because it is in the hospital and is open late at night. There are many hours where Wendy’s is the only option available. It will be interesting to see how our understanding of nutrition and the depiction of the food pyramid will change in 50 years.
Wendy’s toys from a kids meal- Jimmy Neutron Lori Eubanks Wendy’s is a ubiquitous part of life in the Health Science Center- and kids meals are an interesting phenomenon- mini-sized meals that come with toys!
Promotional brochures, events in Gainesville Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig What will people do for entertainment 50 years from now? Will the same places be open?
Small bottle of Purell Hand Sanitizer Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig Antibacterial treatments and lotions are everywhere and the use of hand sanitizer rapidly became widespread. There are bottles for use outside of every hospital room.
Binder with printouts of completed time capsule surveys   The materials in the binder document the process of selecting capsule contents
Parking Decal Scott Fox Parking is a major preoccupation of everyone at UF
Parking Ticket Scott Fox Parking tickets are also all too often a part of everyday life at UF
Gator One card Madelaine Cajal People are lost without their ID- from bus riding to gaining entry to various locked rooms to wearing ID in restricted areas, a Gator One card is essential for maneuvering through life at UF
NCAA Men’s National Champions baseball cap Tom Harris The men’s basketball team won the championship in 2006! People may still be celebrating 50 years from now
NCAA Men’s National Champions mini-football Acquired by Cheryl O’Quinn To remind people of the championship. Will it still be inflated in 50 years?
F Book 2006-2007- brought to you by the UF Student Alumni Association UF SAA Since the 1960s, all incoming freshmen receive a copy of this guide to UF
Photocopy of The University News dated Thursday, October 18, 1906 UF Special collections 2006 is also the 100th anniversary of Gainesville as the site of UF
UF Annual Financial Report 2004-2005 UF For comparison with financial numbers in 2056
Gator Women’s Soccer UF Women’s athletics have become increasingly important.
50th University of Florida J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center booklet HSC- News and Communications Office Historical record celebrating the 50th anniversary is important
Poster- 100 years of Florida football and 2006 fall schedule Tom Harris 2006 is the year of another UF anniversary!
Explore magazine, Fall 2005   Article on simulators at UF COM: an important component of education in 2006
UF Office of Technology Licensing Team calendar   Mentions several HSC researchers who hold significant patents- including Gatorade
Schedule cards for Florida football, soccer, volleyball and cross country Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig Demonstrates the importance of sports at UF
Scrubs Dr. Lynn Romrell A "uniform" for working in the hospital and, in particular, for first year medical students during anatomy!
White Coat Dr. Lynn Romrell A white coat is the symbol of medical professionalism- for physicians, nurses, and other health professionals as well as laboratory researchers.
Calculator- light powered from AmSouth Bank Robert Watson There were no calculators using integrated circuits 50 years ago- the first appeared in the mid-1960s. Now, in addition to giveaways being common, and calculators are- or were- indispensable. Will they still be useful in 50 years?
PDA Robert Watson PDAs now do everything, in addition to keeping schedules, acting as calculators, holding information about pharmaceuticals. They are mini-computers. 50 years ago computers were giant main frames that occupied entire rooms.
Pearlcorder- recorder for dictating letters and patient reports Robert Watson This one uses a tape- probably soon to be overturned by digital versions that can be automatically translated to written words by computer programs, which means transcription will no longer be required.
Gator Football Student Ticket Stubs- 2006- Southern MS, Alabama and LA State Games 2005- FL State, Tennessee, LA Tech, Wyoming, MS State Jay Vacchani, Class of 2009 Gator games are an integral part of life at UF- the campus is transformed for home games- from RVs in the parking lots to tailgate parties, to selling parking lots, everything changes and everyone is involved in some way

 

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Updated: Nov 15, 2006, © 2005 University of Florida