Mamie Leath, 89, watches as UF students help clear fallen leaves from her home in Gainesville’s Porters Community on Saturday as a part of UF Student Government’s inaugural The Big Event. Leath said she felt grateful the students volunteered their time clearing her yard of leaves and miscellaneous junk, like rusted bicycles and an armchair.
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By Caroline Walsh | 6:16pmSunrise Wildlife Rehabilitation director Joe Soistman holds Kernel, a corn snake, while Stacy Richards pets the snake at the Florida Master Naturalist Program’s 25-year anniversary celebration in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.
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By Caroline Walsh | 6:16pmSunrise Wildlife Rehabilitation director Joe Soistman holds Kernel, a corn snake, while Vanessa pets the snake at the Florida Master Naturalist Program’s 25-year anniversary celebration in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.
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By Dylan Speicher | 6:12pmThe University of Florida is opening a new campus location in Jacksonville, Florida.





