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Plants and experiment supplies from UF’s Space Plants Lab were launched in a SpaceX spacecraft from the Cape Canaveral Friday morning.
UF is one of three sites nationwide to host a prototype of a solar-powered charging station.
After delays from Hurricane Irma, the UF Housing and Residence Education’s new mail locker system had a soft launch in Jennings Hall on Monday.
New security measures will be in place at UF’s Fall commencement ceremonies at the O’Connell Center.
Two UF researchers found that a specific species of termite can be killed within one month after feeding on a new bait.
Gordon Neale had everything settled. As a top-25 prospect in his recruiting class, he had his pick of offers from high-profile programs. But there was only one school he wanted to attend. With a scholarship lined up, he was headed to play golf at Southern Methodist University.
Pharmaceuticals and personal hygiene items are contributing to water pollution, a UF researcher found.
Irving Roth said he didn’t understand why he was at Auschwitz.
Shaye Portillo feels at ease knowing there are new weights and racks at the often-crowded Southwest Recreation Center.
29° 82° In The Swamp gave out free pineapple and ginger shots and offered different specials every hour during its grand opening Monday.
As I’m sure you're aware, Thursday is Thanksgiving. As I’ve wished friends and classmates a happy holiday, I’ve gotten mixed reactions. Some wish me the same. Some gush about family traditions and Thanksgiving foods. Some talk about seeing their families for the first time in four months. Some talk about partying with high school friends. Some, however, scoff at the well wishes. They say they hate Thanksgiving because it celebrates colonialism and the abuse of Native Americans. They hate it because they can’t stand their families (or their families’ political beliefs). They hate it because they don’t like the food or are the only vegan or vegetarian at the table. Or, they hate it because they find it hard to give thanks in that environment.
I’m prone to losing. Just this week, I walked right into a table in Midtown, which left me with a fist-sized bruise on my hip and a drink spilled all over me. I also accidentally texted a screenshot of a conversation to the person I was having that conversation with. I started uncontrollably crying at a Bon Iver concert and, like all of you, watched the Gators lose.
Philip Poekert can’t find the exact words to describe how he feels about the millions of children worldwide who do not feel safe at school.
Last Wednesday, I was at my usual weekly Undergraduate Philosophy Society meeting (shameless plug, check us out on Facebook). That evening, the discussion centered around how we should attempt to understand bullying and how to prevent kids from doing it. Quickly, the group of us recognized the ways in which bullying mirrors — and frequently reflects — different phobias and other bad “-isms” like homophobia, racism, sexism and transphobia.
With a paint-covered smock tied around her waist and a floppy hat sitting on her head, Julia Morrisroe ducked beneath a tarp and painted circles on a new campus mural.
Kyle Phipps remembers exactly where he was on Nov. 8, 2016 — election day.
With a buyout worth three-quarters of a billion dollars, the City of Gainesville evaded one of its most expensive and hotly contested contracts in recent history.
Florida State University President John Thrasher announced Monday he’s indefinitly suspending all fraternities and sororities at FSU, effective immediately. This follows a slew of appalling incidents within the school’s Greek community, most notably the death of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity pledge Andrew Coffey who was found unresponsive after attending a party.
When she left the psychiatric ward for the second time this year, Sophia Ahmed was scared.