UF study shows city residents less likely to bike to public transit
Anthony Confrancesco said he zips nearly five miles through campus every day on his six-gear bicycle.
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Anthony Confrancesco said he zips nearly five miles through campus every day on his six-gear bicycle.
Up to 4 percent of those who take a bus or train to work rode bicycles to get to the transit hub, new UF/IFAS research shows. Those bicyclists pedaled an average of 2 miles to the stations, according to data analyzed by UF/IFAS geomatics Associate Professor Henry Hochmair.
Heavener Hall’s courtyard was buzzing with students on Wednesday’s unseasonably warm afternoon as they looked to gain exposure at a Fortune 500 recruiting event.
Architecture and fine arts students can stop scrambling to find sketchbooks, drawing paper and paintbrushes.
Celino Dimitroff, co-owner of SoMa Art Media Hub, builds a shelving unit out of repurposed wood flooring. Dimitroff said all the shelving will be handmade with mostly salvaged materials in the store he and co-owner Charley McWhorter plan to open in February. "It's sort of breathing a new life into it," he said.
I don’t care if you identify primarily as an engineer, artist, janitor, fireman, exotic dancer, librarian, lawyer, CIA agent or whatever your secret dream job may be. I’m going to convince you to start your own company this semester.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — There is a finality that can’t be felt until something actually ends.
President Bernie Machen is leaving behind an 11-year legacy that has expanded the university and set UF on the path to preeminence.
Starbucks and on-campus vendors are keeping up with the long lines of students hoping to re-energize after pulling all-nighters.
In a 4-3 reversal decision early Friday, the Gainesville City Commission voted to return a one-mile sector of Northwest Eighth Avenue to a four-lane road.
Employers and students braved the cold Tuesday on the Reitz Union Breezeway to talk about jobs.
I sincerely hope that everyone here in Gainesville had a great Veterans Day. Remembering those who have served our country — both the living and those who have passed away or died in action — is incredibly important. Our government is right to set aside a day for celebration and respect for the brave human beings who lay down their lives in the name of protecting every citizen of the U.S. Whether you agree with the military policies and actions the U.S. government has taken throughout history, the sacrifices made by our soldiers should never be diminished.
After The JAM announced its closing, the rumor mill spiked with concerns that a block-wide buyout was imminent near downtown.
Adobe Creative Suite may be within reach on a college-student budget.
When this year’s college freshmen begin their senior year in Fall 2017, the Gainesville landscape will be home to a new kind of tourist hub – a retail, restaurant, residential and office space all-in-one that will be known as Celebration Pointe.
The small, concrete patio between Boca Fiesta and Palomino Pool Hall is a community hub of sorts: Mondays it houses crowds for karaoke night, and Thursdays it amasses teams for trivia competitions.
One of Gainesville’s beloved music venues downtown hosts its final jam Saturday.
UF’s 3-D printing labs are looking to increase student use.
UF computer science junior Kenneth Cabrera (left), 21, takes a picture with 23-year-old Santa Fe paramedic student Marcus Hamilton, dressed as Copa the parrot outside of the Hub on Thursday.
Bill McGinn, assistant director of UF Business Affairs and Joe and Joey Kobus of EnerFusion install a new solar-powered workstation outside the Hub on Tuesday. The station was funded by the UF Student Government. A similar work space can be found at Rawlings Plaza.