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Pedestrians walk down West University Avenue on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Signs down the road redirect traffic due to ongoing construction on the road, near UF campus and Midtown.

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West University Avenue changes prioritize pedestrian safety

By Phong Huynh and Isabella Douglas | June 1, 2021

Nearly a year after three deadly accidents took place on West University Avenue, the city of Gainesville is working with UF and the Florida Department of Transportation to address traffic safety near campus. Efforts include decreased speed limits, license plate readers, LED message boards, increased police patrols, signal retiming and crosswalk enhancements.

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Santa Fe College to go maskless

By Antonia LaRocca | June 1, 2021

At Santa Fe College, people can now be maskless outside and will soon not have to wear masks indoors due to the college's updated COVID-19 safety protocols.

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Electric Scooters Are Coming to UF

By Eve Thompson | June 1, 2021

The city of Gainesville plans to introduce electric scooters, or e-scooters, throughout UF and surrounding areas this month. E-scooter companies Bird, Spin and Veo will be allowed to install small fleets of scooters available for rent.

Shariff Manlosa (second from the left) stands on the graduation stage at Santa Fe College's Drive-Thru Grad Walk with his daughters, Monina (left) and Sofia (third from the left), and his wife, Margarita (right) on Thursday, April 29, 2021.

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Santa Fe College graduates remember their pasts and look toward the future

By Antonia LaRocca | May 28, 2021

Santa Fe College graduates share the struggles and joys they faced on their paths to graduation and look forward to the future.

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COVID-19 Update: UF students in quarantine or isolation decreased by nearly half

By Alexandra Harris | May 26, 2021

The number of daily tests performed at UF also decreased. Testing rates dropped 30% from a daily average of 174 tests during the second week of May to 121 tests during the third.

On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, more than 200 UF students and Gainesville residents gathered on the corner of West University Avenue and Northwest 13th Street to show solidarity with Palestinians during the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Solidarity with Palestine protest was organized by UF Students for Justice in Palestine. Protestors chanted "Free, Free, Palestine," listened to poetry and speeches, sang liberation songs and hoisted signs like "occupation is a crime" and "defund Israeli apartheid." After about an hour, a small group of counter-protestors gathered across the street. One of their signs read "Israel is not the oppressor." The pro-Palestine protest continued even after the sun went down and lasted for over two hours.

 (Photos by Mingmei Li)

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UF community responds to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Makiya Seminera | May 24, 2021

Over the past three years, numerous critical moments for both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel supporters at UF have set the stage for the current climate between the groups.

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UF lifts hiring pause as it shifts to pre-COVID-19 operations

By Camila Pereira | May 24, 2021

The university announced May 13 it will lift the hiring pause, along with all other COVID-related restrictions on travel and visitors put in place at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The update is effective immediately as UF’s campus prepares to return to full capacity for Summer B and Fall.

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Ralph D. Turlington Sr., namesake of Turlington Plaza, dies at 100

By Juliana Ferrie | May 24, 2021

Ralph D. Turlington Sr. died May 12 at 100 years old. He served as the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and as the state's commissioner of education.

Members of the Food Justice Coalition pose for a photo with a "Boycott the Reitz" banner that was hung outside of the Tigert Hall administration building on Friday, April 23, 2021.

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UF students and Gainesville activists denied opportunity to change the university’s food system

By Jake Reyes and Julia Cooper | May 21, 2021

The Food Justice Coalition, a group of 36 UF and Gainesville organizations, formed in January to address food injustice at UF. With less than two weeks for the coalition to incorporate its demands into UF’s next food service contract, UF denied the coalitions’ request for a seat on the committee shaping the new contract.

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UF Blueberry Lab aims to create a better berry

By Eve Thompson | May 21, 2021

The UF/IFAS Blueberry Breeding and Genomics Lab is responsible for breeding and cultivating many varieties of the beloved blueberry. Patricio Muñoz, an assistant professor at UF’s Horticultural Science Department, is the principal investigator at the lab.

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New UF COVID-19 policies met with excitement and apprehension

By Alexandra Harris | May 19, 2021

UF announced May 17 that face coverings are no longer required on UF property, as all operations prepare to transition to pre-pandemic norms. The updated policies were announced through an university-wide email, which also announced that classroom, recreational and athletic activity will return to full capacity.

Scott Murphey, 52, a Santa Fe college math department professor, gets his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday morning at Santa Fe College Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall, Gainesville, Fla., May 13, 2021.

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Santa Fe College hosted a COVID-19 vaccine event Thursday

By Antonia LaRocca | May 19, 2021

Santa Fe College partnered with the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County to host a COVID-19 vaccine event Thursday, providing 442 doses of the Moderna vaccine to students, faculty, staff and community members.

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Santa Fe College students build relationships and skills through global collaboration

By Antonia LaRocca | May 19, 2021

Two teams from Santa Fe College worked with colleges in Jordan in a competition through a virtual exchange program this Spring to produce business concepts for sustainable development in technology without jeopardizing future generations.

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COVID-19 Update: UF surpassed 10,000 total cases since tracking began

By Alexandra Harris | May 19, 2021

As of Tuesday, 107 UF students and 33 UF employees are currently quarantined or in isolation.

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Senate President Franco Luis Announced Senate Will Meet In Person This Summer

By Eve Thompson | May 19, 2021

This is the second meeting in two weeks that has been canceled after the first meeting last week could not begin due to an insufficient amount of senators present. This is a result of Senate codes limiting virtual meetings passed over Fall. Last week, Luis had to choose between breaking its own codes or the university’s COVID-19 policies to hold Senate online or in person.

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UF Health estimates three quarters of UF students have been vaccinated, county approaches 50% of population vaccinated

By Alexandra Harris and Juliana Ferrie | May 17, 2021

Experts at UF Health estimate between 70% and 80% of UF students have been vaccinated. At least 70% of the population needs to be immune to reach herd immunity, but other factors, such as variants and how people interact, can affect this level.

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UF will no longer require masks on campus

By Alexandra Harris | May 17, 2021

The university will no longer require masks for students, faculty, staff and guests on UF property effective immediately. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and UF still recommend anyone who is not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should wear a mask.

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UF’s first gender-neutral Living Learning Community will officially open to students this Summer

By Camila Pereira | May 13, 2021

After scrolling through different housing options when applying to UF, the name Lavender Living Learning Community caught Kate Eggenberg’s eye.

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CJC Faculty Harrison Hove and Clay Calvert named Teacher and Teacher/Scholar of the Year

By Makiya Seminera | May 13, 2021

Harrison Hove and Clay Calvert, J.D., Ph.D. — two faculty members within the College of Journalism and Communications — were named Teacher of the Year and Teacher/Scholar of the Year respectively for the 2020-2021 school year.

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Santa Fe College students show off their graphic design skills

By Antonia LaRocca | May 12, 2021

Santa Fe College held a virtual 2021 Student Exhibition April 29. Instead of shaking hands and saying farewell to graduating students face-to-face, attendees gazed at glowing computer screens and false backgrounds during the exhibition.