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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, speaks during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner in Manchester, N.H. Gabbard of Hawaii, who was born in American Samoa, received one delegate. Bloomberg’s decisive win over the local-born Gabbard was startling, but the Hawaii congresswoman had a late start campaigning in the territory compared with the billionaire. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

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Tulsi Gabbard is the only person of color left in the election. But polls don’t show her as the top choice.

By Allessandra Inzinna | Mar. 17, 2020

Tulsi Gabbard is the last woman in the race, too.

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Coronavirus updates: Fuchs addresses UF community, no graduation decision, city holds emergency meeting

By Alyssa Feliciano and Grethel Aguila | Mar. 16, 2020

Today’s updates on the coronavirus stem from the recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control that no gatherings with 50 or more people should take place.

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What you need to know about coronavirus: A timeline

Mar. 14, 2020

The World Health Organization characterized it as a pandemic Wednesday

Pictured is the Santa Fe College clock tower.

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Santa Fe College goes fully online, Florida public schools close and other coronavirus updates

By Alyssa Feliciano , Hannah Phillips , Chasity Maynard and Valentina Botero | Mar. 13, 2020

Santa Fe College announced today that its classes will be online starting Monday. Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered schools to be canceled for two weeks.

Nomfumo Manaba, a 23-year-old UF journalism and political science junior, video calls into her class at Library West.

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UF cancels on-campus classes, events

By Alyssa Feliciano , Hannah Phillips , Chasity Maynard , Meghan McGlone and Kaelyn Cassidy | Mar. 13, 2020

Classes will be online until at least March 30

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UF offers emergency funding for students

By Hannah Phillips | Mar. 12, 2020

Students must provide evidence of “extenuating circumstances” to qualify for the aid

Andrew Jensen, the Overall Director of Dance Marathon 2019, rocks out during the Savants of Soul’s performance Saturday night in the O’Connell Center. Dance Marathon lasted for 26.2 hours and raised $3,230,025.23 for children at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network.

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Andrew Yang’s visit is postponed for now; Dance Marathon is canceled

By Hannah Phillips and Kaelyn Cassidy | Mar. 12, 2020

Yang was going to be paid $50,000 to come to UF

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UF coronavirus: classes required to move online; Shands hospital has first coronavirus case

By Alyssa Feliciano , Hannah Phillips , Meghan McGlone and Kaelyn Cassidy | Mar. 11, 2020

UF Shands confirmed that it is treating a patient from Georgia. Meanwhile, UF is cancelling on-campus classes and moving to an online format by Monday, emails sent to faculty show.

Peter Sturgeon, 26, stands outside his food truck, Soup to Nuts, as he prepares for an event at First Magnitude Brewery.

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Food trucks to serve acai bowls, chicken near Lake Alice

By Charlene Medders | Mar. 11, 2020

There will be a different food truck once a week

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks before introducing Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at a campaign rally in Springfield, Va., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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UF Muslims have concerns for safety, policy in primary election

By Samia Lagmis | Mar. 10, 2020

78 percent of Muslim Americans approved of President Obama

Fayetteville State University students and members of the Black Voters Matter organization at the Smith Recreation Center polling site in Fayetteville, N.C., on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Fayetteville State students were there to vote in North Carolina's Super Tuesday primaries. (Paul Woolverton/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

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What do black UF students want from presidential candidates?

By Samantha Chery | Mar. 10, 2020

Older black voters appeared to favor former Vice President Joe Biden on Super Tuesday

Michell Hernandez, a 22-year-old UF microbiology and cell science senior, and Saira Gonzalez, an 18-year-old UF anthropology sophomore, work with UF Chispas. Both are DACA recipients, and Hernandez is co-president, while Gonzalez is the assistant membership director.

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These UF students can’t vote. But they want others to cast their ballot this election season.

By AJ Bafer | Mar. 10, 2020

DACA recipients and international students weigh in on the upcoming primary election

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First case of coronavirus confirmed in Alachua County; officials await other tests results

By Alex De Luca , Alexandra DeLuca and Hannah Phillips | Mar. 10, 2020

An unknown number of lab tests are still pending

Diane McFarlin, the dean of UF's College of Journalism and Communications, was named a member of Florida Trend Magazine’s Florida 500 list. She attributes her success to the team she works with.

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UF College of Journalism and Communications dean announces retirement

By Stephany Matat | Mar. 9, 2020

Diane McFarlin, the dean of the UF College of Journalism and Communications, took over the position in January 2013. She’s been the dean for seven years after a long career in newspapers.

The Accent Speakers Bureau announced Monday that Andrew Yang will speak at UF March 16.

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Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is making a stop. But it’s not on the campaign trail.

By AJ Bafer | Mar. 9, 2020

Andrew Yang, a former Democratic candidate, will speak in March, the UF Accent Speaker’s Bureau announced Monday. This comes a semester after Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle spoke at UF and were paid $50,000 in student fees.