For the first time, two UF students were crowned at the annual Miss UF pageant.
Craft spirits such as blueberry-infused vodka are coming to downtown Gainesville in late May.
CareerSource of North Central Florida held a workshop for the Gainesville City Commission on Monday evening to discuss its achievements and future projects.
A Gainesville man fired six shots downtown early Monday morning, one of them hitting a bystander’s hand.
UF students fought the wind to light candles Monday night to show that black Muslim lives matter.
Two new UF Health Shands Hospital buildings will be completed in 2018.
UF students will help veterinary students in Ecuador start a program to help animals this summer.
Sometime in elementary school or one summer day while visiting a zoo and being shown a cute and cuddly endangered animal, children have been taught how they can do their part to save the environment for the past two decades. All they have to do is throw trash in the correct containers. Unfortunately, it seems many forget this important lesson somewhere down the road.
When I first mentioned my trip to El Salvador to friends, family and acquaintances, the overwhelming majority of responses followed a certain pattern. First came the raised eyebrows, then the inevitable question: “Is it a mission trip?” After my subsequent response that, no, I wasn’t about to build a church or spread the “good word,” came the warnings. I’ll catch the Zika virus. I’ll be kidnapped and held for ransom. I’ll get food poisoning. They ranged in degree of severity and types of consequences, but they all stemmed from a pervasive fear of “less-developed” countries despite supposed good intentions.
From Feb. 28 to Feb. 29, during UF’s first weekend of Spring Break, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the massacre of 118 Iraqis through targeted suicide bombings in Baghdad. In fact, this past February alone, the Islamic State left 410 Iraqi civilians dead and 1,050 injured. While the attacks in Baghdad should remind us all of the tragedy in Paris last November, they are receiving substantially less attention.
Researcher finds possible ancestor of modern chameleon
Pitching and defense have been Florida’s greatest strengths in 2016, and Sunday was no exception.
For the second time in six days, the Florida lacrosse team knocked off a ranked opponent.
The third round of the SunTrust Gator Women’s Golf Invitational teed off Sunday morning at the Mark Bostick Golf Course with No. 8 Florida leading the tournament after Saturday’s back-to-back rounds.
Monday will be a homecoming of sorts for men’s golf coach J.C. Deacon when his No. 2 Florida Gators tee off at the 2016 Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas.
The Florida men’s tennis team entered this weekend 0-3 in dual matches that came down to a decisive singles point, losing close battles to Texas Tech, Southern California and Ohio State earlier this spring.
With JJ Schwarz up to bat in the bottom of the fifth on Sunday, Dartmouth drew its infield in with Buddy Reed at third base and the game tied at three.
Florida’s chances at winning a Southeastern Conference matchup this season have been about as good as that of a coin flip — 50-50.
Butler Enterprises recently announced the addition of a Marshalls and an Ashley HomeStore to its ongoing developments.
The Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art will celebrate the return of its Claude Monet painting Thursday night.
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