Research Roundup 10/14/2015
Oct. 13, 2015UF research team finds a way to control pests in wheat
UF research team finds a way to control pests in wheat
The need to renovate Norman Hall and the discontinuation of UF’s TapShield app were discussed at Tuesday night’s UF Student Government meeting.
JC Deacon walked up to the press conference lectern and triumphantly delivered his opening statement on Monday.
Students living in Jacksonville can now be part of UF’s accelerated nursing program without traveling to Gainesville.
An ordinance to create a Gainesville Regional Utilities advisory board is making its way through the City Commission.
Before Florida coach Jim McElwain and quarterback Will Grier addressed the media on Monday to discuss Grier’s failed drug test for performance-enhancing drugs, Grier had a chance to talk to his teammates.
So, Will Grier. Following the announcement that Monday’s press conference would be pushed back in order to acknowledge Grier’s suspension for violating the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s substance-abuse policy, social media was alight with memes and missives expressing disappointment and anger. While UF students worked through their grief, Florida State University students tried to spin the moment as a justification for their own former star quarterback Jameis Winston’s immoral behavior — it didn’t stick.
The recent commemoration of Columbus Day, rightly rebranded to Indigenous Peoples Day by nine prominent cities in the country, provides an excellent point of reflection as to who Americans are and what exactly America is.
Somehow, these names don’t fit together: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump. However, many polls measuring the presidential race predict Trump will soon be sitting alongside some of the greatest leaders who built this very country. So, as hundreds of thousands of Americans visit Mount Vernon and Monticello today, I have to ask: Will we be taking our children to visit the Trump Tower?
Last week, celebrity profile writer Vanessa Grigoriadis interviewed rap superstar Nicki Minaj for "The New York Times" in an article titled "The Passion of Nicki Minaj." No big deal, right? Wrong.
Monday must have been the hardest day in Will Grier’s life.
Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a local man Tuesday morning after he reportedly spit on a jail inmate while already serving time for past crimes.
UF students can pitch their business ideas to Gainesville entrepreneurs today.
Outside the stadium Tuesday night, Evan Forman flipped through the air and landed on his back.
Florida starting quarterback Will Grier has been suspended from the football team for 12 months following a violation of the NCAA’s substance-abuse policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
A battle over the separation of church and a state university has finally been settled.
UF wants to know if black students feel comfortable on campus.
After UF finance senior Stacey Taft went on the Taglit-Birthright Israel trip in May 2014, she said she wished the Israeli soldiers accompanying her group didn't have to leave halfway through.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students will celebrate their history and progress this week.
Most weekends, Ismael Iribar stands near Midtown and waits for scooters.