Florida’s game against Kennesaw State postponed due to COVID-19 cases within the Owls’ program.
The Gators must get more offensive production from players beyond Briggs and Smith. And with Briggs out of the picture, there’s no way around it.
All eyes are on Todd Grantham for the Florida defense to improve after several coaching changes.
Dan Mullen has several questions to answer on offense after Kyle Trask, Kyle Pitts and Kadarius Toney bolted for the NFL.
Three parties’ executive ticket candidates discussed topics such as UF COVID-19 guidelines, UF’s contract with food service provider Aramark and challenges in cabinet.
Julius Irving anxiously waited for a jury with only one Black woman on it to decide his fate. After more than a year and nine months awaiting trial, he would either be freed or be sentenced to life in prison.
The Gator Party and the Change Party released platforms highlighting stances on traffic safety, sustainability, racism and student diversity. Students will vote for 50 UF Senate seats and the Student Body president, vice president and treasurer on Feb. 23 and 24.
The CDC released a study on Feb. 10 on how double masking or improving fit can help prevent the spread of COVID-19. But, as of Tuesday, no masking updates have been made to UF, University of South Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida nor University of Miami policies.
As soon as Fall 2021, UF students can learn how to use artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, remove bias from algorithms and advance social justice.
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Students at The Agency, UF’s student-led marketing firm, paired up with the city to launch a marketing campaign aimed to encourage students to wear masks in public inside bars during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Healthy Gainesville Initiative was presented to and approved by the City Commission Jan. 21 and cost the city $87,500.
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A fake Instagram account posing as Alachua County Public Schools spread a false message late Saturday night that schools would switch to remote learning. The school district plans to contact Instagram with hopes of getting the account taken off the platform.
Since UF started tracking cases in March, 6,097 UF students and 1,364 employees have tested positive for COVID-19. In the last week, 113 students and 17 employees tested positive.
Santa Fe’s total number of reported positive cases is now 678, according to a report provided by spokesperson Jay Anderson. The college recorded its first student case March 8. Since Jan. 29, the college’s COVID-19 numbers have fluctuated, with the highest number of reported positive cases being 37 in one week.
There are 15 active student cases and four active staff cases as of Tuesday afternoon. These cases represent students and staff who have reported a positive test result to ACPS within the past 10 days.
The Arkansas defense stiffened down the stretch, forcing poor shots and costly turnovers that ensured a 75-64 victory for the Razorbacks Tuesday night at Bud Walton Arena.
Coach Dan Mullen announced the start of spring football practices Tuesday. They start Thursday, and the Gators will hold 15 more practices until the end of spring ball.
Annabell Fuller finished 10th individually in Florida’s first tournament of the spring.
Dan Mullen offered some criticism of defensive alignment and urgency late in the 2020 season with spring practices right around the corner.
Florida will play its first home game in 11 months against Jacksonville Wednesday evening.
Athletic director Scott Stricklin said hosting fans for the annual scrimmage seems “unwise given all circumstances,” in a press release Tuesday.
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