Key West mosquito test backlash really bites
Jan. 26, 2015Key West may become host to an experiment that involves male mosquitoes, the herpes virus and cabbage DNA.
Key West may become host to an experiment that involves male mosquitoes, the herpes virus and cabbage DNA.
Jim McElwain landed two more verbal commits from the recruiting trail on Monday.
Florida has landed its second commitment in as many days, this time a 2016 commitment in wide receiver Rick Wells.
The Independent Florida Alligator is now helping you get your creative juices flowing with ‘do it yourself’ crafts that are affordable for anyone on a college budget. This crafty idea is only the first of many so get ready!
Uninsured members of the community were able to compare medical insurance options and enroll online at The Wooly over the weekend.
Protesters rallied in front of Clock Restaurant on Saturday morning in response to the manager’s treatment of a Gulf War veteran and his small dog.
Paynes Prairie is usually only filled with bison, wild horses and white-tailed deer, but Saturday night, clear skies and social media brought in a record-breaking crowd, and its following traffic, to the annual stargazing event.
Guns on campus could be a reality as soon as June if a recently introduced bill passes the Florida House and Senate.
The controversial dismissal of several Citizens Co-op employees last year led to an almost yearlong labor dispute, but a much-anticipated settlement is now on the horizon.
Business suits and scrubs mingled with the occasional parka as rain threatened to put a damper on a standing-room-only groundbreaking ceremony at UF Health on Friday afternoon.
A Gainesville man was arrested Saturday night after he reportedly fought three police officers while trying to avoid arrest.
A new incubator is rising in Gainesville with hopes of recruiting students interested in making a difference in the world.
With one puff of an electronic cigarette, smokers could be sucking a carcinogen into their lungs.
Daisey Gainey is nervous about failing the GED.
Last week Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, announced that he will be addressing a joint meeting of Congress in early March to discuss actions to be taken against Iran’s nuclear program should the diplomatic approach prove fruitless. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, invited the prime minister to make these proposals to Congress with little excitement from the White House. Josh Earnest, the Obama administration’s press secretary, said that Obama will not be meeting with Netanyahu when he visits in March because they want to steer clear of him during Netanyahu’s election campaign. Earnest went on to explain that they want to avoid “the appearance of any kind of interference with a democratic election.”
Every year after the State of the Union speech, the president of the United States goes on a cross-country tour to make a case for his agenda.
Around this time last year, a loophole was forced open that allows students to keep guns in locked cars. Many found it problematic, some saw it as a decent compromise between an all-out ban and a free-for-all. But for a few on the ideological fringe, it wasn’t nearly enough of a relaxation.
Imagine this: You’re a professional football player who just had the season of your life. You outperformed every other player in your position in the National Football League, and the fans have rewarded you by voting to send you off to the NFL Pro Bowl, where the league’s top talent form two teams and play each other.
After a 4-0 debut against Elon on Saturday, the No. 2 UF women’s tennis team continued to hold ground on the second day of the ITA Kick Off Weekend.
Winless in their last four games, the Florida women’s basketball team received some much-needed rest last week for the program to decompress and recover from the strain of the Southeastern Conference schedule.