Teaching-development network gets Bill and Melinda Gates grant
By Bridget Anderson | Mar. 27, 2014A new teacher-development network is in the works at UF thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
A new teacher-development network is in the works at UF thanks to a $250,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
When No. 4 Florida starts its three-game series against No. 2 Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., tonight at 6, it’s going to be a pitcher’s duel.
The Norman Hall bike tunnel was graffiti-free — for less than 24 hours.
The Gators have spent all but one of their three-round tournaments lingering around ninth or 10th place on the leaderboard.
Tuition and baby Gators were among topics discussed in UF Board of Trustees committee meetings Thursday.
As negotiations between Citizens Co-op management and workers who want to unionize continue, a licensed mediator was called in Thursday afternoon to help both sides cooperate.
Florida has had some trouble on the road the season with five of its six losses coming on the road to UCLA, USC, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Texas A&M.
David Carlson was ready to go to court.
The top four teams after Day 1 of the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Austin, Texas, weren’t much of a surprise, but the order was. Texas sits in first with 146 points, Cal behind by just one point, Florida trails by 9 points and Michigan down 37 points as the Gators sit in third through the first six events.
With a significant improvement on Day 2 of the women’s heptathlon, Brittany Harrell distanced herself from the field again.
This morning, cyclists will cruise around the corner of Southwest Second Avenue in a synchronized line toward Volta Coffee, Tea and Chocolate. By the end of their ride, cyclists will be ready for a caffeine fix.
Putting money on March Madness brackets may make fans go a little bit madder, experts say.
Traditional antibiotics, it’s time to moo-ve over.
UF’s Wildlife Society chapter earned seven individual arts awards at Clemson University during the Wildlife Society Conclave last weekend.
UF civil engineering students are participating in a regional competition to showcase the project they have invested hundreds of hours during the past year to complete.
A new app launched last week could make communicating in the Swamp on gamedays a little easier.
Rob Schneider is a long way from his “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo” days.
Spring has sprung, the birds are singing, the sun is shining and everyone is getting busy tanning their winter-white bodies on the Plaza of the Americas and the North Lawn. Just kidding, it’s gray and depressing once again.
Around the corner from my apartment, there’s an orange-and-blue building with mirrored windows I often use for taking selfies. By now you’re probably thinking, “Wow, an orange-and-blue building in Gainesville? You’ve really narrowed it down.” Or maybe you’re saying to yourself, “This girl must be so bold, just taking selfies in windows when there could easily be people with eyes on the other side. I wish I had her gall.”
Sometimes it’s all too easy to forget the amazing opportunities our campus and the surrounding areas of Gainesville have to offer.