UF researchers will launch seeds into space to prepare for the future of space travel and Earth’s changing environment Friday.
Three civil rights activists visited UF on Wednesday, telling a small crowd of about 25 a story of how a movement is rising up against systemic racism in Brazil.
There’s an old quote — attributed to Chinese philosophers for some reason, even though the exact origins are dubious — that wishes to the listener, “May you live in interesting times.” This wish is called the “Chinese curse.” Now, at first that might seem a little odd. Don’t we want to live in interesting times? But it doesn’t take much reflection to get what the quote actually implies.
Today, I’m in Boston with UF alumni celebrating the induction of five UF faculty members as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society, and this week’s meeting has 10,000 attendees. UF now has 51 AAAS fellows, an indicator of our excellence in science and engineering.
Tom Miller is a familiar name to many around Gainesville, to say the least. The artist of many talents has been performing in the city for longer than many of its students have been alive, boasting the longest-running open-mic show in the country, “The Tom Miller Show.”
Indie pop-punk band Lemuria’s debut album, “Get Better,” may be 10 years old, but it’s the band’s use of gut-wrenchingly honest lyrics to combat themes of hope and loss that make the album stand the test of time.
First Magnitude Brewing Company is celebrating soul with the three B’s — beer, blues and barbecue.
Shock Top will sponsor a beer and yoga event through local studio Flow Space on the ooZoo rooftop Saturday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
What a ride we are on for this season with Bachelor Nick Viall. What started out with some very dull episodes, minus, of course, villain Corinne Olympios and her nanny Raquel, has suddenly picked up speed in the last few weeks. Nick, on his fourth appearance with the franchise, is desperate to find love and, yet, kicks off any girl who professes her love for him. He spends a lot of time crying, and I spend a lot of time wondering if this 36-year-old aspiring model is actually a catch. Now that we’re down to the final four and already know Rachel Lindsay is our next Bachelorette, you may need a few drinks to get you through the remaining episodes, so here’s the drinking game you’ve been waiting for all season long.
This Saturday, Gainesville’s own Umoja Orchestra will be reuniting after a seven-year hiatus to play at The Wooly downtown.
No. 15 Florida will finish the season without its starting center.
Over on the West Coast, late lead changes decided the fate of Florida’s women’s golf team.
Different.
When the No. 3 Florida lacrosse team played No. 1 North Carolina on Saturday, one thing was noticeably different from last season’s game.
On Monday, one of my colleagues penned a column saying that Florida football fans shouldn’t be optimistic. That UF won’t be making a third-consecutive trip to the SEC Championship. That with Florida’s daunting 2017 schedule, the Gators are doomed to mediocrity.
With the Gators up 2-1 in the 10th inning against then-No. 6 Michigan, coach Tim Walton claimed he could hear something in the dugout.
With about eight minutes left in the game, Canyon Barry drove hard to the basket.
A man was found dead with apparent gunshot wounds to his head at The Ridge at Gainesville on Monday — and his ex-girlfriend is accused of his killing, police said.
***UPDATE***
An anonymous artist in a gorilla mask drew a crowd of about 600 people to a UF auditorium on Tuesday.
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