Algunos estudiantes y profesores de UF están rechazando una propuesta de ley estatal que limita el uso de fondos estatales en los colegios y universidades de Florida para financiar programas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión.
The historic 2023 spring election, which caused a deadlocked Senate, has led to persistent issues in the Senate chambers.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his 2024 U.S. presidential campaign May 24, which elicited both support and antagonism from UF students.u00a0
Florida's Axel Nefve and Will Grant ended their seasons at the NCAA Individual Tournament in Orlando, Florida, May 22-27
The Florida men’s and women’s track and field teams qualified 22 athletes to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Championships. The men’s team advanced nine athletes in eight events and the women’s team advanced 13 athletes in 16 events.
The No. 1 seed Florida Gators (44-14, 20-10 SEC) were defeated by the Vanderbilt Commodores (40-18, 19-11 SEC) 11-6 Saturday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. Florida’s rough start led to its elimination from the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
A Gainesville woman was arrested on suspicion of shooting her boyfriend in The Polos Apartments parking lot.
Born to a folk carpenter in the coastal province of Fujian, China, the Gainesville-based artist established himself in art spaces through Chinese calligraphy brushes and oil paintings.
The No. 1 seed Florida Gators (43-13, 20-10 SEC) defeated the No. 4 seed Vanderbilt Commodores (38-17, 19-11) 6-3 Thursday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. Riopelle hit his second and third home runs of the tournament to advance the Gators to the semifinal round Saturday.
The No. 1 seed Florida Gators (43-13, 20-10 SEC) defeated the No. 9 seed Alabama Crimson Tide (39-18, 16-14 SEC) 7-6 in the Gators’ Southeastern Conference tournament opener Wednesday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. Florida trailed 6-3 in the 11th inning before Riopelle hit the game-deciding blast.
Florida sophomore right-handed pitcher Lexi Delbrey announced her entry into the transfer portal on Twitter Wednesday.
The two schools agreed Wednesday to extend the neutral-site format in Jacksonville through 2024-2025.
UF President Ben Sasse announced the formation of a Strategic Enrollment Management Taskforce in a press release Tuesday. The taskforce will assess a broad set of issues related to undergraduate enrollment, including academic programs, physical learning spaces, digital delivery and residential housing, according to the release.
UF Student Government senators passed a resolution condemning the state bills attacking diversity, equity and inclusion, and higher education but failed to approve replacement senators during the four-hour-long meeting May 23.
A UF veterinary clinical trial resulted in the death of two dog subjects. UF vice president for research David Norton filed a report that revealed the details of the study. The study tested the effects of adeno-associated virus vectors on two groups of dogs with duchenne muscular dystrophy. The two groups received AAV vector injections on June 24 and Aug. 19, respectively.
Malini Johar Schueller grew up in Chandigarh, India, a city north of New Delhi, the country’s capital. She came from a well-educated family who encouraged her to make a career out of literature. Now at UF, she is a UF professor and the faculty adviser for Students for Justice in Palestine and Sparks Magazine, an Asian American student-run magazine.
The No. 4 Gators (42-13, 20-10 SEC) defeated the No. 19 Wildcats (36-17, 16-14 SEC) 5-2 May 20 to secure the series at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Florida secured its 16th SEC championship with the win.
Maha Amer moved to the United States at 18 years old to begin her collegiate diving journey. Five years later, she reflects on her early upbringing, the start of her diving career and how it led her to a second home at UF.
The sound of people speaking Chinese, Japanese or Tagalog layer over K-pop harmonies. The smell of Indian spices floats in from next door. It’s the sight, sound and smell of home. Located on the corner of Southwest 34th Street and Archer Road and nicknamed “Gainesville’s Chinatown” by some for its high concentration of Asian restaurants, there are more than 15 Asian businesses within a mile of each other.
“If I was a brand new student at UF [walking] down the halls of the Reitz Union or some other high traffic area, and I saw images of Asian American students on the walls from the 1900s, from the ‘30s, from the ‘40s … how would that then impact my own ability to connect to the institution?” Phillip Cheng said.
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