Diane McFarlin spent most of her adult life on the road between Sarasota and Gainesville, but for now she’s here to stay.
After a year of campaigning to raise UF tuition to the market rate, President Bernie Machen decided to lower the tuition increase request for the upcoming year from 15 percent to 9 percent.
Sprinter Jeff Demps has the fastest all-conditions time for the NCAA in the 100 meter, senior Gray Horn has won the decathlon title in every Southeastern Conference Championship he’s competed in and Florida men’s 4x100 meter relay team set the second-fastest collegiate time earlier in the season. However, none of them competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
GRUCom, a Gainesville Regional Utilities telecommunications division, and UF agreed Monday to bring gigabit broadband connections to the district.
The one-credit course, “DIY Campus Eco-Art,” is open to students of all majors and will begin Summer B.
Jon Silman failed the first assignment he turned in to his future mentor.
The hobby involves using a GPS device to find hidden containers called geocaches, which contain logbooks, at specific locations.
UF’s Free Bike Repair opened in a new location Monday, moving into the Reitz Union and its air conditioning.
The Gators did not get a no-hitter to start the NCAA Super Regional, but they settled for a Hudson Randall shutout. Florida (46-18) relied on Randall and a good day with the bats in a 7-1 victory against North Carolina State (43-19) on Saturday at McKethan Stadium.
Most of the men on the track and field team say that they prefer the outdoor season over the indoor season.
The University of Florida has found their new men’s tennis coach.
UF students can register for the student football ticket lottery until Sunday. The original deadline was June 7.
UF President Bernie Machen announced to the school’s Board of Trustees Friday morning that he decided to lower tuition increase request for the upcoming year from 15 percent to 9 percent.
A second bout of March Madness has earned coach Amanda Butler a longer stay in Gainesville.
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $800,000 to UF’s nuclear engineering program for a three-year program to study new technology for fuel rods.
Shands Hospital for Children at UF ranked significantly higher compared to previous years in the 2012-2013 U.S. News’ pediatric hospital rankings.
Wednesday was one of Broward Pool’s busiest days of the summer so far, but only one Gator was allowed to swim in the pool.
Now, Roberts is a part of the international 8,000-member team that will carry the Olympic torch through the U.K. and end at the opening ceremony July 27.
Mike Zunino got the Gators’ offense going last Saturday night.
For the last three years Texas A&M has dominated the men’s NCAA Outdoor Championships, edging Florida by a combined five points. A slow start on the first day of competition Wednesday may prove costly for the Gators should the national title be decided by single digits again.
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