UF media law benefactor dies
By Hannah Winston | Jan. 9, 2011Marion Brechner, a long-time friend and donor to the College of Journalism and Communications at UF, died Thursday afternoon.
Marion Brechner, a long-time friend and donor to the College of Journalism and Communications at UF, died Thursday afternoon.
The Florida Cicerones are breaking out a new theme and changing other aspects of their recruitment program, which starts with their annual spring recruitment forum Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Emerson Alumni Hall.
Senior Vice President for Administration and Business Ventures Brian Beach is leaving his post after six years., according to an e-mail sent to administrators Thursday afternoon.
When Saleha Huuda showed up to try out for the UF Competitive Cheerleading squad, her smile immediately made an impression, and her skills as a flyer had her fellow cheerleaders fighting over who would be the one to catch her as she fell from the air.
A joint investigation of local cab companies by Gainesville and University Police revealed that many cab drivers have been operating against city ordinances to overcharge customers, adding hard evidence to a long list of complaints of unfair practices.
A recent survey shows that Floridians still lacked financial confidence in December, a trend that did not change from the month prior.
A team of researchers at UF, the University of South Florida and the University of California, San Diego were awarded $4.7 million by the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of marijuana use on youths with HIV infection.
At a time when students and faculty make the most use of ISIS, a technological setback crashed the system Wednesday morning.
An ongoing investigation of the death of a UF student is expected to be ruled a homicide, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.
The UF Board of Trustees approved an amended block tuition proposal at a Dec. 10 meeting, with the measure being delayed until fall of 2012.
UF doctors are searching for a better way to slow cancer.
It’s a new year and UF Webmail has a new look to go with it.
The semester is almost over, exams are in progress and "Club West" is now in session. Students are getting juiced up and strung out on coffee, cigarettes and amphetamines as they pull all-nighters and cram for exams.
The Student Senate unanimously passed a resolution opposing the implementation of block tuition during a meeting Tuesday night.
UF’s Ad Society has taken advantage of the booming applications market for iPhones, iPods, iPads and the iTouch by creating its own free Ad Society app.
Students who attend a play in the Florida Gym tonight will feel like they’re in Italy for three acts.
In an effort to foster ties within The Gator Nation, the UF Alumni Association will soon have a new Gator Club in Gainesville.
The idea that it’s “All in the Family” may seem like a notion abandoned in the golden age of the 1950s, but a UF professor is striving to teach Americans that the traditional family structure heralded as ideal doesn’t ensure picture-perfect families.
It’s 4 p.m. on a Monday when Bret Denney gets a call from his boss. One of the pigs is in serious trouble.