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Denise Tieman, a UF research assistant professor in the UF horticultural sciences department, is researching how to make tomatoes taste better through DNA sequencing. She will present her preliminary findings on Sept. 4 at the UF/IFAS Florida Tomato Institute in Naples, Florida.

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UF research makes breeding flavorful tomatoes easier

By Tien Le | Aug. 25, 2019

Ketchup, salads and salsa all require a good-tasting tomato.

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Gator Growl announces LANCO as opening act

By Ana Escalante | Aug. 24, 2019

Get ready to wear your cowboy hats for not one, but two country acts at this year’s Gator Growl homecoming concert on Oct. 4.

The painted over mural, by Michael Bobbit, now nicknamed “Hero of the Gator Nation” on social media.

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A Miami muralist roasted the Gators. Then a fan took matters into his own hands.

By Melissa Hernandez | Aug. 24, 2019

As football fans gear up for the University of Florida vs. University of Miami game on Saturday, one man took it upon himself to remind UM fans that Gainesville is Gator Nation.

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Santa Fe presidential semi-finalists talk platforms, programs and people

By Hope Dean | Aug. 22, 2019

Caroline Turner, who would've been 24 in September. She had dreams of being an international lawyer, and was an artistic young woman.

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‘A beautiful person inside and outside:’ Remembering UF student Caroline Turner

By April Rubin | Aug. 22, 2019

Caroline Turner took up oil painting at six years old. She painted a rabbit so immaculate, it looked lifelike.

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Black Student Assembly secures location after Student Government funding difficulties

By Alyssa Feliciano | Aug. 22, 2019

UF’s Black Student Assembly committee has announced the official date of its assembly following recent changes to the disbursement of UF Student Government money following the Young Americans for Freedom lawsuit.

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Students have mixed feelings on new law school lockers

By Emma McAvoy | Aug. 22, 2019

Kaley Thomas, a UF law student living off loans, choked back tears while discovering all of her textbooks were stolen from her locker.

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UF Student Government mismanaged your money

By Zachariah Chou | Aug. 22, 2019

Florida State University has a circus. UF has our Student Government with better clowns.

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You belong in college

By Matthew Diaz | Aug. 22, 2019

You belong in college. And there’s nothing wrong with you if you don’t feel that way. I’ve been in a similar place too, like I’d somehow duped the admissions committee into letting me past the gate. It can be so easy to fall into that spiral of self-doubt, that feeling of being out-of-place among “better qualified” classmates. I get where that comes from, and if you feel that way, I can’t emphasize enough how wrong you are.

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No, political apathy is not cool

By Ben Lima | Aug. 22, 2019

When campaigning on campus, you get the chance to talk to a lot of people. Many students are excited to get involved, to learn more and to vote. Others, not so much. Some laugh at you and actively delight in their indifference.

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Spilling the tea on undergraduate success

By Preston Jones | Aug. 22, 2019

Somehow, it’s already my sixth first day of school here at UF, my second first day of law school, and yet I still have no idea what I’m supposed to write about. My editor kindly suggested I write something using my experience from these four years of undergraduate and one year of law school to help new UF undergraduate students be successful. As I have zero experience being a “successful” undergraduate student, (no seriously, I was the worst, just ask my stressed-out parents how excited they were when they got my degree in the mail), I thought I’d share a few things that got me over the finish line during the many times I thought I wasn’t going to graduate.

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UF researchers develop new technology to study diabetes

By Meghan McGlone | Aug. 20, 2019

New technological developments could lead to a more effective way to study diseases and change how drugs are developed.

Sea urchins rely on seagrass for a source of food. Jamila Roth is interested in finding out if feeding sea urchins different types of seagrass will influence the eating habits of the urchins

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UF graduate student receives scholarship to research seagrass

By Nora O'Neill | Aug. 20, 2019

A UF graduate student is learning how seagrass plays a role in combating the effects of climate change.

Jackson Sasser, the president of Santa Fe College, addresses a crowd of about 60 protesters Tuesday afternoon on campus. The crowd, made up of faculty, students and other activists, gathered during a Board of Trustees meeting to pressure administrators into giving adjunct faculty a vote on whether or not to join a union. Protesting faculty members believe the administration has taken steps to avoid the formation of a union.

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Santa Fe College chooses seven semifinalists in presidential search

By Hope Dean | Aug. 20, 2019

After 17 years of serving as the president of Santa Fe College, Jackson Sasser declared his upcoming retirement in February 2020.

Nicole Byer was originally scheduled to come to UF this Wednesday to perform for students; however, due to scheduling conflicts, she will no longer be coming to the university.

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Nicole Byer no longer coming to speak at UF

By April Rubin | Aug. 20, 2019

Wednesday night, Nicole Byer was going to spend an evening away from cupcakes and among Gators, or so students thought for about a week.

Albert the Alligator leads the “2-bits, 4-bits” cheer for a crowd of about 2,000 students Tuesday evening in the stadium.

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Guide to game days: UF’s new online football ticket system

By Tien Le | Aug. 20, 2019

Students don’t have to wait for hours in the sun outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium for football tickets anymore. There’s an app for that.

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Country singer Chase Rice will headline Gator Growl 2019

By Alyssa Feliciano | Aug. 20, 2019

A blue and orange box stood in the middle of Turlington Plaza.

Khanh Hoang, 20, holds a protest sign alongside other protesters while Wenxin Song speaks during a Student Government Senate meeting in the Reitz chamber room Tuesday evening. Song is the Internal Vice President for the Korean Undergraduate Student Association. “It’s more than just a show,” Song said. “It is our tradition and our legacy here.”

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Reallocation of funds forces change for UF’s largest student organizations

By Emma McAvoy | Aug. 18, 2019

Nine of UF’s largest student organizations are demanding action after of recent changes to their funding system following the Young Americans for Freedom’s $66,000 lawsuit against UF.

UF (@uflorida) was designated as the most Instagrammed school in the state, as per data with #UF.

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#Instafamous: UF is the most Instagrammed college in Florida

By April Rubin | Aug. 18, 2019

Along with the best academics in the state, UF can boast a new top ranking as of Tuesday.

Attendees of the Harn pARTy dance to a live band during the event. The Harn pARTy occurs once during the fall, spring and summer.

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Five things to do in Gainesville during syllabus week

By Alyssa Feliciano | Aug. 18, 2019

In February, the University of Florida admitted more than 14,000 students to the class of 2023.