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Extensive damage and destruction in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian is seen in an area called "The Mud" at Marsh Harbour in Great Abaco Island, Bahamas on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. (AL Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)

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‘Everything is gone’: UF students collect donations for the Bahamas

By Ana Escalante | Sep. 5, 2019

This GOES-16 satellite image taken Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at 17:00 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian, right, churning over the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas on Sunday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, its 185 mph winds ripping off roofs and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered in schools, churches and other shelters. (NOAA via AP)

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Hurricane Dorian to bring wind and rain to Gainesville Wednesday

By Melissa Hernandez | Sep. 3, 2019

Although Gainesville may have dodged Hurricane Dorian, residents may still be affected by the storm’s strong winds and rain Wednesday.

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UF classes canceled through Wednesday due to Hurricane Dorian

By Hope Dean | Sep. 2, 2019

UF classes are canceled on Wednesday as Hurricane Dorian batters the Bahamas and continues to threaten Florida.

Richard Henson (foreground) and his uncle, Peter Henson, prepare their grandmother's house Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, where she lives on Greenwood Drive in Fort Pierce, Fla., for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian. (Eric Hasert/TCPalm.com via AP)

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UF cancels classes in anticipation of Dorian

By Melissa Hernandez | Aug. 30, 2019

UF has announced classes are canceled and campus will be closed Tuesday in preparation of Hurricane Dorian.

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Gator Party begins interviewing for Senate elections

By Emma McAvoy | Aug. 29, 2019

Students looking to work in UF Student Government now have a new third party option to get involved with.

A traditional dance performed by the indigenous Kuikuro people in the Brazilian Amazon, which Michael Heckenberger has worked with for the past 27 years. He designed Amazon Hope to help save these people and the rainforest they live in.

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‘There is still hope’: UF professor organizes summit to address Amazon rainforest fires

By Hope Dean | Aug. 29, 2019

When UF anthropology professor Michael Heckenberger worked in the Brazilian Amazonrainforest, the sky wasn’t always blue.

Kylie Gurthie, 3, and a volunteer play with the newly adopted 5-month-old dog Joey during the Summer Lovin’ Adopt-A-Thon at Alachua County Animal Services on August 17.

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Local animal shelter looking to provide animals with homes during the hurricane

By Nora O'Neill | Aug. 29, 2019

The Humane Society of North Central Florida is looking to get all of its animals under foster care before Saturday.

This GOES-16 satellite image taken Wednesday, Aug. 28, 209, at 17:20 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Dorian, a Category 1 hurricane, crossing over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Forecasters say it could grow to Category 3 status as it nears the U.S. mainland as early as the weekend. (NOAA via AP)

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Guide to hurricanes for Out of-Stater Gators

By Ana Escalante | Aug. 29, 2019

A lifetime in Moscow hasn’t prepared Masha Ovespyan for Florida’s unpredictable hurricane season.

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Opportunities to make a real difference this year

By Ben Lima | Aug. 29, 2019

The UF campus is teeming with opportunities.

Students pass in front of the location of the newly renovated IBC and La Casita buildings.

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Ribbon-cutting for new IBC, La Casita announced for November

By Lina Ruiz | Aug. 29, 2019

In 2017, two wooden houses on University Avenue, meant to bring comfort to Latinx and black UF students, were torn down.

This image shows Burkholderia Pseudomallei, a bacteria which leads to infections including melioidosis. Researchers screened over 200,000 molecules to determine which can kill and control the spread of the bacteria.

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UF researchers discover two compounds to fight deadly tropical disease

By Nora O'Neill | Aug. 27, 2019

A team of UF researchers discovered two molecular compounds that can fight off melioidosis, a potentially fatal disease.

Nik Bindi, CLAS Senator and Deputy Minority Party Leader, speaks Tuesday night at the first Student Government meeting of Fall semester about upcoming fall legislation on SG reapportionment to better reflect the populations of voting districts. About 100 people attended the meeting.

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Students discuss funding issues, new Gator Coalition established at first SG Senate meeting of semester

By Emma McAvoy | Aug. 27, 2019

After student organization leaders pleaded with Impact and Inspire senators for funding, they learned they were also speaking to a third party.

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Stolen skink? Police investigating missing lizard from Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo

By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 27, 2019

Authorities are investigating the possible theft of a skink from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the college’s police.

KC Jeong, a UF/IFAS associate professor of animal sciences, and Dr. Klibs Galvao, an associate professor in the UF College of Veterinary Medicine, work to make cow bacteria less resistant to antibiotics. They are funded by a National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant.

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UF researchers have beef with cow bacteria. Here’s the solution

By Samantha Chery | Aug. 27, 2019

UF researchers can treat harmful cow bacteria, and humans could be the next to benefit.

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Student Government budget crisis breakdown

By Zachariah Chou | Aug. 25, 2019

With renewed scrutiny over Student Government’s ability to handle our money, I feel as though it would be a great idea to go over how the budget works, especially with the new class of 2023 likely scratching their collective heads.

Kevin Nguyen, president of the Vietnamese Student Organization, speaks during the public comment part of the UF Student Government Senate meeting on Aug. 6. Nguyen began by stating things SG members all have in common. He said that they were all Gators, all served in the Senate and all could make a difference. “We all have the potential to do something great,” Nguyen said.

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Inspire Party members petition to fund organizations

By Emma McAvoy | Aug. 25, 2019

UF Inspire Party Senators Zachary Amrose and Zachariah Chou have collected more than 1,000 signatures for a petition to pass a bill that would transfer $800,000 from Student Government reserves to fund student organizations.