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Rhoel Dinglasan, UF associate professor of infectious diseases and leader of the project which developed the Saliva-based Malaria Asymptomatic Asexual Rapid Test device, sits next to one of his agilent mass spectrometers which was used to gather data. Courtesy to The Alligator.

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UF professor develops tool to test for malaria using saliva

By Samuel Schaffer | Jan. 6, 2019

The tool may be on the market in 2020.

Nancy Ruzycki, a UF lecturer and the director of undergraduate laboratories at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering, holds Arduinos, an type of open-source electronic, to create lab experiments involving data collection and analysis. Courtesy to The Alligator.

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UF professor receives $5 million grant to improve Florida public education technology

By Samuel Schaffer | Jan. 3, 2019

Teachers can earn $5,400 or $1,200 for participating in the funded program.

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Year in Review: The Alligator’s top read stories of 2018

Jan. 1, 2019

Here are The Alligator's most read stories in news, sports, opinions and The Avenue in 2018.

Kevin Kimbrough. Courtesy to The Alligator.

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UF student, Dance Marathon leader remembered after his death

By Angela DiMichele | Dec. 29, 2018

He was 24 years old.

Daniel Weldon, a 20-year-old UF political science sophomore and the president of Young Americans for Freedom, stands in front of a commemorative wall for the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday afternoon. Weldon said the event celebrated the triumph of freedom from socialism.

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Young Americans for Freedom chapter sues UF over claims of free speech violations

By Taylor Roth | Dec. 29, 2018

The lawsuit claims the university is discriminating against conservative students

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The Avenue is looking for writers for Spring 2019. Here's how to apply.

Dec. 24, 2018

Interested in culture and entertainment? The Avenue is looking for a team of ambitious staff writers to cover music, art, fashion, food and drink, theatre, TV, film, nightlife and lifestyle.

Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to a fire on the Curia on the Drag property at 2029 NW Sixth St. around noon. The official cause of the fire is unknown. Courtesy to The Alligator.

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The Curia on the Drag property caught on fire. Here’s how much the damage might be.

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Dec. 22, 2018

A fire Saturday afternoon caused about $20,000 in damages at the Curia on the Drag property.

[FILE PHOTO] The Spot, 16 NW 18th Ave., is one of several Midtown businesses neighboring a construction zone. Renovations are expected to last through October.

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Gainesville lands a spot as one of the best college cities in the country

By Lakshmi Gomez | Dec. 22, 2018

Gainesville is one of the best cities for college students when it comes to cost of living, academia and economic growth.

A map of population changes in Alachua County. Courtesy to The Alligator.

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Florida ranked second in numeric state population growth

By Kelly Hayes | Dec. 22, 2018

The population grew to over 21 million in 2018.

Russ Dye, 54, sits near his tent outside Grace Marketplace on Monday in four layers of clothes to shelter him from the cold. Dye said about 25 people at the shelter still need blankets and coats to bear the drop in temperatures.

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‘It literally goes right back out the door’: Homeless shelter experiences jacket shortage

By Samuel Schaffer | Dec. 22, 2018

December in Gainesville poses a struggle to civilians who aren’t able to find shelter from the cold.

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About one-third of graduates show up to university-wide commencement

By Devoun Cetoute | Dec. 17, 2018

The new graduation procedure will also take place in the Spring.

Members of UF’s Machine Intelligence Laboratory work on the NaviGator-Autonomous Maritime System, which is an 18-foot long boat with a robot mounted on top that can drive the machine by itself. The team took fourth in the 2018 Maritime RobotX Challenge in Hawaii. Courtesy to The Alligator.

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UF robotics team gets fourth in world competition in Hawaii

By Hannah Beatty | Dec. 16, 2018

Teams from South Korea, Japan and Australia competed

A rendering of the UF Health The Oaks, which is scheduled to open in January 2020 in the former Sears in the Oaks Mall. The UF Board of Trustees approved $73 million for the project. Courtesy to The Alligator.

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UF Health is moving into the Oaks Mall

By Christina Morales | Dec. 13, 2018

The UF Board of Trustees approved $73 million for the project

President Kent and Linda Fuchs’ 2018 holiday card. The card was designed by Eleni Yannakopoulos, a 21-year-old UF graphic design and advertising junior, who won a design contest.

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UF student designs President’s holiday card

By Hannah Beatty | Dec. 4, 2018

This is the second year a student design has been chosen

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Was the change constitutional? SG debates changing the dates of spring elections.

By Gillian Sweeney | Dec. 4, 2018

Senators debated for 30 minutes.

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UF Ph.D student discovers new gecko in Kenya

By J. Cameron Davidson | Dec. 4, 2018

The student also found a rare lizard.

Christina Davis working in a microbiology and cell science lab in preparation for field work in Antarctica on Tuesday, November 20th, 2018.

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UF Ph.D. student probing beneath Antarctica’s glaciers

By Angela DiMichele | Dec. 3, 2018

She’s been to Spain and Australia. Now, she’ll research in Antarctica.

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New SG election dates to come

By Gillian Sweeney | Dec. 2, 2018

The dates may shift to accommodate Spring Break.

Students group up to share their experiences facing discrimination and oppression in both their personal lives and the education system. From left to right: Nesreen Ghnaim, 21, psychology senior; Venice Saintilus, 19, psychology sophomore; Anneleila Joachim, 20, African American studies junior and Camya Robinson, 20, wildlife ecology and conservation junior.

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UF students find connection and healing at empowerment workshop

By Valerie Lyons | Dec. 2, 2018

The event was geared at healing for black women and femmes

Christian Collazo, the former vice president of the UF Environmental and Horticulture Club, hands out plants in the club’s annual poinsettia sale last year. In its 22nd year, more than 5,000 plants with 150 types of poinsettias will be sold.

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Looking for an early holiday gift? A UF organization is selling poinsettias.

By Jeana Fraser | Dec. 2, 2018

Prices for poinsettias range from $15-$30.