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UF student loses money to email scam from ufl.edu address
By Elliott Nasby | Jan. 7, 2018Jessica Socorro didn’t expect to lose $1,610 when she answered an email from a ufl.edu address offering a job.
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Part of UF’s campus lost power Saturday morning, causing outages in some buildings
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 6, 2018As students moved back to campus for the semester, UF Housing and Residence Education notified those who live on campus of a three-hour long power outage that affected parts of campus.
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Temperatures are dropping in Gainesville. Here's what's open and closed.
By Christina Morales | Jan. 2, 2018After a winter weather advisory was issued National Weather Service for Alachua County, government offices and schools have already decided to change hours or close due to the weather.
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Freezing temperatures expected in Alachua County
By Christina Morales | Jan. 2, 2018Alachua County is under a winter weather advisory and could get freezing rain, electrical outages and possibly ice, the National Weather Service said.
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The Most Read Stories of 2017
By Alligator Staff of 2017 | Dec. 30, 20171. Unlikely friendship forms out of Richard Spencer event Jimena Tavel, Staff Writer
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UF, Gainesville researchers discuss history of St. Augustine in PBS documentary
By Amanda Rosa | Dec. 24, 2017A group of Gainesville and UF researchers will delve into the history of St. Augustine and explore Cuba on a documentary airing nationally on PBS on Tuesday.
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UF ranks second in best college value for public universities
By Amanda Rosa | Dec. 22, 2017UF jumped five spots from last year to the No. 2 slot on Kiplinger’s 2018 “Best College Values” list among the nation’s public universities.
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UF appoints new Dean of Students
By Christina Morales | Dec. 20, 2017After serving in an interim role since July, Heather White will become UF’s new Dean of Students and Associate Vice President for Student Affairs in January.
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UF Board of Trustees approves graduate-student parking garage
By Elliott Nasby | Dec. 19, 2017UF officials approved a plan to construct a 1,950-space parking garage, and construction could start as early as next December.
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UF plants launched into space on Friday
By Amanda Rosa | Dec. 17, 2017Plants and experiment supplies from UF’s Space Plants Lab were launched in a SpaceX spacecraft from the Cape Canaveral Friday morning.
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SG: Newell Hall, Library West to be 24/7 in Spring 2018
By Christina Morales | Dec. 15, 2017Beginning in January, students will be able to utilize Library West and Newell Hall 24/7 for the Spring 2018 semester.
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GoFundMe page started for injured UF alumnus
By Christina Morales | Dec. 6, 2017Eric Ramos is like a father figure to his friend Brianna Lett.
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UF students design UF President Fuchs’ holiday card
By Jimena Tavel | Dec. 6, 2017Instead of buying a commercial holiday card, UF President Kent Fuchs and his wife, Linda Fuchs, set out to find the perfect one designed by UF students.
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Bill extending absentee ballot deadline tabled until Spring
By Jimena Tavel | Dec. 6, 2017After Inspire Party senators tried to pass a bill to expand the absentee ballot process for Student Government Spring elections without consulting the UF supervisor of elections, the initiative failed.
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Congress honors UF student’s discovery
By Julia Renner | Dec. 6, 2017A 21-year-old UF student was honored in the Congressional Record for assisting with a historic discovery.
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UF hospitals get perfect sustainability score
By Juan Lozano | Dec. 5, 2017Two newly opened UF Health facilities, which cost $425 million to build, are the first medical facilities in the country to get a four out of four Green Globe sustainability rating.
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UF chosen to test solar-panel station
By Kelly Daly | Dec. 5, 2017UF is one of three sites nationwide to host a prototype of a solar-powered charging station.
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New mail locker system has soft launch in Jennings
By Sophie Feinberg | Dec. 5, 2017After delays from Hurricane Irma, the UF Housing and Residence Education’s new mail locker system had a soft launch in Jennings Hall on Monday.
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UF Fall commencement ceremonies to use metal detectors
By Camille Respess | Dec. 4, 2017New security measures will be in place at UF’s Fall commencement ceremonies at the O’Connell Center.
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‘You’re not the person I expected’: A look at UF’s gender gaps
By Romy Ellenbogen and Katelyn Newberg | Dec. 4, 2017About 15 years ago, nursing student Michael Bumbach put on his scrubs, washed his hands and walked into an open-brain surgery performed by a doctor — another man.
