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Research Roundup 11/30/2015

Nov. 29, 2015

UF research team finds way to help those with chronic back pain

UF President Kent Fuchs leads a crowd of more than 90,000 people in a cheer as honorary Mr. Two Bits before the Florida State University game on Nov. 28, 2015, in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. “It was incredible,” he said afterwards, about leading the cheer.

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When UF President Kent Fuchs stepped onto the field Saturday night, Gator fans roared. As the honorary Mr. Two Bits, he chanted, "Two Bits! Four Bits! Six bits! A dollar! All for the Gators, stand up and holler!"

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UF adds gender-neutral restrooms

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 29, 2015

UF will add 30 more gender-neutral restrooms in December.

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Science for all: UF grad makes marine biology videos

By August Plamann | Nov. 29, 2015

Mike Gil hated science as a kid.

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UF professor writes ‘Snow Queen’

By Katelyn Newberg | Nov. 29, 2015

On opening night Friday, Charlie Mitchell said he was pleased.

Calvin, a 7-month-old Great Dane-Labrador mix and an unofficial mascot for the UF women’s soccer team, was hit by a car on Nov. 22, 2015. Brooke Smith set up a GoFundMe to help pay for his medical bills, which doctors estimate will cost $10,000.

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#BringCalHome: GoFundMe for students’ injured dog

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 29, 2015

It was halftime of the Florida soccer team’s NCAA Tournament loss to Duke University when Calvin was hit by a car.

UF President Kent Fuchs delivers his State of the University address in the Reitz Union Auditorium on Sept. 24, 2015. He plans to increase diversity and research opportunities at UF.

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UF President Kent Fuchs to serve as honorary Mr. Two Bits at FSU game

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 28, 2015

At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, UF President Kent Fuchs stood in the Swamp and practiced.

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UF student to go to Nobel Prize conference

By Krystalle Pinilla | Nov. 23, 2015

Carly Crump is packing a blue ball gown for her trip to the Nobel Prize award ceremonies in Sweden.

Landon Rogers, 19, poses for a photo after his graduation from Eastside High School last spring. Rodgers was a UF exploratory freshman in the college of liberal arts and sciences and collapsed during UF’s Air Force ROTC training on Nov. 19, 2015.

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Hundreds mourn friend, son

By Giuseppe Sabella | Nov. 23, 2015

Landon Rogers kept a journal.

Clarinda Choice (left), a 29-year-old Santa Fe student leadership and activity specialist, and Jacobi Bedenfield, a 19-year-old Santa Fe agriculture freshman, chat under Santa Fe's "Oak Grove" late Nov. 23, 2015. Choice and Bedenfield were two of the five participants raising awareness for homelessness by camping overnight at the college.

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Santa Fe students experience homelessness

By Hunter Williamson | Nov. 23, 2015

In the cold weather early Monday night, three Santa Fe College students and one adviser pitched tents on the Oak Grove to experience, for one night, what it’s like to be homeless.

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UF responds to ‘White Students Union’ Facebook

By Alexandra Fernandez | Nov. 23, 2015

A Facebook page claiming to be the University of Florida White Students Union was created Sunday.

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UF international students create untraditional Thanksgiving traditions

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 23, 2015

For most UF students, Thanksgiving Break means turkeys and pumpkin pies at home. But for international students, it is nothing more than a week off from school.

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UF professor lobbies for scooter safety

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 22, 2015

As scooters whirred past on Saturday, Maria Coady thought of her son.

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UF settles $19.9 million Department of Justice investigation

By Alexandra Fernandez | Nov. 22, 2015

UF paid the U.S. government about $19.9 million Friday.

Cyads, which have been around since the dinosaurs, are labeled across from ‎Pugh Hall. GROW Botany has labeled six plants around campus Nov. 10.

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UF plants get name tags

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 22, 2015

A fig tree stands proud on the Reitz North Lawn, and now students will know what it is.

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UF law library only open to law students

By Alexandra Fernandez | Nov. 22, 2015

Students studying for their biology finals won’t be able to do so in UF’s law library starting Sunday.

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Researcher's Perspective: GMOs may not be as bad as you think

By Daniela Bulla | Nov. 22, 2015

Are genetically modified foods safe to eat?

UF cornerback Brian Poole (24) reacts after deflecting a pass intended for Florida Atlantic receiver Jenson Stoshak to seal Florida's 20-14 overtime win against FAU on Nov. 21, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

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ANOTHER CLOSE CALL: UF needs overtime to squeak past FAU

By Luis Torres | Nov. 21, 2015

With the rain coming down at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and with Florida’s College Football Playoff hopes in the balance, the Gators leaned on their defense to come up with one more stop in overtime to make sure their playoff hopes didn’t drown.

Jodi Bieluch (right), a 20-year-old psychology junior, leads a group of about 80 students to squat in an attempt to break a world record on the Plaza of the Americas on Nov. 19, 2015. Gators for UNICEF hosted the squat to inform students about the 2.5 million people around the world who don’t have access to restrooms.

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UF students squat on Plaza

By Asia Mckenzie | Nov. 19, 2015

Eighty-seven people popped a squat on the Plaza of the Americas on Thursday afternoon.

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UF student dies during ROTC physical test

By Giuseppe Sabella | Nov. 19, 2015

University Police confirmed the death of a UF student after he collapsed early Thursday during Air Force ROTC training.