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3,000 theater fans to gather at conference

By Gabrielle Newman | Nov. 9, 2015

Brittany Bennett has never auditioned for a panel of judges.

Rodeo clowns Hollywood Harris and his son, Boogerhead, perform a skit in which Harris pulled boogerhead out of a suitcase. Now 22, Boogerhead goes by the name Brinson James the Entertainer. He has been performing with his dad since he was 2.

NEWS | FEATURES

Adventures of father-son rodeo clowns

By Brooke Baitinger | Nov. 8, 2015

The crowds can’t stop screaming for him.

Standing on Mt. Everest, the group of climbers for Everest to End Duchenne, led by Tanya Dreher, post the Hope-Memory flag with the names of 750 boys and girls who had or have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a terminal, degenerative disorder without a cure.

NEWS | CAMPUS

On Everest, their voices were heard

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 8, 2015

Timothy Bird-Lopez died in his mother’s arms.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Research Roundup: 11/09/2015

Nov. 8, 2015

Compound created to combat resistant bacteria

NEWS | CAMPUS

New Department of Neurology chairman values patient care

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 8, 2015

Michael Okun will lead UF’s Department of Neurology.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF adds new Homecoming tradition, students enjoy festival

By Lexie Bajalia | Nov. 8, 2015

College students came to the Homecoming festival for the food.

Karl Kaufmann poses with his daughters Kelli, left, 20, and Kaitlyn, 16, in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during Gator Growl on Nov. 9, 2013. The 59-year-old has been the announcer for Gator Growl since 1980.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Father and daughter share Gator Growl tradition

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 5, 2015

Kelli Kaufmann is a junior, but she’s been a part of the UF Gator Growl tradition since childhood.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF institute celebrates room’s grand opening

By Monica Andrade | Nov. 5, 2015

UF informatics and data science researchers now have a new place to call home.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Group advocates for disabilities

By Katelyn Newberg | Nov. 5, 2015

A new organization on campus is giving students with disabilities a voice.

Ben Judkins conducts the Gator Band during UF’s 38-10 win against Ole Miss on Oct. 3, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The drum major has directed the 350-student band, along with two other drum majors, for two years.

NEWS | CAMPUS

The sound of the Gator Nation

By Alyssa Fisher | Nov. 5, 2015

Four years later, Ben Judkins still can’t describe the tunnel.

Nathalie Canate, a 19-year-old UF architecture sophomore, walks to her Design 3 class in the architecture building Nov. 4, 2015. This week the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning, located in the architecture building, celebrates its 90th birthday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

They built it together: UF College of Design, Construction and Planning celebrates 90 years

By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 4, 2015

Electronic calculators were invented when Tina Gurucharri was studying landscape architecture at UF.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gamers break out controllers for Homecoming

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 4, 2015

As football players duke it out in the Swamp on Saturday, gamers of a different sort will battle in the air-conditioned Reitz Union Ballroom.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Research project promotes flexibility, includes Twister

By Alena Poulin | Nov. 4, 2015

Students will bend, twist and stretch from dot to dot at a UF group’s first Twister event.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF College of the Arts expands program

By Kendaline Watt | Nov. 4, 2015

The College of the Arts is allowing students to study medicine and music without getting degrees in those fields.

Ted Spiker (left), journalism department chair in UF's College of Journalism and Communication, interviews former UF soccer and Women’s National Soccer Team player Abby Wambach on Nov. 3, 2015, during an Accent Speaker's Bureau event at the Philips Center of Performing Arts. During the hour-long talk, Wambach discussed her career, how she decided to play for UF and her post-retirement plans.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Soccer star Abby Wambach speaks leadership, legacy at UF

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 3, 2015

The feeling was familiar for Abby Wambach.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

UF Student Government discusses city issues with city commissioners

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 3, 2015

Gainesville’s City Commission told Student Government members it’s their responsibility to make sure student voices are heard.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF group invites students to discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Sara Perlman | Nov. 3, 2015

Students can educate themselves about both sides of an international conflict today.

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Tech career fair attracts students

By Taylor Maloney | Nov. 3, 2015

Gainesville company CEOs swapped their business suits for jeans at the third "hobnob job fair" Tuesday night.

NEWS | CAMPUS

New Homecoming festival on Plaza

By Ansley Pentz | Nov. 3, 2015

This weekend, Homecoming producers hope to weave a new tradition in with Gator fans’ old favorites.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF launches new website

By Alexandra Fernandez | Nov. 2, 2015

UF’s home page has received a face-lift.