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UF Online ranked among top 20 online academic institutions
By Paige Levin | Apr. 20, 2015UF Online earned a new distinction among the nation’s online colleges.
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Looking back: SG leadership keeps its promises
By Ariana Figueroa | Apr. 19, 2015It’s easy to forget about that $18 per credit hour that’s funneled to Student Government. But this past year’s executive ticket spent it — almost exactly the way they promised they would in their platform.
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The importance of thinking differently
Apr. 19, 2015When I was an electrical engineering student, most of my classmates looked like me and thought like me. Companies have learned in recent decades that having a workforce that consists mostly of white male engineers narrows their perspective and limits their capacity to innovate. We have learned that organizations are more likely to be successful over the long term if their members contribute racial, cultural, gender, geographic and disciplinary breadth. Similarly, top universities increasingly have students and faculty who bring a rich tapestry of knowledge and understanding due to their different races, religions and numerous other areas of experience and perspective.
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Inside Innovation Academy: Getting in and getting out
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Apr. 16, 2015For many students, it began with what some now call the infamous checkbox.
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Robin Wright talks acting, directing and turning down films like 'Jurassic Park'
By Ariana Figueroa | Apr. 16, 2015Sandibel Miron made sure to binge-watch “House of Cards” before actress Robin Wright came to UF.
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Senior drawing exhibition showcases rare 'biological illustration' major at UF
By Stella Heekin | Apr. 16, 2015When UF student Xavier Moss took a high school career-evaluation test and the result was medical illustrator, he was intrigued.
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New goal-setting task force to examine, plan UF’s direction
By Cyanne Dunn | Apr. 16, 2015UF’s goals have been made a priority for a new university task force.
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Our take on Innovation Academy
Apr. 16, 2015In case you missed it, we published a five-part series this week exploring UF’s Innovation Academy, a program currently in its third year. Basically, students enrolled in the program go to school for the Spring and Summer semesters, as opposed to the traditional Fall and Spring. After hearing from several students who had both positive and negative things to say, we decided to look into five ways IA students are affected by the program: campus involvement, academics, pre-professional opportunities, finances and getting in and getting out.
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UF student’s art exhibit to explore Latina empowerment
By Moriah Gaynor | Apr. 16, 2015While some internships lead to suits, briefcases and conference rooms, Natasha Collazos ended up at the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Culture, the home of her internship and upcoming art exhibition.
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Smathers to host geocaching hunt for Earth Day
By Paige Levin | Apr. 16, 2015Nature will go virtual Saturday at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Earth Day celebration.
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Santa Fe Senate welcomes new leadership team
By Hunter Williamson | Apr. 16, 2015In an emotional goodbye and inauguration meeting Wednesday night, Santa Fe College Student Senate swore in its new Leadership Team.
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Inside Innovation Academy: By the numbers
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Apr. 15, 2015Innovation Academy has made space for 838 UF students since its inception — a small group in a school with about 50,000 students.
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UF hosts Genocide Awareness Week to honor survivors
By Lilianne Busto | Apr. 15, 2015To prepare for a more peaceful future, we must remember the past.
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UF orchestra conductor lowers baton (for now)
By Carla Vianna | Apr. 15, 2015When Raymond Chobaz waved his baton in the air, the symphony followed suit.
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A tree is nice, but Mickle deserves a building
Apr. 15, 2015At 4 p.m. today, a tree dedication ceremony will be held on the UF Law West Courtyard. The ceremony will be held in honor of Judge Stephan P. Mickle, the first African-American to graduate from UF and the second to graduate from UF’s Levin College of Law.
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Inside Innovation Academy: how IA affects pre-professional opportunities
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Apr. 14, 2015To Yuri Blaise, experience is everything.
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UF composting paper towels in quest for zero waste
By Ariana Figueroa | Apr. 14, 2015In an effort to produce zero waste, UF’s Office of Sustainability and Physical Plant Division are working together to recycle paper towels from bathrooms around campus into compost.
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UF Law dedicates tree in honor of first black UF graduate
By Veronica Garcia | Apr. 14, 2015The first African-American to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from UF put down symbolic roots at the university, and now UF is planting a tree in his honor.
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Florida lacrosse to play home finale against Cincinnati
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Apr. 14, 2015The postseason is right around the corner, but Florida still has some work to do before that time comes.
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UF’s failure to meet zero-waste goal actually a success
Apr. 14, 2015In 2006, UF made a bold sustainability plan to dramatically reduce its waste output. It was supposed to make UF almost waste-free by this year.
