Slashed funds result in fewer Merit students
By KIM WILMATH | Jan. 16, 2008UF has lost some of its bragging rights among top-tier universities, though a university official said Wednesday that it's nothing to worry about.
UF has lost some of its bragging rights among top-tier universities, though a university official said Wednesday that it's nothing to worry about.
Health-care professionals from around the nation will gather at UF today for a nursing leadership conference about the future of patient care and health-professional education.
One couple's $600,000 gift to UF's College of Education aims to reform Alachua County middle schools, carrying on the legacy of middle school innovation pioneered by UF in the 1960s.
An identity theft scam circulated through the UF GatorMail inboxes of students, faculty and staff Tuesday.
While a sold-out crowd greeted Dr. Jack Kevorkian at the O'Connell Center on Tuesday night with a warm welcome, about 60 protestors stood outside in the 40-degree weather to deliver an icy message.
UF's first attempt to alert students about campus emergencies through text messaging was successful, university officials said Tuesday.
The country's first Greek organization founded by black college women celebrated its 100th anniversary Tuesday afternoon on Turlington Plaza, attracting a crowd of about 100 supporters.
A UF student organization with one purpose - to make online voting a permanent fixture of Student Government elections - has two more weeks to garner the more than 5,000 signatures needed for a petition.
UF students will be able to choose whether to reduce the number of Student Senate seats when they vote in the Student Government spring elections on Feb. 26 and 27.
Despite vehement opposition through e-mails and protests prior to his UF appearance, Dr. Jack Kevorkian was met with applause and cheers as he discussed criminal-system reform and what he deemed the most important U.S. amendment at the O'Connell Center on Tuesday night.
With the protests and stunts of the past few Accent-sponsored speeches fresh in mind, UF officials are readying security for Dr. Jack Kevorkian's speech tonight at the O'Connell Center.
John Brantley opts for the fastest way to get to practice every day - on scooter - to spend some extra minutes sleeping. He needs it because being on the UF football team is nearly a full-time job.
While enrollment figures in some language courses at UF have dwindled, others have increased by over 200 percent in the past eight years.
Don't be fooled by Pugh Hall's traditional brick exterior.
The Florida Museum of Natural History's task of identifying DNA of 25,000 marine specimens is getting easier thanks to a ,186,000 private grant.
This time last year, Gena Pass was living out of a hospital room at Shands at UF, praying that her pregnancy would end in a healthy birth.
As Fraternity Row is abuzz this week with banners advertising pizza and chicken wings to lure prospective members into fraternity's homes, Sorority Row looks like business as usual.
Bernard Machen, the father of UF President Bernie Machen, died in Gainesville Wednesday after a long illness. He was 94.
After Ashlei Rayborn felt the first zap on her skin, she knew the doctor lied about the pain.
A student branch of The Peace Alliance, a nonpartisan national organization promoting peace, was formed recently to include students in Gainesville.