As thousands of smokers continue to fail in their attempts to quit, some health officials promote substituting smokeless tobacco products for cigarettes to help wean off the addiction.
Summer classes will not be canceled this year, UF President Bernie Machen announced at a Faculty Senate meeting Thursday.
A Florida law restricting travel to countries dubbed "terrorist states" has limited the ability of state universities, including UF, to study and conduct research in Cuba.
Grab your beanbags and strap on your headgear.
UF's Student Government Productions' chairman was fired Monday.
In his new education budget proposal released Thursday, Gov. Charlie Crist suggested that state universities and community colleges get a nearly $5.5 billion chunk of state funds in 2008-2009, but he proposed no tuition increase.
Waiting in line is not the best way to burn calories, but for some students it's unavoidable.
UF Student Senate President Kevin Reilly is paying extra attention to his e-mail inbox this week as he waits for messages from potential running mates.
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.
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.
Whether you want to catch extra sleep on the ride to school, find a buddy to keep you company during a long drive home or save gas on a road trip to a Gators game, GreenRide has the answer.
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.
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.
An identity theft scam circulated through the UF GatorMail inboxes of students, faculty and staff Tuesday.
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.
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.
UF's first attempt to alert students about campus emergencies through text messaging was successful, university officials said Tuesday.
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.
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.
While enrollment figures in some language courses at UF have dwindled, others have increased by over 200 percent in the past eight years.
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