UF given nearly ,200K grant to study marine DNA
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 14, 2008The 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.
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.
A student branch of The Peace Alliance, a nonpartisan national organization promoting peace, was formed recently to include students in Gainesville.
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.
Those who enjoy a plate of Krishna Lunch will have to pay an extra dollar for the hot vegetarian meal.
A UF team's research could soon double the number of known planets outside our solar system.
The sweet smell of flowers and fancy food floated through the air. Future brides bustled from table to table to explore wedding options. A few men stood around - some looked excited, some looked bored.
After trudging through a Mexican rainforest, visiting his grandparents' birthplace in Greece and studying calligraphy in Japan, Christopher Matthews had charged almost ,5,000 on his Visa credit card.
Following state funding cuts, UF students may have to take the summer off whether they like it or not.
Flu season has officially arrived on UF's campus.
Twenty-five UF fraternities will open their houses next week to welcome swarms of male students searching for brotherhood.
After closing for the holidays, the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium at SFCC will reopen Friday night, but admission is no longer free.
An upcoming speech at UF from Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who spent eight years in prison for assisting more than 130 suicides, has spurred about 1,000 e-mails to UF's administration in the past few days.
As the final beam of the Shands at UF Cancer Hospital ascended into the air with the help of a powerful crane, the hopes of those searching for a cure lifted a little, too.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appointed two new members to UF's highest governing body, the Board of Trustees, on Wednesday.
The Student Government program that extended Library West's operating hours during final exams could become a finals-week fixture if UF's library administration is satisfied with the results.
Following Tuesday's New Hampshire presidential primaries, UF student groups supporting both the Democrats and the Republicans expressed satisfaction with the Democratic winner - but for different reasons.
Get ready to rumble.
If low-carb dieting, exercising daily or watching online lectures doesn't seem to be working as your New Year's resolution, perhaps a more artistic approach will stick.
Kelly Bailey doesn't make phone calls or wait in line to speak to her academic adviser. After all, they're friends - on Facebook.