After losing his son to a rare genetic disease, state Rep. Adam Anderson vowed to make it easier for other families to find answers.
Tenders, UF's famous campus cat, recently recovered from a cut on her tongue. She has since rejoined her Tolbert Hall area.
The Gainesville All-Stars, a bike polo team, welcome all to their two-wheeled group. Bike polo is similar to the traditional field sport of polo, but players ride bikes instead of horses as they use mallets to push balls into the opposing team’s goal. Gainesville jumped on the hype in 2009, and about 10 members now gather weekly at a Gainesville park to play until the lamp posts go out.
As the first home game of the Florida Gators football season approaches, the University Athletics Organization has enlisted a team to keep football fans safe during gameday weekends.
Música en vivo, luces tenues y bailarines latinos dieron la bienvenida a los nuevos y antiguos estudiantes hispanos de UF al semestre de otoño el miércoles por la noche.
Patrick Johnson, 50, was arrested on charges of robbing $1,448 from the Wells Fargo bank located on Archer Road on Wednesday afternoon.
Alachua County approved two plans attempting to make the county a sports destination at a meeting Tuesday.
UF students who receive financial aid through a STEM-specific waiver will no longer see refunds from the program following changes in state legislation effective this Fall.
Transforming pizza from Baroque to brutalist, SquareHouse redefines the form with its sharply cut, freshly baked, build-your-own squares.
As the school year starts off, some freshmen feel pressure to join clubs to get the “college experience.” But it can be a balancing act to handle school work and the demand of clubs.
From style to personal wellness, some Black-owned businesses in Gainesville try to go a step further in caring for and improving locals’ wellbeing. As National Black Business Month comes to a close at August’s end, here’s some local spots to visit.
The Hispanic-Latine Student Assembly, an annual welcoming event, will go on this year with nearly half the budget it once had, joining other UF welcome assemblies that lost their Signature Event designations.
The Gainesville Police Department arrested 19-year-old UF student Shalom Ishrael Barnes on Aug. 21 for distributing child sex abuse material online.
The Gainesville Police Department’s crackdown on firearm violence and increased recruitment efforts have both so far been successful, a new report on the department shows.
Over the past three months, five Gainesville restaurants have shut down after food inspections revealed high-priority violations, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. They have all since reopened.
After the Trump administration revoked more than 6,000 student visas since the Spring, international students say they’re entering the school year with caution.
The UF Lakes, Vegetation and Landscaping Committee unanimously approved the project in July. It’s unclear when the trees will be demolished.
While universities across the country scramble to adapt to research funding cuts, the University of Florida reported $1.33 billion in research spending for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
UF is still looking for a new interim president as the deadline on Interim President Kent Fuchs' contract approaches.
Adjusting to college can be an emotional experience, but physical activity is commonly cited as an effective strategy in navigating it. Routine physical activity can benefit a student’s life on campus, and Gainesville has a wide range of exercise options.
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