A homeless woman was arrested last week after police said she attacked two employees at the checkout line of Ross Stores.
When Satchel Raye thinks of fire, he doesn’t feel defeat — he sees a new opportunity.
In Florida, very little is known about horseshoe crabs, which come to the shore to find a mate this time of year.
The goal of terrorism is clear. Just as their name suggests, terrorists want us — those living in the free world — to live in a state of constant terror. They want us to question whether it’s safe to do things like travel, go to work or go to a concert. The simple liberties we take for granted each day are what they are after.
UF ranked No. 6 on The New York Times’ third annual “Top Colleges Doing the Most for the American Dream.”
City officials and community members celebrated the groundbreaking of southwest Gainesville’s first affordable early childhood education center last week.
History is written into our education, and it cannot be erased — I’m looking at you, “Old Joe” supporters. White privilege is taught, and that’s not just in the U.S. I’m half white — my mother is the last generation in her Portuguese family. But racists, white supremacists or really any other person who doesn’t ask wouldn’t know that. I wear my colors proudly, and I have consequently been taught from birth that this skin color defines me.
A UF teaching assistant received the Jack L. Fry Award for Excellence in Teaching for his work in UF’s Entomology and Nematology Department.
A graduate of the UF/IFAS School of Natural Resources and Environment will receive the E. Lucy Braun Award.
President Donald Trump took his first trip abroad last week and gave his first international speech in front of a coalition of more than 50 Muslim-majority countries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Many Americans voiced concern about how Trump would be received abroad, especially in the Middle East, because of his notoriously harsh campaign rhetoric. The warm reception for his speech should alleviate those concerns. Overall, the speech sent a clear message to these countries — and the world — that the foreign policy of the U.S. is going to be entirely different than it was under former President Barack Obama.
Last week, about 40 fraternity brothers stopped in Gainesville to take a break from an 850-mile bicycle ride through Florida.
Gainesville kindergartners will begin accumulating their first personal collection of books this week.
A study led by a UF researcher has found that one breast cancer radiation treatment is better than the others.
Belinda Woolcock is making her final matches as a Gator count. The senior has had a stellar NCAA tournament performance, shown most recently by a birth in the NCAA Singles Tournament finals on Monday.
Brady Singer couldn’t hide the look of shock and disbelief plastered across his face.
Florida pitcher Kelly Barnhill stood on the mound in the top of the seventh inning with a runner on first base. With two outs in the inning and a 2-2 count on the batter, Barnhill was ready.
Belinda Woolcock and Anna Danilina have been playing against each other in practice all season. However, on Saturday, it had a purpose.
With the NCAA East Preliminary in the books, the Gators can now focus on the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Justine McLean hustled to first base after her hit danced on the foul line, ultimately staying in play
For the first time since 2015, a member of the Gators women’s tennis team will reach the semifinals of the NCAA singles tournament. However, it will also come with a Gator loss as senior Belinda Woolcock and Anna Danilina will face each other in the semifinals on Saturday.
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