METRO
Sinkholes are drying out Orange Lake
By Lawrence Chan | June 29, 2015North Central Florida’s biggest lake is vanishing down a sinkhole.
Environment
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Resident responds to tree removal at UF bat house
By Ansley Pentz | June 8, 2015These trees stand apart from the others.
METRO
Beekeepers buzz about new strategy to help save honey bees
By Dana Hatchett | June 1, 2015President Barack Obama and his administration are buzzing about a new plan to help increase the population of honey bees and other pollinators in the U.S.
NEWS
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FEATURES
Knowledge about interior of Mars is InSight
By Kyle Bennett | June 1, 2015A first-of-its-kind mission to study the interior of the planet Mars is set to launch in 2016, and a UF professor is playing a critical role in the planning process.
METRO
Bicycle shop open house hopes to encourage GNV cycling
By Chris Watkins | May 13, 2015One man wants to turn Gainesville into a bicycling hub.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF composting paper towels in quest for zero waste
By Ariana Figueroa | Apr. 14, 2015In an effort to produce zero waste, UF’s Office of Sustainability and Physical Plant Division are working together to recycle paper towels from bathrooms around campus into compost.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF fails to reach zero waste goals but makes strides toward sustainability
By Hannah Morse | Apr. 13, 2015In 2006, UF made a promise to reach zero waste by this year.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF Sustainability hosts events to celebrate Earth Month
By Shalla Galanos | Apr. 9, 2015One day isn’t enough to celebrate the earth, so the UF Office of Sustainability is dedicating the whole month.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Dear UF IFAS, withdraw your support of Plum Creek
Apr. 9, 2015Dear UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences,
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Can FEMA get Gov. Scott to believe in global warming?
Mar. 31, 2015Recently, Bryan Koon, the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, tried to discuss climate change at a Senate budget meeting. However, there was one stipulation he had to follow: He could not use the term “climate change.”
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF sustainability to recognize Water Conservation Month
By Mary Brooke Stubbs | Mar. 30, 2015In Florida, water is being taken out of the aquifers faster than it can be replenished.
NATIONAL
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NEWS
Study finds compassionate individuals connect better with nature
By Chris Watkins | Mar. 24, 2015A new study suggests loving others goes hand-in-hand with loving the environment.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Florida Museum of Natural History opens climate change exhibit
By Caitlin Ostroff | Mar. 12, 2015Gainesville residents can now explore climate change over the past 70 million years at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s “Our Changing Climate: Past and Present” exhibit.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Florida’s ban on “climate change” phrasing unfortunately not a joke
Mar. 8, 2015Still a little sore about how the gubernatorial elections turned out in November? Upset over the re-election of a man who personally invoked the Fifth Amendment 75 times in relation to his role in the largest Medicare fraud case in U.S. history?
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF to open St. Augustine sea turtle hospital this summer
By Michelle Neely | Feb. 23, 2015UF is set to become the first research university with its own sea turtle hospital and rehabilitation center.
METRO
Business owners: Without incentives, Florida solar energy won’t grow
By Giuseppe Sabella | Feb. 22, 2015Solar power is booming in America, but a lack of solar-incentives may hold Florida back.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF students, guest speakers rally in support of Global Divestment Day
By Patricia Rosario | Feb. 15, 2015The cry heard around the world Friday was “divestment!”
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF Office of Sustainability to introduce new GROW initiative
By Ariana Brasman | Feb. 10, 2015The UF Office of Sustainability is expanding by planning a new resource to help UF departments become more environmentally conscious.
METRO
2014 was the hottest year on record globally; students, faculty call for better climate change education
By Ansley Pentz | Jan. 21, 2015The average global temperature in 2014 was the highest it’s been since records started in 1880 while Florida’s overall temperature dipped down.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF study shows rising temperatures could decrease wheat production
By Giuseppe Sabella | Jan. 19, 2015Rising temperatures may cause a steady decline in wheat production, the crop that makes up 20 percent of calories consumed globally.
