The hospital’s Child Life Program is working with volunteers, student organizations and community donors to provide the young patients with candy, costumes and fall-themed crafts.
The Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at UF hosted Food Week, an offering of food-related events to make students aware about the college department.
More than 7,000 people packed into the O’Connell Center as Gator chomps rippled through the crowd followed by the classic “It’s great to be a Florida Gator” chant. These were both demonstrations of what homecoming week is all about: tradition.
Coughs, runny noses and sore throats are now common symptoms for many UF students. After a decrease of flu cases in 2020, students are once again catching the “Gainesville Plague” three months into the semester.
UF will add an “Add to Wait list” button to its ONE.UF course registration page for next semester. Students will have the option to add themselves to a list that reserves spots for full classes. As students drop the class, those on the waitlist will have the option to enroll in the course.
UF students could soon mark Feb. 9 in their calendars as a day off from class.
UPD says its working to keep students safe on campus with more lighting, safety training and police presence
Many residents claim the luxury they were promised in off-campus housing may not be as advertised. Despite the chronic issues, new apartments continue to be built surrounding UF’s campus.
Multiple students in Rawlings Hall have complained about cold-like symptoms over the past month.
Ball, who lives in Canada, was accepted to UF Summer 2019 to pursue a graduate certificate in pharmaceutical chemistry but switched over to medical pharmacology and therapeutics last Spring. He planned on using the credits he earned during those programs to apply for a master’s in pharmacology.
Twenty-six bus routes are detoured due to the construction happening across campus. These changes have not yet been updated on the Transloc app, which still shows pre-construction routes, a UF’s Transportation and Parking Division email reads.
A $600 educational expense allowance from the UF Bookstore acts as a deferment option for students to use as a loan to be paid back once financial aid has been disbursed. Many students mistook it for the $600 received from Bright Futures.
After 578 days, roughly a year and a half, in darkness, the McGuire Pavilion Black Box Theatre was illuminated by spotlights once again. On Sept. 16, The School of Theatre and Dance at UF presented “Dog Act”, the school’s first live in-person performance since February 2020.
If a UF student is not already enrolled in a health care plan, the university automatically charges upward of $1,000 for its own health insurance option.
Former Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Mignon Clyburn spoke to a crowd of 51 UF students and staff Thursday to spread awareness about the commission's role in addressing the digital divide.
The pandemic gap left students keen to explore, connect and find their place in Gainesville whether through social media, crowded buses or places of worship.
The two Park and Ride lots that changed this Fall include the Flavet Field parking lot, which was restored to student green decal parking, and the commuter parking lot next to Garage 14, which is permanently closed because it is currently a construction site and will later be the site for the new Central Energy Plant Project, according to UF’s Campus Master Plan.
This Fall, UF’s historic Murphree area added a new milestone to its collection: Thomas Hall. It was inaugurated Aug. 28 as the first-generation living and learning community.
Four years after receiving his first degree as a Gator, Jose Alvarez now watches his youngest sibling, David Alvarez, 18, start his journey at the university that opened so many doors when he was a student.
At UF, Gator Dining Services offers several different meal plans students can choose from.
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