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Friday, April 25, 2025

News | Campus

NEWS | CAMPUS

Mumps outbreak among UF students

By Tori Whidden | June 3, 2019

So far 18 UF students have been diagnosed with mumps in May

Jack Leftwich (left) pitched seven innings and threw seven strikeouts in UF's 13-5 victory over Army on Saturday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF dodges elimination, routes Army

By Evan Lepak | June 1, 2019

The Florida baseball team faced Army on Saturday with the loser heading home and the winner earning a chance to play another day.

A LifeSouth blood mobile sits outside of the Publix at the West Gate Shopping Center. “Emergency need” signs have been added to all of their blood mobiles during the summer. Photo by Joseph Salvador

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gainesville in need of blood donors during summer

By Joseph Salvador | June 1, 2019

About 20 percent of LifeSouth blood donations come from UF students

Peter Carpenter will officially start his new role as director of the UF School of Theatre + Dance on July 1.

NEWS | CAMPUS

School of Theatre + Dance hires new director

By Sarah Morton | May 31, 2019

NEW DIRECTOR enters stage right.

Eban Bean, lead researcher on the team, and Marc Thomas, a student studying agricultural and biological engineering, lay out compost. The team is researching whether compost can reduce the amount of water used for residential lawns.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF researchers use compost to reduce water usage

By Meagan DiPolo | May 31, 2019

Preliminary models show water usage reduced by 25 percent or more

NEWS | SFC

U.S. Department of Commerce invests in Santa Fe

By Meleah Lyden | May 30, 2019

The department gave $4.8 million to the college

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF College of Pharmacy receives top funding across country

By Sarah Morton | May 30, 2019

The program ranked fourth out of 142

Ashley Grabowski (left) at a May 25 Student Senate meeting.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Student Senate votes to approve contested executive nominations

By Charlie Daffron | May 29, 2019

Thirteen new agency heads were approved Tuesday

Andrew Nembhard will return to UF for his sophomore season.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Andrew Nembhard returns to UF after NBA Draft declaration

By River Wells | May 29, 2019

Andrew Nembhard is back at Florida.

Since Kevin O’Sullivan took over as coach in 2008, UF has made the NCAA Tournament 12 consecutive times and has an overall record of 530-253.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Florida clinches NCAA berth as third seed in Lubbock Regional

By Evan Lepak | May 27, 2019

The streak continues.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Construction begins at new Reserve Park in East Gainesville

By Ashley Lazarski | May 27, 2019

The 10-month project is expected to finish in February 2020

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Office of Sustainability launches composting station

By Tori Whidden | May 27, 2019

The new station is on the first floor of the Reitz Union

In this July 5, 2015, file photo, United States' Abby Wambach runs toward the stands to greet her wife after the team defeated Japan in the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia. Wambach has been elected to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women's World Cup champion heads a class that also includes coaches Andy Capellan and Charles Engel, field hockey star Tracey Fuchs, three-sport star Heidi Mann Vittengl and Section IV administrator Ben Nelson

NEWS | CAMPUS

Abby Wambach elected to National Soccer Hall of Fame

By Sam Campisano | May 27, 2019

Soccer legend Abby Wambach – who played at Florida between 1998 and 2001 – was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame over the weekend.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SG Committee approves new summer replacements for vacant Senate seats

By Charlie Daffron | May 26, 2019

Twenty-five senators were appointed to vacant positions

This photo is an example of themed environments design, which is what the new graduate program is working to create at Citylab-Orlando.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF launches new graduate program in Orlando for Fall

By Tori Whidden | May 22, 2019

Disney Imagineer is coming to UF as the program director

Sierra Brooks was Florida’s highest finisher at the NCAA Championships since 1986, placing second.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Brooks, Perez give UF hope for future

By River Wells | May 22, 2019

Play was suspended due to darkness at 8:30 p.m at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Monday.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Student Senate meeting canceled last minute

By Charlie Daffron | May 22, 2019

The meeting will be rescheduled later this week

Jackson Sasser, the president of Santa Fe College, addresses a crowd of about 60 protesters Tuesday afternoon on campus. The crowd, made up of faculty, students and other activists, gathered during a Board of Trustees meeting to pressure administrators into giving adjunct faculty a vote on whether or not to join a union. Protesting faculty members believe the administration has taken steps to avoid the formation of a union.

NEWS | SFC

Santa Fe College adjunct professors protest at Board of Trustees meeting

By Lina Ruiz | May 22, 2019

Over 70 people attended, including two county commissioners

NEWS | CAMPUS

Volunteers uncover bones of ancient heron at Montbrook fossil site

By Rosmery Izaguirre | May 21, 2019

The site is estimated to be 5 to 5.5 million years old

Neelands won $12,246 on Givling. She grew up in Gainesville, and went to the University of Connecticut for her bachelor’s in nutritional sciences. She came back to Gainesville and graduated from UF in 2010 with a master’s degree in sports management and in 2015 with a master’s in public health.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF graduates win more than $22,000 to pay student loans

By Tien Le | May 21, 2019

How these UF graduates are making money moves

Solutions by The State News