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UF Dean of Students Jen Day Shaw resigns
By Molly Vossler | May 29, 2017UF Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Jen Day Shaw has resigned.
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Faster, less expensive cancer treatment more efficient
By Zalomé Briceño | May 29, 2017A study led by a UF researcher has found that one breast cancer radiation treatment is better than the others.
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UF researchers track horseshoe crabs
By William Clewis | May 29, 2017In Florida, very little is known about horseshoe crabs, which come to the shore to find a mate this time of year.
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UF/IFAS alumna to receive Braun award in August
By Catie Wegman | May 29, 2017A graduate of the UF/IFAS School of Natural Resources and Environment will receive the E. Lucy Braun Award.
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UF Ph.D. student, teaching assistant receives award
By Kianna Brown | May 29, 2017A UF teaching assistant received the Jack L. Fry Award for Excellence in Teaching for his work in UF’s Entomology and Nematology Department.
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UF recognized for helping low- and middle-income students financially
By Catie Wegman | May 29, 2017UF ranked No. 6 on The New York Times’ third annual “Top Colleges Doing the Most for the American Dream.”
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UF reacts to Manchester bombing
By David Hoffman | May 24, 2017Brennan Monaco remembers seeing terror unfold on his Twitter feed in real time Monday evening.
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UF places second in hack-athon
By Jenna Metcalf | May 23, 2017On May 13, a UF team came in second place and won $5,000 at the MuniMod hack-athon competition in Orlando.
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New mandarin hybrid more tolerant to citrus greening
By Zalomé Briceño | May 22, 2017A mandarin hybrid developed by UF researchers is winning the battle against citrus greening.
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UF researchers discover decline in bird migration
By Adam Turner | May 22, 2017Fewer migratory birds are able to keep up with global temperature increase, something observed by two researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
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Ibram Kendi accepts position at American University
By Kianna Brown | May 22, 2017Every Monday morning, Ibram Kendi parks his car in the orange decal parking lot for UF faculty, just north of the O’Connell Center.
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UF professors part of team to see how brain learns
By David Street | May 22, 2017Two UF engineering professors have been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense to receive millions of dollars of funding to study how the brain learns.
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UF’s Black Affairs creates new initiatives
By Catie Wegman | May 22, 2017UF’s Black Affairs will initiate two new programs in the Fall dedicated to strengthening UF’s black community — P.A.A.C.T. and the Black Cultural Living Learning Community.
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Low response rate to SERU brought up at Student Senate
By David Street | May 18, 2017Student Experience in the Research University, a survey site geared toward undergraduate students, has been experiencing a low response rate this year.
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UF VETS rescues 1,200-pound cow stuck in mud
By Catie Wegman | May 17, 2017UF’s Veterinary Emergency Treatment Service responded to a call Saturday in northwest Gainesville to rescue a 1,200-pound cow that got stuck in mud.
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UF starts volunteer website to connect the community
By Victoria Pavlock | May 17, 2017For more than 10 years, UF has raised $1 million for local charities across Alachua County.
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UF student graduates alongside service dog
By Natalie Calvo | May 15, 2017On April 30, 23-year-old Morgan Montaudo walked across the stage of the O’Connell Center — a proud UF graduate. At the end of the Summer, her dog Biscotti will graduate, too.
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Study shows that dogs help children in managing stress
By Natalie Calvo | May 15, 2017One hundred children from Gainesville, ages 7 to 12, participated in a study published this month that measured children’s saliva for cortisol — a stress-sensitive hormone — before and after stressful activities.
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UF gives more than $200,000 to improve Gainesville community
By Adam Turner | May 15, 2017As part of UF’s strategic development plan, the university will give $312,760 to research projects aimed at improving the lives of Gainesville citizens.
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Record enrollment for Summer A and C terms
By Catie Wegman | May 15, 2017UF’s Summer A and Summer C sessions kicked off with a record number of students enrolled: 26,703.
