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A visit to Indonesia by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in March has spurred UF President Bernie Machen and other university heads to travel there to foster relationships with their universities.

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UF announced Tuesday it will receive a five-year $26 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to speed the pace at which scientific breakthroughs become incorporated into medical practices.

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SG approves bug exhibit funding

By SARA WATSON | July 8, 2009

Surrounded by moths and butterflies, Student Government senators passed a bill allocating $60,000 for an upcoming bug exhibit at Tuesday's meeting, held in the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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Feathers from Brazil on display at Harn

By PATRICK ANNESTY | July 8, 2009

Ceremonial items, which were seized as illegally exported goods made from endangered species, are on display at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art.

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Student researches salmon in Alaska

By LINDSEY DURANT | July 8, 2009

While temperatures in Gainesville consistently reach the mid-90s, one UF student is spending the summer in a much cooler climate.

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Rwanda show premieres to sold-out theater

By STEVE JOHNSON | July 8, 2009

A man is separated from his wife.

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Bright Futures drops 100 percent awards

By ELIZABETH CHURCH | July 8, 2009

The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program will not raise funds to cover the tuition hikes coming this fall after undergoing several changes made by the Florida Legislature.

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Pharmacy college requires iPod touch for students

By SHAY BRODERICK | July 8, 2009

Enrolled in UF's College of Pharmacy? There's an app for that.

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Machen wants less booze at Georgia game

By THOMAS STEWART | July 8, 2009

If UF officials have their way, it may be a little harder to get drunk at the next Florida-Georgia football showdown, which has been held in Jacksonville since 1933.

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Florida Alternative Breaks welcomes freshman

By BIANCA CAMPBELL | July 8, 2009

UF's Florida Alternative Breaks program, which recently won the 2009 National Alternative Break Program of the Year from Break Away, will have summer trips from Aug. 9 through Aug. 19 this year, and interested students need to have their applications in by July 13.

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Pace picks up in Reitz for Summer B

By ABBIE PARKER | July 8, 2009

Students may have been able to hear a pin drop in the Reitz Union during Summer A, but things are picking up, with an event scheduled nearly every day of Summer B.

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UF student fired from internship for plagiarism

By BRITTANY DAVIS | July 7, 2009

After plagiarizing passages from The New York Times in four of her news stories, a UF student was fired Tuesday from her internship at The Colorado Springs Gazette.

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First female dean appointed to college

By THOMAS STEWART | July 6, 2009

The College of Engineering announced a new dean on Monday - the first female dean in the history of the college.

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Study looks into gator growth

By ALEXANDRA LAYOS | July 6, 2009

Growing up in Tampa, Ph.D. candidate Ashley Boggs enjoyed Florida's wildlife and often played with lizards and turtles.

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UF receives award for helping disabled students

By ABBIE PARKER | July 6, 2009

The University of Florida was recently honored for its role in helping students with disabilities learn about job opportunities.