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Students to show donors gratitude

By Courtney Grigsby | Nov. 17, 2015

It’s great UF — and that’s mostly thanks to generous donations.

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Research Roundup 11/18/2015

Nov. 17, 2015

UF biological station receives $20,000 grant

UF middle blocker Simone Antwi swings for a kill attempt during Florida's 3-1 win against Florida State on Sept. 20, 2015, in the O'Connell Center.

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From the volleyball court to Student Senate

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 17, 2015

UF volleyball player Simone Antwi is making her presence known outside the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.

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Campus debate aims to give students a voice

By Van Miller | Nov. 17, 2015

Michael Strickland said he believes in universal health care, and he plans to tell his peers why today on the Plaza of the Americas.

Mausam Trivedi, a 21-year-old UF hospitality junior and president of the Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, takes a swing at an FSU-colored car during the SOS Smash fundraiser.

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Students smash FSU-themed car, raise money for nonprofit

By Lamia Chowdhury | Nov. 17, 2015

Students showed their Gator pride by swinging a sledgehammer toward a garnet-and-gold car painted with the words "Beat FSU" on Tuesday afternoon.

Leonardo Villalon, Dean of UF’s International Center, speaks at the vigil. He said the only antidote to terror is coming together in solidarity despite cultural and religious differences.

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Trying to understand: Vigil held for Paris, Beirut

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 16, 2015

It began with the American national anthem.

UF Student Body President Joselin Padron-Rasines gives the 2015 State of the Campus Address on Nov. 16, 2015.

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SG executives donate salaries to scholarship

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 16, 2015

For the first time, the UF Student Body president wasn’t speaking solo at the State of the Campus Address.

To raise awareness of the 793 million undernourished people around the world, UF Children Beyond Our Borders members, from left, Madeline Bieda, Gabriela Garcia, Manuela Gutierrez and Alexa Moore challenge students Nov. 16, 2015, on Plaza of the Americas to go a day with only a cup of rice and water. “The power of education breaks the cycle of social injustice,” said Bieda, a 21-year-old psychology senior.

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UF club challenges students to only eat rice for a day

By Katelyn Vogt | Nov. 16, 2015

Nathalie Perez planned to eat only a cup of white rice Monday.

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‘Parks and Recreation’ writer to make UF laugh

By Esther Khoudari | Nov. 16, 2015

UF students will laugh with one of the brains behind "Modern Family," "Parks and Recreation" and "Master of None" on Friday night.

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UF education professor receives record number of grants

By Alexandra Fernandez | Nov. 16, 2015

Pasha Antonenko has an extra $4.5 million in grants for his research.

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Research Roundup 11/17/2015

Nov. 16, 2015

UF doctoral candidate finds freedom of speech restricted in schools

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Santa Fe College to discuss limiting e-cigarettes

By Hunter Williamson | Nov. 16, 2015

Electronic cigarette usage could soon be restricted on Santa Fe College’s campus.

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UF celebrates, remembers trans community

By Jenna Kline | Nov. 16, 2015

This week, UF students will celebrate the transgender community while remembering those who lost their lives due to hate crimes.

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C-SPAN bus visits UF campus

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 16, 2015

C-SPAN, a channel that broadcasts politics live, will appear at UF today as part of its first tour of Florida universities.

Thousands of people attended a memorial service at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Nov. 15, 2015. Children sat on their parents' shoulders and old ladies stood outside the church, watching the service live-streamed on their phones. "It was a very impactful moment," said Pedro Perez, a 20-year-old UF history and political science junior studying abroad in France, who took the photo.

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Students reflect on ISIS attacks

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 15, 2015

As the brass bells of Century Tower chimed Saturday, Timothee Deschamps wept for his country.

Biswas Rijal, right, a UF materials science graduate student, was cajoled into doing a traditional dance from North India called bhangra in front of about 600 people celebrating Diwali at the India Cultural and Education Center on Nov. 14, 2015. He pulled his friend, Gaurav Sultania, left, a UF civil engineering graduate student, onstage with him so he wouldn't have to perform alone.

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Students dance to celebrate good over evil

By Gabrielle Newman | Nov. 15, 2015

UF students twirled their hands, stomped their feet and swiveled their hips Saturday night at the India Cultural and Education Center.

A sinkhole, about 18 feet deep, opened near the main entrance of UF Health Shands Hospital on Nov. 15, 2015.

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Sinkhole opens in front of UF Health Shands Hospital

By Giuseppe Sabella | Nov. 15, 2015

A sinkhole opened in the grass about 100 feet from the main entrance of UF Health Shands Hospital on Sunday morning.

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Journalism college gets $1 million for investigative program

By Alexandra Fernandez | Nov. 15, 2015

Lee Wetherington didn’t go to UF, but he’s a Gator fan.

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UF professor finds Ebola vaccine effective

By Spencer Harvey | Nov. 15, 2015

Since Fall 2014, Ira Longini has worked with the World Health Organization to design a clinical trial for an Ebola vaccine. This term, he found his Ebola vaccine was 100 percent effective.

UF defensive back Quincy Wilson (6) celebrates after catching an interception in the waning seconds of Florida's 24-14 win against South Carolina on Nov. 14, 2015, at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

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'EVERY GAME IS A PLAYOFF GAME': Florida downs South Carolina, finishes SEC East undefeated

By GRAHAM HALL | Nov. 14, 2015

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Florida was determined not to suffer a second straight letdown at the hands of South Carolina.