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UF students perform to celebrate Asian elephants

By Sara Perlman | Sep. 10, 2015

Kira Silverman thinks people should be more like elephants.

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UF gets pediatrics center

By Alexandra Fernandez | Sep. 10, 2015

The Florida Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong spoke at the UF Health Pediatrics Gerold L. Schiebler Children’s Medical Services Center on Thursday to celebrate something he called nothing short of remarkable.

Natalie Ford and Jessica Gordon tap flags into the ground Sept. 6, 2010. The flags are part of a 9/11 memorial sponsored by College Republicans and Network of enlightened Women in the Plaza of the Americas.

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14 years later, UF remembers 9/11

By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 10, 2015

Isabella Sorressi was 4 years old the morning the Twin Towers went down on Sept. 11, 2001

A group of Florida cattlemen and executives break ground for the construction of the UF/IFAS Beef Teaching Unit, 3301 23rd Terrace, on Sept. 10, 2015. The 80-acre farm will house a new cattle processing facility and student housing that will be used by animal science students for research.

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UF starts construction for new beef teaching unit

By Martin Vassolo | Sep. 10, 2015

Between two cowpens, 19 shovels stuck out of the dirt at what will soon be the latest addition to UF’s Beef Teaching Unit.

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Ropes course open for all students

By Danitza Yukopila | Sep. 10, 2015

UF students can climb to new heights Sunday all by themselves.

Aleena Martin (right), a 19-year-old UF family youth and community sciences sophomore, gives a “Free Hug” to Tanuj Amalean, a 19-year-old UF mechanical engineering sophomore, in Turlington Plaza Sept. 8, 2015. Martin was with her Intro to Family, Youth and Community Sciences class giving free hugs as part of an extra-credit assignment. “We are encouraged to give healing through hugs,” she said.

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UF students get extra credit by giving free hugs

By Briana Erickson | Sep. 9, 2015

Among the sea of students hustling on Turlington Plaza on Wednesday, UF student Aleena Martin held up a pink sign with the words, “FREE HUGS.”

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Mothers hold bake sale at UF for children with cancer

By Jenna Kline | Sep. 9, 2015

Today on Turlington Plaza, students can buy treats for a sweet cause.

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A stressed generation may lead to more depressed freshmen

By Lexie Bajalia | Sep. 9, 2015

Going away to college for the first time isn’t easy.

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UF IFAS appoints new associate dean for research

By Taylor Maloney | Sep. 9, 2015

UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ new associate dean for research grew up on a small farm and chose to get her doctorate in agricultural and resource economics at Oregon State University.

Lina Mejia (left), 21, and Nicholas Acosta, 22, both UF architecture juniors, eat chips and guacamole at Chipotle on West University Avenue on Sept. 1, 2015.

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Chipotle to offer delivery to 40 campuses, but not yet UF

By Beatriz Martinez | Sep. 9, 2015

UF is still on the waiting list for Chipotle delivery.

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Rankings released, UF best college in Florida

By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 8, 2015

In the “2016 U.S. News and World Report,” UF ranked 47th nationally among public and private universities, which is one ranking above last year’s. Three other universities tied with UF.

Jamie Harshman, a 21-year-old UF business and mechanical engineering senior, walks his bicycle to the bike rack located at the entrance of Yon Hall September 8, 2015.

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Yon Hall opening adds more space for Health and Human Performance students

By Alexandra Fernandez | Sep. 8, 2015

Students in the College of Health and Human Performance will soon have a new space to perform research, take classes and study.

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Plans for O’Connell Center renovations finalized

By GRAHAM HALL | Sep. 8, 2015

The Stephen C. O’Connell Center’s planned renovations will move ahead in October.

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Last day of SG slating sees largest student turnout

By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 8, 2015

The final day of qualifying and slating, where students chose to run with a Student Government political party, had the highest turnout.

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UF professor awarded by Alumni Association

By Priscilla Osorio | Sep. 8, 2015

Hartmut Derendorf flew all the way from Germany in 1981 for two years of teaching experience at UF. Little did he know, he’d be a Gator for more than three decades.

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Student Senate passes resolution to rename Reitz lawn

By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 8, 2015

A debate was sparked when senators suggested changing the name of the Reitz Union North Lawn to “Global Garden” at Tuesday night’s UF Student Senate meeting.

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UF entomology professor inducted into bug Hall of Fame

By Alexandra Fernandez | Sep. 8, 2015

After getting up-close and personal with cockroaches, termites, fleas and other household pests for 40 years, UF entomology professor Philip Koehler is being granted the biggest honor in the pest management industry.

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UF Health to fundraise with fashion

By Nicole LaReau | Sep. 8, 2015

Queen Victoria will be strutting through the Gainesville Woman’s Club — or at least a model dressed like her will.

Faces painted in orange and blue, Erik Teriele (left), a UF mechanical engineer freshman, and Chris Crary, a UF computer engineer freshman, perform the Gator Chomp during the Gators’ first game of the season. The 18-year-olds didn’t expect to get the seats that they were assigned. Teriele said they were freaking out when they realized how close they would be to the field.

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AN ELECTRIC OPENER: Jim McElwain era of Florida football off to fast start

By EMILY COCHRANE< | Sep. 7, 2015

The first time Chris Crary sat in the stands for a Gator football game, he was 3 years old.

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Fuchs raises UF minimum wage

By Alexandra Fernandez | Sep. 7, 2015

After about an hour of business decisions at Friday’s Board of Trustees retreat, chairman Steven Scott congratulated UF President Kent Fuchs on a move he said was moral.