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Research goes digital with ebooks

By Ariana Figueroa | Apr. 20, 2015

UF’s top research has been compiled into easy-to-read nonfiction books.

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UF students awarded Oxford scholarships

By Lindsay Alexander | Apr. 20, 2015

After months of obsessively checking her email, Amber Todoroff was relieved to learn she earned a scholarship to attend graduate school at the University of Oxford next Fall.

Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma plays against Mustafa “Ice” Akcakaya, from Germany, at Apex 2015. Debiedma placed fifth out of about 1,000 entrants.

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Player one: Hungrybox | UF senior smash hit in fighting game

By Jenna Lyons | Apr. 20, 2015

Sometimes, when Juan Debiedma gets recognized, fans scream. Sometimes, they ask for an autograph. Sometimes, they just whisper “Hi, Hungrybox,” then walk away.

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Despite massacre, UF Kenya study abroad focused on wildlife safety

By Caitlin Ostroff | Apr. 20, 2015

Despite a recent massacre April 2 at Garissa University College in Garissa, Kenya, that left 147 dead, the UF in Kenya study-abroad program is mostly concerned with buffalo sightings.

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UF Online ranked among top 20 online academic institutions

By Paige Levin | Apr. 20, 2015

UF Online earned a new distinction among the nation’s online colleges.

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Looking back: SG leadership keeps its promises

By Ariana Figueroa | Apr. 19, 2015

It’s easy to forget about that $18 per credit hour that’s funneled to Student Government. But this past year’s executive ticket spent it — almost exactly the way they promised they would in their platform.

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The importance of thinking differently

Apr. 19, 2015

When I was an electrical engineering student, most of my classmates looked like me and thought like me. Companies have learned in recent decades that having a workforce that consists mostly of white male engineers narrows their perspective and limits their capacity to innovate. We have learned that organizations are more likely to be successful over the long term if their members contribute racial, cultural, gender, geographic and disciplinary breadth. Similarly, top universities increasingly have students and faculty who bring a rich tapestry of knowledge and understanding due to their different races, religions and numerous other areas of experience and perspective.

Hannah Westergaard, a 20-year-old UF plant science junior enrolled in the Innovation Academy, poses for a photo on a walkway behind McCarty Hall. Westergaard has dropped the innovation minor and is having difficulties aligning her major’s classes with the Spring-Summer schedule.

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Inside Innovation Academy: Getting in and getting out

By EMILY COCHRANE< | Apr. 16, 2015

For many students, it began with what some now call the infamous checkbox.

Robin Wright, actress from “The Princess Bride,” and “House of Cards,” speaks at an Accent Speaker's Bureau event at the Philips Center of Performing Arts on Thursday. Wright spoke about getting back into TV, life on the House of Cards set and how she related to her characters. "Give me something challenging," she said while discussing roles she'd turned down. "Give me something that I'm afraid of."

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Robin Wright talks acting, directing and turning down films like 'Jurassic Park'

By Ariana Figueroa | Apr. 16, 2015

Sandibel Miron made sure to binge-watch “House of Cards” before actress Robin Wright came to UF.

Pictured is an illustration made by Xavier Moss, 22, the only student at UF majoring in biological illustration. Moss will showcase some of his work on April 23 and 24 at the Ayers Technology Plaza at UF’s Innovation Square.

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Senior drawing exhibition showcases rare 'biological illustration' major at UF

By Stella Heekin | Apr. 16, 2015

When UF student Xavier Moss took a high school career-evaluation test and the result was medical illustrator, he was intrigued.

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New goal-setting task force to examine, plan UF’s direction

By Cyanne Dunn | Apr. 16, 2015

UF’s goals have been made a priority for a new university task force.

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Our take on Innovation Academy

Apr. 16, 2015

In case you missed it, we published a five-part series this week exploring UF’s Innovation Academy, a program currently in its third year. Basically, students enrolled in the program go to school for the Spring and Summer semesters, as opposed to the traditional Fall and Spring. After hearing from several students who had both positive and negative things to say, we decided to look into five ways IA students are affected by the program: campus involvement, academics, pre-professional opportunities, finances and getting in and getting out.

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UF student’s art exhibit to explore Latina empowerment

By Moriah Gaynor | Apr. 16, 2015

While some internships lead to suits, briefcases and conference rooms, Natasha Collazos ended up at the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Culture, the home of her internship and upcoming art exhibition.

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Smathers to host geocaching hunt for Earth Day

By Paige Levin | Apr. 16, 2015

Nature will go virtual Saturday at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Earth Day celebration.

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Santa Fe Senate welcomes new leadership team

By Hunter Williamson | Apr. 16, 2015

In an emotional goodbye and inauguration meeting Wednesday night, Santa Fe College Student Senate swore in its new Leadership Team.

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Inside Innovation Academy: By the numbers

By EMILY COCHRANE< | Apr. 15, 2015

Innovation Academy has made space for 838 UF students since its inception — a small group in a school with about 50,000 students.

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UF hosts Genocide Awareness Week to honor survivors

By Lilianne Busto | Apr. 15, 2015

To prepare for a more peaceful future, we must remember the past.

Amid posters of concerts, composers and teachers, Raymond Chobaz poses for a photo in his office in the Music Building. A native of Switzerland, Chobaz left his country at the age of 24 to pursue music education in the U.S.

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UF orchestra conductor lowers baton (for now)

By Carla Vianna | Apr. 15, 2015

When Raymond Chobaz waved his baton in the air, the symphony followed suit.

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A tree is nice, but Mickle deserves a building

Apr. 15, 2015

At 4 p.m. today, a tree dedication ceremony will be held on the UF Law West Courtyard. The ceremony will be held in honor of Judge Stephan P. Mickle, the first African-American to graduate from UF and the second to graduate from UF’s Levin College of Law.

Stela Patidar, a 20-year-old UF psychology sophomore enrolled in the Innovation Academy, poses for a photo in Turlington Hall against a projection of her Canvas dashboard. A student on the pre-med track, Patidar is concerned about keeping up with her classes and studying for the MCAT while on the Spring-Summer calendar.

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Inside Innovation Academy: how IA affects pre-professional opportunities

By EMILY COCHRANE< | Apr. 14, 2015

To Yuri Blaise, experience is everything.