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College networking app to give away $10,000

By Hannah Fell | June 4, 2014

An easy way to earn scholarship money is literally at the click of a button.

Professor Leonid L. Moroz holds a jar with unique siphonophore species and some comb jellies just recovered from deep blue of Golf Stream. These animals were used for genomic analysis in the Moroz lab.

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UF professor pioneers sea organism research

By Julia Lopez | June 2, 2014

A UF professor became the first to successfully complete genomic sequencing at sea.

Robert Regojo and Rachel Bouchillon, a 22-year-old UF environmental science graduate student, practice on a range behind Bear Archery’s headquarters in Gainesville.

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Two UF students headed to world collegiate archery match

By Hannah Fell | June 2, 2014

When Lauren Kates was younger, she shot arrows at milk jugs with her friends in her backyard. Now, she’s going to shoot against some of the best archers in the world.

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RAs might share rooms with students

By Susan Huang | June 2, 2014

Starting this Fall, dorm residents might discover their resident assistant is also their new roommate.

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Fiji faces suspension on hazing charges

By Erin Meisenzahl-Peace | June 2, 2014

For the next two months, there will be one less fraternity at UF.

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UFApps permanently free for students

By Josh Ferrari | June 2, 2014

UF students will now be able to access expensive programs thanks to the university assuming the costs of the former pilot program, UFApps.

Author and poet Maya Angelou speaks to a crowd at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday night.

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UF students, professors remember Maya Angelou

By Hannah Fell | May 28, 2014

After 86 years of poetry and civil resistance, Maya Angelou died Wednesday morning in her home, leaving UF students appreciative of their opportunity to hear her speak last year.

Sen. Davis Bean, chair of the budget and allocations committee, presents the 2014-2015 budget at the Student Senate meeting Tuesday. The bill passed unanimously.

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RecSports gets infusion of cash, will add classes

By Alex Harris | May 28, 2014

RecSports will be busier than ever in the coming year, thanks to an extra $100,000 allocation from UF’s Student Senate.

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UF Information Technology makes moves to fully replace Sakai with Canvas

By Hannah Fell | May 28, 2014

UF will begin the gradual process of switching from Sakai to the new course management system Canvas this summer.

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Online Learning Institute gets first program director

By Hannah Fell | May 28, 2014

UF has chosen the head of its new Online Learning Institute.

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All residence halls to have air conditioning by 2015

By Hannah Fell | May 26, 2014

By 2015, all UF residence halls will have central air conditioning.

UF criminology junior Nikolas Wong, 21, sits in Starbucks on 3443 SW Archer Road, where he wrote some of his book containing 10 short satire stories. “The Coffee House” can be purchased on Amazon.com for $10. A portion of the profits from the book will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

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UF writers find publishers, success outside their degrees

By Lindsey Cook-Saucier | May 26, 2014

Gators of any major hoping to enter the literary world can breathe easy — an English degree is not required.

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Local bar offers risque trivia, sex toys as prizes

By Erin Meisenzahl-Peace | May 26, 2014

“Dirty Mike” cleared his throat and then grunted into the microphone.

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New student senators have orientation session, approve seat replacements

By Alex Harris | May 21, 2014

Almost every replacement Student Senate seat was approved unanimously at Tuesday’s Senate meeting.

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College of Arts drops 'fine' from name, change causes identity crisis

By Alicia Soller | May 21, 2014

The College of Fine Arts is now the College of the Arts, but students wonder if the degree will be just as fine.

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UF hires human-centered computing experts from Clemson

By Jacqueline Adadi | May 21, 2014

More classes focusing on how computers relate to and read humans are on the way for UF students.

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Gators still stuck in 16th, improve by 13 strokes

By LAYNE WEITZEL< | May 21, 2014

The ranking in the final and most important golf tournament of the year is crucial. But for the Gators, their ranking hasn’t changed yet.

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UF’s 2nd Annual Bug Week moves online

By Claudia Stantzyk-Guzek | May 21, 2014

UF’s second annual Bug Week has the community buzzing about the jump from being completely online to having two live events this year.

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UF presidential search criteria picked, to be confirmed Friday

By Alex Harris | May 19, 2014

UF’s presidential search committee unanimously confirmed changes to the presidential search criteria at a meeting Monday, mostly strengthening the focus on UF’s preeminence campaign.

Julia Goodrich, 4, inspects a freshly picked blueberry at the 301 Blueberry Farm during its annual Blueberry Festival Saturday morning. Her mother, Meredith Goodrich, 39, said it’s nice to be able to listen to live music while picking blueberries.

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Blueberry festival keeps Alachua traditions

By Steven Katona | May 19, 2014

ISLAND GROVE, Fla. — Sliding a birdshot round into his Remington 1100 shotgun, Kinnis Thomas takes aim at one of several small, paper targets about 30 yards into a wooded clearing.