A couple of rejection letters from NASA didn’t keep one retired astronaut and UF alumnus from getting to space.
Voldemort couldn’t stop the rock at Reitz Union Board Entertainment's third annual Harry Potter event, this year called “A Day in Diagon Alley.”
Getting ready for an artist or speaker means stocking dressing rooms and staging areas with sometimes expensive items — items that can range from after-dinner snacks to appliances.
UF is catching up in the race to have “Catching Fire” screened in advance on campus.
A four-digit tuition bill at UF could pay off with a seven-digit salary.
The P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School program for the performing arts has recently taken some of its drama off-stage.
UF has begun to create a dedicated bias response team following the recent Alpha Tau Omega incident that caused UF President Bernie Machen to send a letter condemning the actions of a brother.
Some bus routes will be detoured, and others will be shut down Friday and Monday due to UF Homecoming festivities and Veterans Day.
To further the university’s environmentally friendly efforts, UF is working to establish a student bike-sharing program.
Researchers want the chance to blaze new ground in medical marijuana treatments. Across the country, many are pushing for marijuana to be classified as a Schedule II drug, the group for drugs with no medical use and a high potential for abuse, and the University of Florida community is skeptical of the change.
After passing a few resolutions that have been lingering on the agenda, senators brainstormed improvements for the school year at Tuesday night’s Student Senate meeting.
Mobiquity, a Boston-based mobile software company that expanded to Gainesville in May, recently announced it will expand by upping its office space and number of employees locally.
A beached sperm whale was euthanized last week in Madeira Beach after a UF veterinarian played an instrumental role in the decision.
Local artists and volunteers put some of the finishing touches on a carbon-neutral, gator-shaped parade float made from repurposed materials Tuesday night in preparation for UF’s Homecoming Parade.
Footprints Buddy and Support Program, a pediatric cancer volunteer organization, in partnership with the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation may break a record for the amount of bone marrow donors swabbed this week.
Aspiring musicians can now compete for professional critiques using social media.
Lauren Moore was in the middle of Berlin, walking with a friend, when she saw something that caught her eye: a man walking with a tray of eggs on his head.
An hourlong showing of Soulfest will be added to the Homecoming Parade telecast this Friday.
Two friends have decided to go the distance for Dance Marathon. That distance is about 120 miles — from Orlando to Gainesville.
New York City is raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21, but Florida law is keeping Gainesville from setting its sights on similar legislation.
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