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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Monday will kick off National Arts and Humanities Month at the University of Florida with a number of events.
An arts and cultural opportunities fair featuring community and campus organizations will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Reitz Student Union Colonnade. Participation is free to attendees and participating organizations, [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ken Block and Drew Copeland from the group Sister Hazel will return to their hometown to sing the national anthem and host Gator Growl 2011.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator program, which fosters the growth of startup bioscience companies with ties to UF, has released a study showing that over the last seven years its companies and graduates had a total economic impact on Alachua County of $753 million.

They might seem cute and cuddly, but some of the cats you see roaming neighborhoods or hanging out by restaurants are wild animals, born without any people caring for them. Now University of Florida researchers say a vaccine may help control feral cat populations.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, report that a single dose of an immunocontraceptive vaccine controls fertility over multiple years in adult female cats.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Prominent Washington, D.C., attorneys and tax experts will discuss one of the most important issues facing the United States right now – the potential fiscal crisis – at the second Ellen Bellet Gelberg Tax Policy Lecture at the University of Florida Levin College of Law on Friday.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jane McGonigal, a leader in the growing movement to create online games that are socially conscious and rooted in real-world problems, will speak in a special forum Oct. 4 at the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service.

Paul Chadik, associate professor of environmental engineering sciences, was quoted in a Sept. 26 Miami Herald story about heightened levels of lead in the drinking water in Dania Beach.