GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new special edition “Champs” plate is now available for fans of The Gator Nation to celebrate all the UF championships — past, present and future. Designed for the front of vehicles, the plate looks very much like an official DMV plate. The high-quality stamped metal plate is a perfect compliment to [...]
The University of Florida recognizes Andrew Meyer for taking responsibility for his behavior which disrupted the Sept. 17 town hall forum for Sen. John Kerry.
Andrew has told university officials he has learned from this experience and is sorry. He has provided the university with written apologies to the University Police Department, President Bernie Machen and [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thanks to University of Florida students, a community in rural Uganda has a way to purify its drinking water, while a town in Macedonia has a new environmental awareness and recycling program.
The students traveled abroad last summer to work on these initiatives as part of 100 Projects for Peace, a program that [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A classic tale of love and conflicting loyalties, the musical “West Side Story” debuted on Broadway in 1957. It ran for 732 performances before closing in 1959. Now, in its 50th anniversary year, performers from the College of Fine Arts recreate this passionate tale at the University of Florida.
Tony Mata will direct [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. —Gator Growl 2007 remains true to its theme “Nation of Champions” this year with appearances by the University of Florida’s athletic heroes.
Traditionally, Growl has always welcomed the senior football players and head coach to The Swamp. This year, for the first time ever, the University of Florida men’s basketball team and head [...]
Dear students, faculty and staff,
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement forwarded late last week its review of the University of Florida Police Department’s actions in the arrest of student Andrew Meyer.
The report is more than 300 pages and includes many hours of taped interviews of witnesses. A full review of the document to remove information [...]
For the third year in a row, the University of Florida’s Office of Sustainability will celebrate National Campus Sustainability Day. The event starts at 10 a.m. on Oct. 24 and features a number of activities designed to raise awareness of campus sustainability efforts.
The day will begin on the Reitz Student Union North Lawn, with President [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Starting this fall, all University of Florida students will be asked to provide emergency contact information when they register for classes.
UF is the first institution in the state and one of the first in the country to adopt this policy.
Starting today, each student who logs on to ISIS, UF’s Web-based registration system, [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “Ground Truth: Evidence of Paris Through Drawing and Digital Media” will be on display in the Focus Gallery Fine Arts Building C at the University of Florida from Oct. 29 to Dec. 7. A public reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov.16.
The exhibit is a selection of [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In honor of National Campus Sustainability Day, the University of Florida Office of Sustainability and Gators for a Sustainable Campus will evaluate UF’s progress toward sustainability and provide an opportunity for students and members of the community to learn about environmental issues on Wednesday.
The event, starting at 10 a.m. on the Reitz [...]