GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Emmanuel Jal, hailed as the rising star of African hip-hop, will be speaking at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 in the Reitz Student Union Grand Ballroom. This event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Dean of Students Office.
In some [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two prominent legislators from Florida will discuss the next president and his relationship with the Sunshine State on Oct. 7 at the University of Florida.
U.S. Reps. Adam Putnam, R-20th, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-12th, will speak on “Florida and the Next President” at 7 p.m. in the Ocora at Pugh Hall. The [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In an election year, Americans are bombarded daily with opinion polls. But what do these surveys say about us and why are they so important? A noted historian is coming to Gainesville to explain how polling became a crucial part of American political and civic life.
Sarah Igo, associate professor of history at [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gainesville residents have a chance to offset the emissions from Saturday’s University of Florida football game, help their mayor win a bet with Tallahassee’s mayor and save money, too.
All they need is an old incandescent bulb and $1.
Now through Tuesday, residents can stop at one of several area businesses to purchase up [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Following months of bad news related to the mortgage market, each day in recent weeks has brought alarming financial news. Some analysts suggest this could become the worst economic situation since the Great Depression.
This onslaught of bad news has created a lot of questions about what is going on and how [...]
The University of Florida’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be working together with the Southeastern Conference (SEC) to promote the second annual league-wide food drive, Together We CAN, at all home events this weekend. All 12 SEC institutions are participating in the week-long event by collecting food and financial donations at various sporting events and [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – This year’s benefits open enrollment period for University of Florida employees began this week and ends Oct. 17.
Open Enrollment is the only period in which changes to pre-tax employee benefits can made – unless employees experience a qualifying event such as a change in marital status, birth or adoption. Any changes made [...]
The story at first appears to be plucked from the plot of the iconic 1984 “Ghostbusters” movie: three researchers, armed with electronic devices, attempting to save the world from pesky invaders.
But this is no humorous movie script. The invaders and researchers are real, and the setting is South Florida.
Giant Burmese pythons, native to Southeast Asia, [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project has named a College of Journalism and Communications media law doctoral student as its interim director.
Mark R. Caramanica replaces the project’s founding director, Bill F. Chamberlin, who retired in June.
“We’re very fortunate to have someone of Mark’s background and ability to provide leadership [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Rick Atkinson will speak at Pugh Hall at 7 p.m. Wednesday. There is limited seating for this event; tickets are available in Room 241 of Pugh Hall on the University of Florida campus.
Atkinson, a staff writer for The Washington Post for more than 20 years, will [...]