Campus Articles
![Opinion: Time for a gut check at UF. How are our students really doing?](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/10/Mull_Headshot_Web.jpg)
The hallmarks of fall at the University of Florida have arrived: The humidity lifts, Starbucks has ushered pumpkin drinks back onto the menu and mid-semester deadlines are on the horizon. It’s the halfway mark of the first fully in-person fall semester since 2019.
![Who makes homecoming happen at UF? Meet the students behind the traditions](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/10/UF-News_homecoming.jpg)
Behind the celebrations, a force of more than 200 students orchestrates the events that draw thousands annually. As a result, Gator Growl and the parade are some of the nation’s largest student-run events of their kind.
![Why this UF professor says everyone needs to understand AI](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/10/Alvarado-engineering-portrait_crop.jpg)
Diego Alvarado believes it’s vital that society understands the role artificial intelligence plays in everything we do. It’s not because he envisions AI replacing humans in jobs. It’s because he, like many in his field, believes that workers will have to work in unison with AI in their jobs of the future.
![Titus O’Neil to host Gator Growl 2021](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/10/UF-News_oneil.png)
UF Homecoming & Gator Growl is excited to announce Titus O’Neil as the host of Gator Growl 2021. The show will take place on Friday, October 8, with doors opening at 5:00 PM. Gunna will headline Gator Growl, featuring Neon Trees with comedian Daphnique Springs.
![University of Florida receives top free speech rating](/media/newsufledu/images/generic/UF-News-Crop_Morning-tower-generic-.jpg)
For the eighth year in a row, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has named UF a top university in the country for free expression in its College Free Speech Rankings.
![50-Year Anniversary of Florida Women’s Athletics Starts This Weekend](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/09/1976_Florida_Women_s_All_Sports_Photo_crop.jpg)
A season-long celebration of 50 years of Florida women’s athletics kicks off this weekend.
![UF researchers on quest to understand, prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/09/From-Florida-small.png)
More than 6 million people in the U.S. are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease and that number is expected to grow exponentially in coming decades. At the University of Florida, researchers are searching for answers to what causes Alzheimer’s, how to diagnose it early and prevent or slow its development and for the most effective treatments.
![University of Florida honors integration pioneers with historical marker](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/09/2021-09-15_Historical-Marker-8-crop.jpg)
The University of Florida unveiled a historical marker honoring the integration pioneers who led the charge to desegregate the institution.
![U.S. News & World Report ranks University of Florida fifth among top public universities in its 2022 Best Colleges rankings](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/09/20210809-Rankings-Toolkit-Social-Posts-AS1_crop.jpg)
After five consecutive years of ascension, the University of Florida’s performance has positioned UF among the nation’s top five ranked public universities, according to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings released today, marking an extraordinary milestone in the university’s history.
![University of Florida and Florida Department of Transportation host traffic and pedestrian safety events on campus](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/08/DSC01951-(1).jpg)
University of Florida President Kent Fuchs joined the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on Monday for the start of a three-week tabling effort at the corner of University Avenue and Buckman Drive aimed to raise awareness about pedestrian and traffic safety.
![UF welcomes students for Fall](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/08/First-Day-Story-AS.jpg)
The University of Florida campus is bustling once again, after more than a year since the pandemic forced the institution to switch to online learning and later a hybrid version of limited in-person courses and online.