Life Articles
![Sharing Underground Railroad’s oral histories](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/05/Bob-Seeley-Railroad-square.jpg)
Samuel Proctor Oral History Program begins work highlighting civil rights struggle during slavery era with support from National Parks Service
![UF/IFAS professor emeritus among conservationists invited to show rare Ghost Orchid at prestigious Chelsea Flower Show](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/05/Ghost-Orchid4_sqare.jpg)
Michael Kane, a world-renown Ghost Orchid conservationist, is part of a team that will show the unique plant at the invitation-only flower show, May 22-27 in England.
![Project SEARCH comes to College of Medicine](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/05/HVNM-evening-light_MCM_square.png)
UF, UF Health and community organizations launch high school transition program for neurodivergent students
![Say 'Happy Mother's Day' with a plant, maybe even one bred by UF/IFAS](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/05/shutterstock_motherday.jpeg)
If you’re thinking of giving mom a plant, many varieties last long and can give that look you want.
![Ally or enemy? When it comes to the legal profession, GPT-4 may be a little of both](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/05/JiayingJiang.jpg)
UF Law Professor Jiaying Jiang says legal inaccuracies generated by language models could make attorneys liable for the mistakes.
![How our shared need for belonging made May the 4th a sacred Star Wars holiday](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/05/sw-sq.jpg)
May the 4th is almost a religious holiday for Star Wars fans, when they make annual pilgrimages to re-released films in theaters, attend costumed conventions and plan themed parties.
![Improving national literacy won’t take a village; it will take an entire ecosystem](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/04/3d4f2bd8-f69f-4425-944f-505156da3e24.png)
The Lastinger Center’s approach to addressing the literacy crisis began in 2018, and the new Literacy Micro-Credentials program is taking this one step further. The Micro-Credentials program is part of an all-hands-on-deck reading structure that addresses the needs of whole communities.
![Coachella proves what one UF professor predicted: Latin music is the future of mega-festivals](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/04/bad-bunny.jpg)
Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny has reaffirmed what industry pros have intuited for years: Latin music is what the masses want.
![Finding fires at lightning speed](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/04/shutterstock_lightning.jpg)
The Fire Neural Network applies AI to help detect lightning strikes at risk of causing devastating wildfires almost immediately after the strike
![Why Taylor Swift’s breakup feels like our breakup too, according to a UF media professor](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/04/t-swift-sq.jpg)
Swifties had their emotional universe upended on Saturday after learning that the singer-songwriter had broken up with boyfriend Joe Alwyn of six years.
![From a small town in China, engineer helps lead UF/IFAS AI programs to new heights](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/04/Charlie-square.jpg)
Changying "Charlie" Li, a new UF/IFAS professor of agriculture and biological engineering, is taking on an administrative role as Artificial Intelligence, or AI, administrative coordinator
![Need a healthy testosterone boost? Attend a live UFC event, a UF sports professor says](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/04/ufc-sq.jpg)
What is behind the primal human craving that one Florida sports professor describes as “aggression-seeking desire,” and why do events like live UFC matches quench it for spectators?