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UF to offer online degree programs
By Brittany Bassler on April 23rd, 2013 | Last updated: April 23, 2013 at 12:12 pm
On Monday, Governor Rick Scott signed an education bill that will let the University of Florida offer bachelor’s degrees entirely online. The online degree programs will cost 75 percent of current tuition costs.
UF students awarded first place in EPA’s Campus RainWorks Challenge
By Erik Ugartachea on April 22nd, 2013 | Last updated: April 26, 2013 at 10:10 am
A team of University of Florida students was recognized for its water sustainability efforts after winning first place in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s inaugural Campus RainWorks Challenge.
In the News: UF picks assistant football coach, school guns bill advances, Carnival upgrades fleets, Boston investigation continues
By Jewel Midelis on April 17th, 2013 | Last updated: April 17, 2013 at 11:39 am
UF announces assistant football coach – The University of Florida announced that Jeff Choate, the University of Texas-El Paso defensive coordinator, will be the new special teams coordinator this football season, coach Will Muschamp said Wednesday. Choate will replace Bryant [...]
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In the News: Boston Marathon explosions, Bernstein visits UF, Americans disapprove government, squirrel causes power outage, Australian wins Masters
By Jenna Lyons on April 15th, 2013 | Last updated: April 24, 2013 at 5:06 pm
2 Explosions at Boston Marathon Finish Line – ABC News – The explosions occured about three hours after winners crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon today. Bloody spectators were carried to a medical tent and competitors and race organizers fled [...]
Changes to Bright Futures scholarships will affect college funding for minorities
By Cassandra Ganter and Janny Rodriguez on April 9th, 2013 | Last updated: April 9, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Changes to the requirements for Bright Futures scholarship dispersion will affect minority students starting July 1, 2014.
In the News: lead poisoning, Social Security, morning-after pill
By Billy Kennedy on April 5th, 2013 | Last updated: April 5, 2013 at 2:53 pm
Lead poisoning estimate increases to 1 in 38 children – The high estimate of lead poisoning among children has doubled after the threshold for lead poisoning was lowered last year. Experts suggest a need for testing and prevention. Tampa Bay [...]
In wake of gay marriage debate, UF student questions FDA blood donation policy
By WUFT News on April 5th, 2013 | Last updated: April 5, 2013 at 1:46 pm
Since the 1980s, the Food and Drug Administration has banned blood donations from gay men because of the risk of HIV/AIDS transmission. University of Florida student James J. Sadler hopes that ban will be lifted, so he and other gay men can donate blood.
Sexual assault victims raise awareness with ‘Take Back the Night’ event
By Charlene Ochogo on April 4th, 2013 | Last updated: April 4, 2013 at 3:11 pm
Sexual assault victims and members of the community gathered together Wednesday night to raise awareness of rape and sexual assault.
UF students appear on the ‘Today’ show
By Breanna Maye on March 29th, 2013 | Last updated: March 29, 2013 at 3:46 pm
More than 100 UF students woke up early Friday morning and dressed in orange and blue for an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show in an excerpt showing school spirit before the men’s basketball game against Florida Gulf Coast University.
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Mar. 29, 2013: Morning News in 90
By Michal Higdon on March 29th, 2013 | Last updated: March 29, 2013 at 11:56 am
A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida: UF to play FGCU tonight, Lowe enters plea of not guilty, anthropologists in Florida wait for court order to exhume boys’ remains, solar-powered plane to fly across North America
