Sameer Saboungi released 70 black balloons Thursday, letting them fly high above the Plaza of the Americas and simultaneously raising awareness of the Syrian conflict.
Read More »Student organizations host activists for discussion on Holy Land Foundation
Students for Justice in Palestine and Students for a Democratic Society host a discussion on overturning the Holy Land Foundation case to a crowd of about 60 in Little Hall at the University of Florida on Tuesday evening.
Read More »Nine little-known facts about Passover
Nine interesting facts about Passover. Find them here.
Read More »Obama to make first presidential visit to Israel
Obama will meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
Read More »Students at St. Francis school react to new pope
The new pope has some students excited at the St. Francis High School. WUFT's Nickelle Smith visited the school to gauge reaction to the election of the new head of the Catholic church.
Read More »Gainesville reacts to selection of Pope Francis
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina became Pope Francis I Wednesday. People in Gainesville are having different reactions to the decision.
Read More »Local Catholics react to the official end to Benedict’s papacy
At 2 p.m. EST (8 p.m. in Rome), Pope Benedict XVI officially ended his papacy, becoming the first pope in 600 years to resign. WUFT's Bianca Ventura spoke with local Catholics for their thoughts.
Read More »Horse meat discoveries shouldn’t concern Florida, expert says
Despite findings of horse meat in Europe, local experts say this is not a problem for Floridians and finding horse meat in America is unheard of.
Read More »Meteor events relatively common, UF geologist says
A meteorite explosion that injured about 1,200 people Friday in Russia. A UF geologist said meteorites similar to that one are not uncommon.
Read More »UF Center for Latin American Studies’ 62nd annual conference focused on Brazil
Brazil's economic success has made its economy the sixth largest in the world. The country will be the focus of the University of Florida's Center for Latin American Studies' 62nd annual conference called "Emergent Brazil."
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