Stephanie Bailes, president and executive director of the CADE Museum, was named a Top 50 Museum Influencer by Blooloop. We spoke with Bailes and got an inside look at what this award means for her and the community she serves.
Read More »UF Celebrates 50 Years of Women’s Athletics
This weekend marks 50 years since women’s athletics were introduced at the University of Florida. UF First-Ever Gymnast Nancy Thayer said, “We just built the foundation. We didn’t make it great. It’s the women who succeeded us that have made it great.”
Read More »UF Cuban Community Reacts To Cuba’s Humanitarian Crisis
Many individuals from South Florida are caravanning to the nation’s Capitol over the weekend to call on the Biden administration to provide resources to help Cubans in this crisis.
Read More »Gainesville Protests Show Solidarity With Cuban Citizens
The protesters met at the corner of University Avenue and 13th Street Wednesday evening where they stayed to support large demonstrations that erupted in Cuba over the weekend calling for a more just government.
Read More »Watch Live: Biden Holds A Press Conference After Meeting With Putin
Republican critics are already preparing to paint Biden as weak following the meeting.
Read More »‘Palestine Is Here’: Hundreds Gather In Gainesville In Solidarity As Middle East Violence Continues
A wave of red, green and black on Wednesday flooded the corner of University Avenue and 13th Street in Gainesville as about 250 protesters united in solidarity with Palestine.
Read More »An Iranian Photographer’s Exhibition Opens At The 4Most Gallery
On a summer tour of rural Iran, Foad Seyed Mohammadi came upon a man who had no hands. He saw the man in a bustling bazaar in a western village near Sardasht, not far from the Iraqi border.
Read More »UF International Students Make Difficult Decisions About Traveling Home With Pets During Pandemic
CHONGQING, CHINA – As with so much else, the pandemic has made international students’ life with their pets more difficult than before. Yihang Liu, a Chinese international student in his junior year at the University of Florida, adopted his second cat from a local pet rescue in July 2020, when …
Read More »From Jordan To Gainesville: Middle Eastern Embroidery Makes An Entrance
The How Bazar's partnership with Sitti Soap is connecting the women of the Jerash Refugee Camp in Jordan to Gainesville through masks.
Read More »Some Nicaraguan UF Students Fear Their Country Is Not Ready To Face The Pandemic
The Nicaraguan government has not taken measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Classes have not been suspended or moved online, the country's borders remain completely open and no social distancing measures are being enforced.
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