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The jury will be selected on Tuesday for a murder trial where Aaron Hernandez, a former NFL and University of Florida football player, is being accused of fatally shooting two men in Boston in 2012. Hernandez is currently serving life in prison for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancée. 

Florida is the latest school to start selling alcohol at sporting events. The Gators are looking to create a new revenue stream at a time when costs are on the rise as schools pay athletes a monthly stipend.

As world leaders gather at the United Nations climate change conference in France, the University of Florida is working to decrease its carbon footprint at home.

UF researcher Treavor Boyer has devised a system that could cut up to 20 percent of UF's water usage. The system involves reducing the amount of water needed to fertilize Florida Field — by swapping nitrogen fertilizer for human urine.

In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, the University of Florida Police Department will increase the number of bomb detection dogs and police presence at Ben Griffin Hill stadium for the Gator’s matchup against Florida Atlantic University.

Karen Clarke, assistant superintendent for the Alachua County School Board, said the school board has been working since June to ensure that graduation at Citizens Field is a memorable night for the class of 2016.