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Eastside High School Offers Colombian Students A Taste of American Education

October 11, 2019 Education Comments Off on Eastside High School Offers Colombian Students A Taste of American Education

The dreams of 13 Colombian students came true when Gainesville's Eastside High School opened its doors for them to experience American culture and education for two weeks.

Take Stock In Children Scholarship Program Accepts A Record Amount Of Students

April 19, 2018 Education, Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story 0

Each scholarship costs $4,000, which is then matched by the state.

Millhopper Montessori Alumni Reflect On 40 Years, Looking To Anniversary Events

March 30, 2018 Education, Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story 0

A lot has changed over 40-years at Millhopper Montessori School. And for those former students who now serve as teachers, the changes are more personal than the obvious name change from the Montessori School of Gainesville to the name it has now. This year, the school will celebrate the 40th …

Project oVert Turns Specimen X-rays Into 3-D Models

August 29, 2017 Health and Science 0

A new project will allow people to explore over 20,000 3-D vertebrate species online.

“Photo Ark” Photographer Joel Sartore Talks Tree Frogs, Turtles and Tarantulas

April 27, 2017 Animals, Environment 0

National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, the founder of "Photo Ark," an effort to take portraits of every species on Earth, recently visited UF’s Florida Museum of Natural History to photograph insects and celebrate the museum’s 100th anniversary, Sartore sat down with UF environmental journalist-in-residence Cynthia Barnett and conservation photographers Jennifer Adler and Ryan Jones.

Hedges Delivers ‘Mixed Signals’

April 14, 2017 Podcast, WUFT Host Interviews 0

'Mixed Signals' is the long-awaited new album from Gainesville's Jason Hedges and his band, HEDGES. Friday's album release concert will be recorded and streamed live from Heartwood Soundstage in downtown Gainesville.

Brewery Partners With Museum to Save Butterflies

March 27, 2017 Environment 0

First Magnitude and the Florida Museum of Natural History have partnered to create a limited-edition craft beer to raise money for the Miami blue butterfly.

New Study Reclassifies Three Types of Florida Snake

February 20, 2017 Animals 0

Three types of kingsake found in Florida have been upgraded to species status thanks to a study conducted by researchers from the Florida Museum of Natural History.