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 »Neuroscience club starts off campus activities for Brain Awareness Week
An organization that supports brain research has dubbed this week Brain Awareness Week. There will be activities each weekday afternoon on the University of Florida campus put on by the UF Neuroscience Club.
Read More »‘Justice Week’ brings awareness to human trafficking
FIGHT and Gators for Free the Slaves are hosting 'Justice Week' to increase awareness about human trafficking on a global scale.
Read More »University of Florida graduate students seek to end fees, rally outside Library West
University of Florida graduate students gathered for a rally Tuesday arguing for changes to the graduate assistants contract.
Read More »Activist groups brings awareness to Gainesville
Just one day after twenty-one people were arrested in a Gainesville sex sting operation, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse is sharing her story and bringing attention to this issue. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Lauren Rautenrkanz reports on this survivor’s visit to Gainesville. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/FP-Lauren-Book-WRAP.mp3|titles=FP Lauren Book WRAP]
Read More »Peace Corps of America celebrates 50 years
In commemoration of the Peace Corp of America’s, 50th anniversary, today, the University of Florida hosted an event on the Plaza of the Americas Wednesday afternoon. As Brittany Thompson reports, Peace Corps volunteers joined University of Florida students to answer any questions about serving overseas. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FP Peace Corps WRAP BT.mp3]
Read More »Gators Learn About Going Green
Green gators packed the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday to learn about what UF is doing to become more sustainable and to learn about how they could participate in the “going green” movement. It was all a part of the University of Florida’s Office of Sustainability’s Campus Earth Day …
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