WUFT News News and Public Media for North Central Florida from the University of Florida in Gainesville
It doesn’t have to be me that people see, but I do think it’s important for mental health to be a part of an audience.
Read More »Comedian Paula Poundstone to appear at the Phillips Center on Friday, December 1
The Point, Nov. 14, 2023: Gainesville’s finance director resigns
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Unyielding resilience: Farmers facing adversity and rebuilding after Hurricane Idalia. “Summer crops have been harvested, and the hurricane season is almost over – but Florida farmers now face off-season decisions …
Read More »Hidden Brain, “Healing 2.0”: How we can change our lives by taking a closer look at the stories we tell ourselves about our lives
I sort of think the fact that we worship at the alter of youth as a culture is wrong and kind of sort of denies us some of the pleasures and good qualities about growing older and I try to celebrate them. So that’s really my message. It’s sort of just, not to listen to the people who tell you to act your age because what does that actually mean?
Read More »NPR’s College Podcast Challenge is back
The NPR College Podcast Challenge is back for a third year in a row. WUFT’s Elliot Tritto talked with NPR’s Janet Lee and Steve Drummond about how the challenge works. The College Podcast Challenge has already started to accept entries but will close on Jan. 5, 2024. The winner will …
Read More »DeSantis defends anti-LGBTQ video shared by his campaign and calls it a ‘fair game’ attack on Trump
NEW YORK — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending an anti-LGBTQ video his campaign shared online that attacks rival Donald Trump for his past support of gay and transgender people, despite some of his fellow Republicans calling it homophobic. DeSantis, in an interview Wednesday on the podcast of conservative commentator Tomi Lahren, did not …
Read More »The Point, May 4, 2023: Alachua County’s $38M events center is opening later this month
The facility in Celebration Pointe will open May 27.
Read More »Photographer and conservationist Gabby Salazar shares her love of nature with a global classroom
Gabby Salazar, an adjunct professor at the University of Florida with the Tropical Conservation and Development Program at the Center for Latin American Studies, has collaborated with the Centre for Wildlife Studies in India to develop Wild Shaale, a conservation education program for 10-to-13-year-old children. The program, which started in 2018, has reached more than 20,000 children in rural India.
Read More »UF’s David Canton reflects on his career in African American Studies
Education in Florida is changing. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent policies to change K-12 education have restricted educators from teaching African American Studies and resulted in strict statewide book bans — punishable by felony charge. As he looks to the collegiate scale, DeSantis pushes for further restriction, including proposals to ban …
Read More »Despite generational differences, the ‘corazon’ of Latin music beats strong for all Latinos
While wearing white Crocs with Bad Bunny accessories, I plopped down on the couch of my college apartment a few Sundays ago to watch the Grammys. As performances and nominations went by, I stared at the television not wanting to miss a chance to see Bad Bunny. I’ve always liked …
Read More »A goodbye letter from reporter Katie Hyson
Katie Hyson is finishing her time as a Report for America Corps Member for WUFT News. She is headed to San Diego to report on race and equity for the NPR/PBS station there, KPBS.
Read More »