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UF Health installs "Before I Die" walls to promote conversations about advance directives.
Read More »“Before I Die” Walls In Gainesville Promote Importance Of Advance Directives
At UF Town Hall, Administrators Address Racial Climate On Campus
More than 300 members of the University of Florida gathered at a town hall Monday to discuss the racial climate at the university. The Black Student Affairs Task Force presented its findings and recommendations to better the climate, while a panel of university officials fielded questions and provided updates on the status of initiatives already in motion.
Read More »Hot Air Balloon Initiative Helps UF Students Rise Up For Mental Health Issues
A national initiative called Mind the Gap made its way to the University of Florida campus inspiring students to rise up to mental health issues.
Read More »UF President, Student Organizations Respond To Immigration Executive Order
After President Trump signed an executive order Friday that halted refugees from seven majority-Muslim countries from being admitted to the United States, the local community and the University of Florida responded.
Read More »UF Multicultural Affairs Group Vows To Hold Elected Officials Accountable Following Inauguration
UF's Multicultural and Diversity Affairs group held a live screening of Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, followed by a panel asking for more public political action. The group vows to hold elected officials accountable and said that can only be a possibility if the public is engaged in the political process.
Read More »Inauguration Day Events
Around Florida, watch parties and protests are being organized in anticipation of the inaugural ceremony.
Read More »Tying Ties And Building Resumes: UF Students Get Career Tips
University of Florida students gathered at the school's Reitz Union North Lawn Tuesday for the Career Carnival, an event meant to help them prepare for life after graduation.
Read More »Abby Dougherty Memorial: Family, Friends Remember UF Student Killed In Accident
More than 150 of Abby Dougherty's friends and family filled the Rion Ballroom Monday night to speak about the life she led.
Read More »Food-Ordering App Tapingo Arrives At UF
More than 7,400 on UF's campus have registered for the app, and an average of 1,400 orders are being filled daily.
Read More »RTS Works To Improve Its Bus Amenities
RTS recently received funds from the Florida Department of Transportation to improve bus stop amenities, their service during holidays and operations on its existing routes.
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