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The University of Florida is hosting the national conference and 50th anniversary of the Society of Composers, Inc. from Nov. 12 to Nov. 14. Performers from all over the world, including UF faculty and alumni, played a total of 86 compositions.

An Alachua County Veterans Day Celebration gave residents the opportunity to honor those who served in the military. This year’s event was dedicated especially to Vietnam Veterans, as 2015 marks 50 years since the start of the Vietnam War.

The University of Florida was named a 2016 Military Friendly® School for its resources available to the nearly 1,000 veterans and active-duty military members enrolled as students.

The 2015 scores for the National Assessment of Education Progress exam (NAEP) are out, and the overall results were low for Florida and the nation as a whole. The scores for Florida's eighth graders in the national math exam were lower than two years ago. Despite these low scores, Duval County Public schools were ranked among the top districts in the U.S. in both reading and math.

UF School of Art and Art History Alumni team up for a joint show at University Gallery through Dec. 4. Artists Robert Fichter and Mernet Larsen will discuss their work during a public reception at the gallery from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 6.

Celseste Mergens, founder and CEO of Days for Girls International, presented her lecture, Turning Passion into Action, on finding sustainable solutions for feminine hygiene in developing nations at the University of Florida in cooperation with Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the Alachua County Medical Society.

A state appeals court Friday rejected arguments by a gun-rights group that sought to overturn a University of Florida ban on firearms in residence halls and other university housing.

Students at the University of Florida College of Education are asking for help from the state of Florida to renovate Norman Hall. Having very little updates since its establishment in 1934, students fear the building is negatively affecting their health.

Cesia Salan, 20-year-old UF microbiology student, put on skates for the first time at her seventh birthday party. After years of practice and competitions, she was invited to compete with Guatemala's team at the Artistic Skating World Championship.

UF is playing a large role across the nation in paving the way for decreasing harmful emissions caused by transportation by implementing Gator Gears, UF’s student bike rental program.