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McCarty Woods has been conserved since 2000 and serves as a research laboratory and natural teaching space for students and faculty in multiple classes.
Read More »Students Organize To Save McCarty Woods From UF’s Plans To Make It Smaller
Amy Williams Is A UF Geology Professor During The Day, NASA Scientist By Night
Despite having a busy schedule, Williams reminds us that she has a “normal” life of her own. On Perseverance landing day, her toddler turns 18 months old.
Read More »Putnam School Board Votes To Keep Open Melrose Elementary School But Close Others
The school board passed the updated revitalization plan that will save Melrose with a vote of 3-2.
Read More »Three Years Later, Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas Students At UF Continue To Advocate, Heal and Remember
Feb. 14 is usually a day marked with chocolates and flowers. But for the roughly 100 attendees at the vigil organized by March For Our Lives Gainesville, it was a day of remembrance. Sunday marks three years since the tragic mass shooting that claimed 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas …
Read More »Community Gardens Grow In Purpose During Pandemic
Gainesville's community gardens have provided a safe, socially distanced way for community members engage during the pandemic.
Read More »‘It’s In Our Genes’: Gainesville Chinese Find Ways To Celebrate Lunar New Year During COVID-19
“Celebrating the Lunar New Year is an excellent opportunity to show how we love one another.”
Read More »Parents Fight To Save Melrose Elementary School From Closure, Await Feb. 16 Vote
The associate superintendent says the district will endorse the new plan that would keep Melrose open, but until the school board officially votes on Tuesday, parents will be apprehensive.
Read More »From Jordan To Gainesville: Middle Eastern Embroidery Makes An Entrance
The How Bazar's partnership with Sitti Soap is connecting the women of the Jerash Refugee Camp in Jordan to Gainesville through masks.
Read More »UF Professors On Edge As Student Bars Remain Busy
Across the street at Midtown, music booms as unmasked students are lined up eager to party.
Read More »Gainesville Community Calls For “Not One More” With Programs To Address Spike In Pedestrian Safety Issues
Gainesville residents are once again concerned about pedestrian safety, after three separate traffic incidents took the lives of three University of Florida students within one year.
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