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The University of Florida is involved in a federal settlement to repay nearly $20 million to the United States government. The U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement Friday afternoon in allegations that the university “improperly charged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for salary and administrative costs …

Volunteers with Operation Christmas Child in Florida pack shoeboxes full of gifts and necessary items for children in need in India and Ghana. The goal for this year is to surpass last year’s total of 16,000 shoeboxes and collect 16,900.

The University of Florida is working to make more single bathrooms around campus open to all genders. The initiative is helping to create a secure setting for anyone needing to use the bathroom, regardless of gender identity.

Former Florida cornerback J.C. Jackson has been found not guilty Friday on three counts of armed robbery. And, yes, he wants to come back to the Gators. Jackson, a defensive back who had been expected to start before the April 18 incident in Gainesville, also was cleared of a burglary …

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 Fight for $15 and Union Rights movement rally to raise the minimum wage took place in over 20 cities in Florida Tuesday as part of National Day of Action. The local rally was organized by the Alachua County Labor Coalition and took place at Northwest 13th Street and West University Avenue.

The University of Florida is offering a disabilities studies graduate certificate this spring. The program joins an existing undergraduate minor and will help to dispel misconceptions about disability in society.

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.