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The University of Florida is the state's oldest and largest university. In 1853, the state-funded East Florida Seminary took over the Kingsbury Academy in Ocala, Fla. In 1905, by legislative action, the college became a university and was moved to Gainesville, Fla. With more than 46,000 students, the University of Florida is now one of the five largest universities in the nation.
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The University of Florida is the state's oldest and largest university. In 1853, the state-funded East Florida Seminary took over the Kingsbury Academy in Ocala, Fla. In 1905, by legislative action, the college became a university and was moved to Gainesville, Fla. With more than 46,000 students, the University of Florida is now one of the five largest universities in the nation.
UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. The school has a 2,000-acre campus and more than 900 buildings (including 170 with classrooms and laboratories). The northeast corner of campus is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. The school has a 2,000-acre campus and more than 900 buildings (including 170 with classrooms and laboratories). The northeast corner of campus is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Pastor Says Plans For 9/11 Quran Burning Suspended, Not Canceled
Associated PressGAINESVILLE, Fla. -The anti-Muslim leader of a tiny Florida church says he was lied to and is rethinking his decision to cancel burning Qurans to mark 9/11. Pastor Terry Jones earlier Thursday had backed off his threat to burn the Quran after he said...Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, New York, National Security, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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NASA: Possible Breakthrough in Search for E.T. Found in California Lake
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON -- The discovery of a strange bacteria in a California Lake that can use arsenic as one of its nutrients widens the scope for finding new forms of life on Earth and possibly beyond. While researchers discovered the unusual bacteria here on...Tags: Science and Technology, Space Programs, Research, Biology, National Institutes of Health
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ESPN Reporter Secretly Videotaped Naked
Associated PressBRISTOL, Conn. -- ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was secretly videotaped in the nude while she was alone in a hotel room and the video was posted on the Internet, her attorney and the network said. The blurry, five-minute video shows a nude blond woman...Tags: College Baseball, Entertainment, College Basketball, Crimes, Justice System
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CBS Rejects Super Bowl Ad for Gay Dating Site
KTLA NewsNEW YORK -- CBS is saying "no" to a Super Bowl ad targeting the single gay community. The 30-second ad for the gay male dating site Mancrunch.com features two men making out while watching a football game. CBS said it banned the ad because of its low...Tags: Television, Entertainment, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Education
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UCLA Ranks Among Nation's "Best Values in Public Colleges"
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Two southern California universities rank among the nation's "100 best values in public colleges," according to a list put out by Kiplinger's Personal Finance. UCLA was ranked 13th on the list, while UC Irvine came in 20th. The 2009-10...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Finance, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Irvine, Education
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Pharmacy Mistake Blamed in Deaths of 21 Polo Horses
PALM BEACH, FL. -- An Ocala pharmacy has taken responsibility for botching a vitamin compound given to the horses just hours before they died. "The strength of an ingredient in the medication was incorrect," Jennifer Beckett, Chief Operations Officer...Tags: Science and Technology, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Animals, Agricultural Research and Technology, Horse (animal)
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Orange honors 97 seniors admitted to top colleges
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe Orange County School Board is recognizing tonight its top one percent — nearly 100 students admitted to top colleges from amongst about 10,000 high school graduates this year. The district's traditional high schools provided the names of their... -
Children with rare brain disease improve after gene therapy
Florida Jewish JournalUsing gene transfer techniques pioneered by University of Florida faculty, Taiwanese doctors have restored some movement in four children bedridden with a rare, life-threatening neurological disease. The first-in-humans achievement may also be helpful...Tags: Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Biotechnology Industry, Alzheimer's Disease, Chemicals
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Tiny tool can play big role against tuberculosis
Florida Jewish JournalA tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devised...Tags: Science and Technology, Lungs and Airways, Diseases and Illnesses, Tuberculosis, Health Organizations
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Is Facebook IPO a flop?
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook’s newly public stock is sliding further on its third trading day as investors reconsider how much the social network is worth. The company’s long-anticipated initial public offering of stock raised $16 billion,...
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Student loan debt spirals
Student loan debts can dog graduates for decades. Just ask U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, the 40-year-old Florida Republican and vice presidential possibility, still paying off loans he took out to get through college and law school in the 1990s. A third of...Tags: Rick Scott, Students, Florida State University, Loans, Colleges and Universities
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