Taylor Swift – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Brian Friedman You might want to enroll in this Taylor Swift-inspired course if you have a “Blank Space” on your calendar for the upcoming year! The spring 2019 semester of the University of Florida Honors Program will feature a brand-new course called “Musical Storytelling with Taylor Swift
Donna E. Shalala Student Center University of Miami Campus – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by YES Market Media After the Wall Street Journal published its list of the top 400 colleges and universities in the country on Wednesday, three Florida campuses received a significant award. The Wall Street Journal looked at factors such as social
Anthony Richardson drafted to Colts (Not Pictured) Indianapolis Colts playing on the field – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Jamie Lamor Thompson The Colts found their player on Thursday night, following months of arduous, exhaustive internal evaluation and months of arduous, exhausting exterior speculation. Anthony Richardson of Florida was selected by the Colts as the
Girl holding phone with TikTok logo – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Ti Vla University administrators in Florida are debating whether to forbid students from using TikTok on twelve campuses spread out throughout the state. Board of Governors members for state institutions supported enacting a system-wide policy banning the app during their meeting on Tuesday
License Plates – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Jane Rix The Sunshine State is offering some new swag to add to vehicles. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles released and made two brand-new license plates available statewide. In July, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a Gadsden flag license plate featuring the historic
University of Florida — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Katherine Welles The University of Florida has announced that it has received a gift of $100 million from the Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation. The donation, the biggest from an individual in UF’s history, will be used to advance the University of Florida (UF) Scripps biomedical
Red Tide — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Alfred Rowan According to a new study, human activity and red tide have now been linked. Researchers linked blooms in Charlotte Harbor and its surrounding coastal areas to nitrogen flowing from Lake Okeechobee, the Caloosahatchee River, and areas upstream of the lake. Outbreaks of red tide are caused by
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed that a new strain of avian flu is affecting the Sunshine State’s wild bird population. The FWC said the National Veterinary Services Laboratory found cases of “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, H5 2.3.4.4, in lesser scaup, black vultures and other wild birds.” Wildlife experts are now investigating bird
University of Florida Gators — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Gregory Reed Dan Mullen was fired as the Florida Gators football coach on Sunday. Scott Stricklin, Florida athletic director said he woke up on Sunday morning only on a few hours of sleep after returning from the team’s 24-23 overtime loss at Missouri, positive that changes were
Burmese Pythons — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Heiko Kiera Following several years of close speculation, invasive Burmese pythons have been spotted making their way up north in Florida. “We have finally, unhappily, sighted a Burmese python in the interior of the refuge,” University of Florida wildlife professor Frank Mazzotti, who heads Fort Lauderdale’s Croc Docs research team,