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University of Florida stories: 16 news summaries

(Newser) - Penn State has knocked the University of Florida from its No. 1 spot … atop the Princeton Review’s “Best Party School” list. Each year, the Review ranks schools in a huge number of categories based on surveys of their students. A Penn State spokeswoman called it a “... More »

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 Playboy Names 
 Miami Top 
 Party School 

Runners-up: Texas, San Diego State, Florida

Apr 17, 09 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Promising to make the ranking an annual tradition, Playboy today named its top 10 US party schools, using an algorithm weighing hot temperatures, guy-girl ratio, empty rooms available for sex, and even GPA. “Think of this as a BCS rating, but unlike the BCS we welcome your input,”... More »

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University of Florida • college • university • University of Arizona • University of Texas Austin • University of Miami • parties • Playboy • San Diego State University • party schools

Die-Hard Gator Alums May Find Final Resting Place at UF

Dedicated Gators want to spend eternity on campus

Mar 5, 09 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - University of Florida alums who want their final resting place to be somewhere on the campus of their alma mater will likely get their wish, the Gainesville Sun reports. A bill that cleared a Florida Senate committee today would allow any of Florida’s state universities to build a columbarium—... More »

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Florida • Florida Gators • cremation • University of Florida • college • alumni • ashes

Feds: Florida Prof Scammed
NASA for $3.4M

Research cash blown
on cars, condos,
charge court filings

Feb 27, 09 3:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Federal agents have seized the property of a University of Florida professor accused of shuttling millions in NASA grants into his family's bank accounts, the Houston Chronicle reports. Nuclear scientist Samim Anghaie, who has worked on developing fuels for future Mars missions, submitted "multiple fraudulent certified contract proposals to... More »

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 Tebow to Gators: 
 'Let's Do It Again' 

Tebow announces return to Gator Nation

Jan 12, 09 2:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Gator Nation has two reasons to celebrate. One is the University of Florida's national championship win. The other is star quarterback Tim Tebow's return next year, reports the Gainsville Sun. Tebow broke the news to a crowd of 42,000 at the Swamp yesterday, initially making what sounded ominously like... More »

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 'Super Termite' Found in Fla.

Fast-eating bug known to cause panic among homeowners

Aug 2, 08 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of the world's most feared termites has been caught gnawing on a Florida Gulfport home. Exterminators say they have saved the house, but admit that the "super termites"—or Formosan subterraneans—included winged swarmers, which indicates that that colony has existed for more than 5 years. "... More »

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 Florida's #1 Again 
 ... as Top Party School 

Mississippi, Penn State round out top 3 in Princeton Review survey

Jul 28, 08 7:50 PM CDT
(AP) - The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title—best party school in the country. The Gators, known for wild celebrations following national championships in football and basketball, wrested the party title away from West Virginia University and beat out the University of Mississippi and Penn State... More »

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Prof Copyrights Notes, Sues
Web Cheats

'It used to be that students had to find the answers themselves'

May 21, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A professor at the University of Florida who has regularly copyrighted his lectures is suing a service that offers online course notes to lazy students. Dr. Michael Moulton of the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department says it's not about money, reports the Ars Technica blog. "It used to be... More »

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copyright • University of Florida • cheating • Class Notes • Michael Moulton

Creator of Gatorade Dies

Dr. Robert Cade invented the sports drink for Florida's football Gators

Nov 27, 07 9:36 PM CST
(Newser) - The University of Florida researcher who invented Gatorade 40 years ago to hydrate his school football team died today at age 80. Dr. Robert Cade's first batch tasted a bit like "toilet bowl cleaner," but a little sugar and lemon juice fixed that. Today, the ubiquitous sports drink... More »

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Florida • football • University of Florida • Nike • sugar • Gatorade • sports drinks

US Faces Tooth Decay Crisis

Millions of uninsured leave cavities untreated

Oct 11, 07 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - American dentists are getting richer—but teeth are getting worse. A half century of  improvement in dental health is being thrown into reverse because 100 million Americans have no dental insurance and can't afford care, reports the New York Times. It's far more than a cosmetic issue. Two children died... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Medicaid • University of Florida • cavities • dentistry • decay • American Dental Association • University of Minnesota • Dr. David A. Nash • Dr. Terry D. Dickinson • Morris M. Kleiner • Dr. Kathleen Roth • waiting list

Police Who Tasered Student Placed on Leave

University prez calls incident at political forum 'regretful'

Sep 19, 07 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two University of Florida police officers who used a stun gun on a 21-year-old student at a campus forum with John Kerry have been placed on paid leave pending an investigation, CNN reports. Disturbing video of the incident, in which the student pleaded with police not to taser him, has... More »

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Student Tasered at Kerry Speech

Senior zapped and arrested for disrupting U of Florida forum

Sep 18, 07 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police Tasered and arrested a University of Florida student after his belligerent questioning of John Kerry during a campus event last night. Andrew Meyer, who has a history of recording his own pranks, spent the night in jail after pressing Kerry beyond his allotted time, the AP reports. Officers removed... More »

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West Virginia U.
Ranks 1st—in Fun

Princeton Review dons a toga and lists the top party schools

Aug 21, 07 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Students are knocking back celebratory shots and administrators are tearing their hair over the Princeton Review's annual list of the top 20 party schools. The full list appears in the 2008 edition of The Best 366 Colleges, on sale today.
  1. West Virginia University
  2. University of Mississippi
  3. University
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college rankings • binge drinking • list • University of Florida • college • university • drinking • West Virginia Mountaineers • Princeton Review • West Virginia University • University of Mississippi • University of Texas Austin • University of Georgia • Indiana University

25 Schools Out of the Ivies' League

Sure, you can just apply to Yale, Harvard and Princeton—but why be boring?

Aug 15, 07 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's not all about GPAs and SATs—each of these schools excel in their own way. MSNBC picks the best colleges in 25 quirky categories:
  1. Ivy Leaguer: Cornell University
  2. Sports: University of Florida
  3. Men's college: Morehouse College
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Gators Lose Donovan
to Magic

Champion hoops team continues disintegration as coach bolts for the pros

Jun 1, 07 4:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Billy Donovan, who led the University of Florida to two straight championships in 11 years, will replace the fired Brian Hill as Orlando's new coach. Donovan was wooed with a five-year, $27.5 million deal, and he will enjoy no front-office responsibilities, traditionally difficult territory for coaches accustomed to the... More »

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Gators Win Twice with Teamwork   

Florida Earns Second Championship With Guts and Discipline

Apr 3, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - By repeating as national champions, the University of Florida men's basketball team has shown what commitment and teamwork can do, says Dick Jerardi. "It was equal parts breathtaking and mesmerizing," he writes. "If you love to watch selfless basketball in which there is one goal, you had... More »

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