


The Company You Keep

Getting the Best Gator Snaps

Cheers to the Purple Porpoise!

Commentary:The Next Big Thing For Gator Football: Less

When Dan Met Joy: A Love Story
To generations of reporting students in the College of Journalism and Communications, professor Mike Foley might seem to be an unlikely cupid.
But in 1969, in the days before mix tapes and curated playlists, Foley (BS ‘70, MA ‘04)...

Under 40 and On Top
of Their Game
40 Gators Under 40

Meet the Golden Gators

Commentary:When You're Not Asked
to the Big Dance

Gator Dives of the Decades

Commentary:Finally, Some Good News About the Transfer Portal

When Albert Met Alberta: A Heartwarming, Occasionally Steamy, Love Story

UF's Superman

Commentary:The Player Merry-Go-Round

Ten Lost UF Traditions
Doing the Chomp, painting the 34th Street wall, enjoying a Hare Krishna lunch on the Plaza of the Americas: These are just a few of the traditions enjoyed by generations of Gators.
While some UF rituals have endured half a century or...

Eyewitness to History: an occasional seriesThe Man Who Fell To Earth

Commentary:Scouting Billy Napier

We Don't Mean to Brag, But...

Commentary:A Golden Era For Gators B-Ball

Bellbottoms, Black Thursday, "Gatorman" and Gainesville's Golden Age of Music

Play It Old School
In November 2022, three UF alumni classes — 1970, 1971 and 1972 — gathered on campus for their What will the future look like for our children? How can we enable their optimal growth and pave the way for a better tomorrow? Among the many Gators working towards solutions are these seven young UF alumni, all celebrated at the... Along the way to building a 53-44-2 lead in the storied Florida-Georgia series, the Bulldogs pinned some infamous and infuriating defeats on the rival Gators (75-0 in 1942, “Fourth-and-Dumb” in ’76, “Run, Lindsay, Run!” in ’80, to... The Gators roll into Jacksonville the weekend of Oct. 29 ready to play a landmark 100th game against the Georgia Bulldogs. For the Bulldogs, no biggie. They celebrated the 100th game last year (with a win). In the words of... On a muggy Florida night, a handful of students gather in Turlington Plaza, the air abuzz with excitement. Within minutes, dozens more arrive, then hundreds. At 11:59 p.m., a student, clad only in boxer shorts, clambers on top of a table: The... Sure, big systems like US missile defense and Amazon same-day delivery have huge impacts on Americans’ lives — but how many of us can say we’re connected to the talented people creating and overseeing them? Turns out if you’re... One of the most anticipated campus building projects in recent years has been the rehabilitation and expansion of Norman Hall, the historic home of the UF College of Education. Supported by $31.5 million in funding from the Florida Legislature... Since 2015, Gator100 has honored the 100 fastest-growing Gator-owned or -led businesses. 2022 standouts run the gamut, from construction firms and pharmaceutical companies to businesses serving aspiring musicians (that would be No. 17... Since 2006, UF has honored outstanding young graduates whose achievements give the Gator Nation its great name. Meet 2022’s 40 Gators Under 40 honorees, who will be honored at an event later this month. (Well, make it 41 under 40 this year.... A dog bed that looks like Ben Hill Griffin Stadium? Fighting Gator cufflinks? An official UF diaper bag with sports-themed zipper pulls? Spicy chocolate alligators? Find the perfect UF-themed holiday gift for everyone on your list this... If you know Gainesville, and we think you do, you can understand why we needed something, anything, to get us through July and August. So we put out a call for cuteness overload. Gators, you did not let us down. Here, just 12 of the many... There’s still time to squeeze in some summer reading. Our curated list of 20 recent titles by (or about) UF grads, professors and Gator supporters offers thrillers, steamy romances, a history of Southern rock and more. All can be purchased... “40 Gators Under 40” has, since 2006, honored young alumni who are making a difference in their fields and the world. This year’s honorees carry on the tradition of shining service to the sciences, health care, non-profits, education,... Although typical spring breaks may be on hiatus this year, students got a recent boost from an on-campus mini-break hosted by the University of Florida Division of Student Affairs and Student Government. Across campus, more than 2,000... Sure, we all know it’s great to be a Florida Gator. But why, exactly? That’s a little tougher to explain to the uninitiated. In recognition of Valentine’s Day, here’s our humble attempt to put a finger on what makes our orange and blue... José Fortes, the AT&T Eminent Scholar and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, recently received a letter from President Fuchs announcing that he’d received the highest... Way back when, before all of us were wearing masks (OK, some of us) and when hangin’ out did not require a head count, there was a lot of hype surrounding this Florida football season. The reasons were threefold: Gator Chef, an exclusive video series, showcases delicious recipes full of flavor and heritage served up by outstanding UF alumni chefs and passionate home cooks. To see Episode 1, featuring Chef Edouardo Jordan, please... Thirty years ago, the brutal slayings of five college students shattered the peacefulness of the Gainesville community and ushered in months of fear and chaos on the University of Florida campus. Over four days in late August 1990, at... College students have been arriving in Gainesville since the University of Florida moved here in September 1906. Only 91 students came that year – all men – and all but a few lodged in Buckman Hall, one of the few buildings on campus. Did you know that “Space Force,” the new Netflix comedy starring Steve Carell, also features a Gator: actor Jamison Webb (BSJ ’07)? The series premiered May 29. Webb plays “Baxter,” who appears in the trailer...
Commentary:A Class of Their Own
Under 40 and On a Mission:
Help Kids Thrive!
Rivalry Recap
100 or 101? Gators and Bulldogs Can't Agree on Much of Anything
Commentary:Mind Your Ds and Qs
Dorm, Sweet Dorm
Why UF Is in Their Hearts
“No Ifs or Ands, Only Butts”: Remembering The Great Underwear Dash (2005-2017)
Talk of the Town
Thanks to These Alums, All Systems Go!
Commentary: Two Gator Greats Come Home to Gainesville
The Nicest Villain You’ll Ever Meet
Commentary: Oh, My! Mick Hubert is Going...Going...Gone
All Together Now
The Gator Nation Loses a Beloved Alumni Leader
How Hiring: UF's Next President
Commentary: Three Cheers for the Underdogs
Gator Leaders Gather for Leadership, Networking and Celebration
An 84-year-old UF Landmark Gets a Makeover
The Gator Nation Is In Business
Under 40 and On Top of Their Game
The World Is Their Stage
A Message for the Boo-ers: Booooo
Crab Cakes, Gator Style
My Year as a 'Remote' Worker
A Gator Nation Answers the Call
This Doctor's Rx: Grab Bootstraps and Pull Up
To Oxford, By Way of Branford
The New Face of Gator Football
Young and Ready
Forecast: A Bright Future for Students Under This Teacher of the Year
Gator Nation Gift Guide 2021
The Bloodlust of SEC Fans
The Water Whisperer
A Salute to UF ROTC Throughout the Years
Healthy (& Yummy) Holiday Recipe “Swaps”
UF Homecoming Queens (and Kings) Through the Decades
Five Reasons UF is Top 5
Campus Haunts: The Spookiest Spots at UF
The Champion
Carpe Diem, Ballers!
Six Game Day Tips
His Lessons Are a Cut Above
50 Years of Feeding Florida
10 Things to Know about Gator Football 2021
Revisit Campus from Anywhere in the World
The Dog Days Dozen
Now that College Athletes Can Be Paid, What's Next?
The Book Lovers' Guide to Great Gator Reads
A Gator Goes to Columbus
Are You a Gold-Medal Gator?
Sam Riffice: The Latest Gator Great You Should Know
7 Questions from One Famous Father
Debate for the Ages: Urban Meyer’s Place in UF History
The Gator Nation News Guide to 40 Florida Podcasts
A First-Class First Class!
Gator Trailblazers Thank Their Biggest Fans
Becky Burleigh Looks Back, and Ahead
20 Questions with an AI Leader
Cradled in the Lap of Love
Under 40 and On Top of Their Games
Guess Who is Coming to The Swamp?
Planting Seeds for Justice
50 Years Ago: ‘Black Thursday’
Poking and Prodding
When You’re “Most Likely to Succeed”
On “Recharge Day,” a Spring Break from Routine
For UF, A Special Delivery of Hope
His Father’s Footsteps
10 Greatest Gator Streaks in Sports
UF’s Teacher of the Year
The Marvelous Mickles
A ‘Rising Star’ Shines in Forbes
With a Little Help from the Gator Nation
21 Things We Love About Being Gators
Aiming for No. 1 Again
The Growing Season
The Gator Guide to a Greater 2021
Top 25 Gator Softball Players of All Time
Q&A with Danielle Collins
The Swamp, Undrained
Gators Hiring Gators
How Do You G8R?
Gators vs. Coronavirus
A Quest for Quiet
Name of the Game: Adapt and Overcome
Escape to Reality
Coronavirus and Campus in 2021
“It Gave Me the Nudge to Keep Going”
Q&A with Yolanda Cash Jackson
Most intimidating celebrity? Biggest change coming in the music industry?
8 Other Weird Gator Football Season Interruptions
It's the Little Things that Count
More Than 100 Years of ‘Welcome Home’
No Championships, No Problems
6 Ways to Safeguard the Election
“I’m gonna make myself the star that I know I am.”
Your Halloween Homework!
Help for a Black and Blue America
Brave New Nation
Stuff You Didn't Ask in Class
The Accidental Nat Geo Star
20 Questions with… José Fortes, 2019-2020 Teacher/Scholar of the Year
8 Reasons to Get Excited about Gator Football
Trading Courtroom for Kitchen
Traditions Reimagined
The ‘Game Day Experience’ Promises to be an Experience
Gators Hiring Gators
Lombardi and Darnell Remember the Gainesville Student Murders, 30 Years Later
Move-In Day Through the Years
To Boldly Go
Gators Hiring Gators
The Team that Changed it All
How Do You G8R?
Meet Mariel White
“Racism and violence directed at African Americans must stop”
Part Tribute, Part Message of Hope
Five Things Missed at the Big Dance
A “Space Force” Gator Shares his Florida Favorites
Social Distance, Sanitizer and Screenings
20 More Reasons to be Proud to be a Gator
The Wild Bunch
Henry & Baloo: An Instagram Tale of Trails & Love True
The Incredible Journey of Mariel White
Protecting the Web of Life
GloZell Green, Comedy Queen
Fit to be Hired
Small Vans, Big Plans
Innovation U
Providing Free, High-Quality Health Care, “No Questions Asked”
A Special Delivery