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How Artificial Lighting on Coastal Beaches Disorients Sea Turtle Hatchlings and Kills Them

The instinct that has worked for 100 million yearsSea turtle hatchlings emerge from their sandy nests at night and face an immediate problem: they have never seen the ocean. They find it anyway, almost every time, using a behaviour called positive phototaxis. Under a natural night sky, the open ocean…

Times Life · Sep 25

Jacksonville donates 20 acres for $300M university campus and semiconductor research

Jacksonville is donating over twenty acres for a new University of Florida campus. This significant investment will support graduate programs and semiconductor research initiatives. The city's contribution totals one hundred million dollars towards the project. The wider UF Jacksonville project has attracted three hundred million dollars in investment. This new…

The Times of India · Sep 15

A Florida homeowner swapped lawn grass for old soaked cardboard, mulch and native plants without digging up the lawn; the result was a low-maintenance front yard ecosystem where pollinators, birds, edible plants and people could coexist

A Florida homeowner transformed a conventional grass-covered front yard without removing the existing lawn. The project used soaked cardboard, organic material and thick mulch to suppress the grass, followed by stone pathways and plants selected for pollinators, birds and household use. The approach, known as sheet mulching, can gradually add…

The Economic Times · Aug 15

What Happened To Ben Sasse's Face? Former Senator Reveals Bloody Skin From Experimental Pancreatic Cancer Drug

Former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse shares his journey battling Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, detailing the effects of an experimental drug and his fight for survival

International Business Times UK · Apr 10

We teach at a Florida university that agreed to cooperate with ICE – and we worry that it is making our students feel less safe

Since March 2025, at least 15 Florida public universities and colleges, including the University of Florida and Florida State College at Jacksonville, have signed memorandums of agreement for their campus police departments to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Conversation · Apr 7

Florida axes sociology as required class at state universities in latest attack on ‘woke’

Move by state education officials picked by Republican governor removes the course as a graduation component

The Guardian - US · Mar 27

College Republicans sue University of Florida for deactivating club over Nazi salute

Conservative student group alleges institution violated its First Amendment rights to free speech and seeks emergency order to overturn the decision, as well as damages and legal fees

The Independent UK · Mar 17

University Of Florida Deactivates Republican Group Over Antisemitic Comments

The University of Florida is ceasing to recognize a group of college Republicans as such over antisemitic comments.

Latin Times · Mar 17

Mobile clinics offer a practical way to improve health care access in maternity care deserts

Only three of the 14 counties in north-central Florida provide full access to obstetric care. Six have low access to care – meaning there are fewer than two hospitals offering obstetric care or birth centers per 10,000 births and fewer than 60 obstetric providers. The remaining five counties are maternity…

The Conversation · Mar 9

Interview with Judge Lawrence VanDyke at the University of Florida

We talk about his background, his path to the bench, and why he does things differently on the Ninth Circuit.

Reason · Mar 5