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When Gators undergo challenges, we bounce back academically and, for some, in inflatable bounce houses. The Gators Bounce Back event took place at the Reitz Union North Lawn on Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It was the first of a new annual event that encouraged students to…
Dr. Janelle Garcia graduated from the University of South Florida with plans to be physician, but she later pivoted to a career in health promotion and wellness — allowing her to impact quality of life more meaningfully and on a larger scale. Now, as the University of Florida’s new associate…
The University of Florida has been training faculty, staff and student leaders through Green Dot, a violence prevention program, since summer 2019. Now, the opportunity is open to the entire student body in the form of a 90-minute virtual training designed for groups of 10 or more students at a…
Do college students and alcohol go hand in hand? Not always, according to surveys of students conducted in the last two years. At the University of Florida, a survey of roughly 2,500 students conducted in spring 2020 found that about 42% had either never consumed alcohol or not done so…
Dr. Monica Webb, director of GatorWell Health Promotion Services at the University of Florida, has been appointed to the American College Health Association board of directors. As one of four members-at-large, she will be a key liaison between the board and college health professionals from more than 800 institutions across…
From pajamas to exercise clothing, outfits on black backdrops accompany 19 brief accounts of sexual violence against University of Florida students. The exhibit – titled “What were you wearing?” – rebukes assumptions that revealing clothing could have been partly to blame for the attacks. It will be on display in the…
Experts at GatorWell, the University of Florida’s health promotion service, say consistency can bring sleep goals to fruition for students struggling to snooze. But it starts with time management. “If a student is unable to manage their time effectively during the day, that usually leads to late-night cramming, which makes…
