Joshua Horton, a 27-year-old fifth-year computer engineering Ph.D. student, protests budget cuts in the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering with Graduate Assistants United. He said he is concerned that Dean Cammy Abernathy's proposal to reduce spending on research will weaken the department by provoking some professors to leave UF's program for schools that offer more opportunities for computer science research.
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By Matthew Quesada | 11:03pmTeacher of the year winner Barbra Brock addresses the audience at Trinity United Methodist Church in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2026.
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By Matthew Quesada | 11:03pmTeacher of the year winner Barbra Brock accepts her award at Trinity United Methodist Church in Gainesville, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2026.
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By Riley Beiswenger | 9:52pmA crowd listens to Kathi Earles speak about the climate justice equation as a part of Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture series in Pugh Hall in Gainesville Fla., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.





