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NASA science team discover 11 new solar systems
By Rachel Crosby | Jan. 30, 2012A NASA science team discovered 11 new solar systems hosting at least 26 new planets, according to a UF news release.
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Machen meets with House higher education committee
By Erin Jester | Jan. 13, 2012Eric Barron, president of Florida State University, and UF President Bernie Machen speak before the higher education committee of the Florida House of Representatives on Friday morning.
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Machen to talk higher education with House committee
By Erin Jester | Jan. 12, 2012UF President Bernie Machen will join the Florida House of Representatives' education committee today in Tallahassee to discuss issues affecting Florida's state universities.
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UF administration pleased with speed of emergency alert system
Jan. 8, 2012Since fall classes ended Dec. 7, UF has used its emergency alert system on two occasions. Both times, the administration was pleased with how quickly text messages were sent to students and employees.
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Machen, Trustees call for financial independence
By Erin Jester | Dec. 4, 2011Asserting financial independence was a major theme of President Bernie Machen's strategic discussion at UF's Board of Trustees meeting Friday.
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Trustees vote to approve new undergraduate fee
By Erin Jester | Dec. 1, 2011With a gallery of administrators, protesters and Student Government officials present, the UF Board of Trustees met Thursday to address issues ranging from new student fees to the proposed Reitz Union renovation.
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Former UF professor sentenced to six months in prison for fraud
By Emily Morrow | Nov. 30, 2011Editor's note: The headline for this article has been updated to reflect a correction.
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Trustees to consider new fee, nixing sick leave payouts
By Joey Flechas | Nov. 30, 2011A new proposed fee for undergraduates and the elimination of payout for unused sick leave to university employees highlight topics that will be addressed at today's UF Board of Trustees meeting.
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Student groups form alliance against tuition hikes
By Samantha Shavell | Nov. 27, 2011The Gator Student Alliance is being formed to combat one issue all students face: tuition hikes.
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Former professor, associate dean dies at 76
By Erin Jester | Nov. 1, 2011M. Jack Ohanian, former associate dean for research and administration and a professor of nuclear engineering at UF, died Monday.
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Photojournalism professor uses film to depict struggle with cancer
By Emily Morrow | Sep. 28, 2011At the age of 48, John Kaplan was a Pulitzer-Prize winning photojournalist, a father of two and a journalism professor at UF. At the same age, he became a cancer patient.
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UF College Democrats support affordable higher education
By Ford Dwyer | Sep. 28, 2011What do the Florida legislature, the Board of Trustees and Student Government have in common?
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College of Medicine may get new center on campus
By Mina Radman | Sep. 27, 2011Students and faculty may soon look down the hill on Newell Drive to see the Health Science Center's equivalent of Century Tower.
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Some universities explore four-year graduation guarantee
By Emily Morrow | Sep. 18, 2011Linzi Sheppard, 22, is a fifth-year agricultural education and communication senior.
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Students march to protest tuition hikes
By Katherine Greene | Sep. 18, 2011Shouts echoed across campus Friday as about 30 members of the Gainesville chapter of Students for a Democratic Society held a protest against UF's 15-percent tuition hike.
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Music professor fired for kissing student
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Sep. 15, 2011A UF music professor was fired in January for allegedly forcing a kiss upon a female student during a private lesson, and an arbitrator recently declared the decision to fire him sound after hearing an appeal from the United Faculty of Florida.
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Students protest tuition hike today
By Erin Jester | Sep. 15, 2011The Gainesville chapter of Students for a Democratic Society will march to Tigert Hall this morning to protest the 15 percent tuition increase passed in June by UF's Board of Trustees.
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Professor dies while scuba diving
By Emily Morrow | Sep. 7, 2011Gerald Kish was a movie buff, a sci-fi enthusiast and the guy picked first for trivia teams.
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Administration postpones block tuition indefinitely
By Joey Flechas | Sep. 6, 2011During Tuesday morning's Board of Trustees conference call, UF Provost Joe Glover said the recent jump in graduation rates gave the administration reason to reconsider the measure.
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Professor stable after suffering heart attack
By Erin Jester | Sep. 5, 2011A UF materials engineering professor who suffered a heart attack is in stable condition thanks to two students.
