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UF public health college decides to stick with interim dean
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 3, 2009UF's College of Public Health and Health Professions has decided it likes things the way they are.
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UF professor resigns after sex allegations
Oct. 29, 2009A UF department chair resigned earlier this month following accusations that he had sex with students.
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UF’s Board of Trustees receives two new members
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 22, 2009The Florida Board of Governors appointed two members to UF's Board of Trustees, UF's highest governing body, in a meeting Thursday.
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Nursing dean finalist for Georgia Southern University presidency
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 8, 2009The dean of the College of Nursing is one of three finalists for the presidency of Georgia Southern University, officials announced Thursday.
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UF ranked 19th in research funding
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Oct. 6, 2009A rickety economy has not stopped UF from spending about $584 million on science and engineering research in the 2008 fiscal year, earning the university a spot in the nation's top 20 in terms of research funding.
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UF faculty union tries to negotiate for better pay, benefits
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 21, 2009The faculty union declared a deadlock Friday in contract negotiations with UF over issues such as salaries and sabbaticals.
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Faculty voice concerns about ending sick leave payouts
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 17, 2009UF faculty expressed its concern about the proposal to end sick-leave payouts in response to budget cuts at Thursday's Faculty Senate meeting.
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Four UF employees resign after fraud accusations
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 15, 2009Four UF employees resigned after being accused of using university money to buy about $30,000 worth of DVDs, digital cameras, furniture and other items for personal use.
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UF to cut final $16.6 million from budget
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 13, 2009True to its original plan, UF will try to avoid more cuts to academic programs when it eliminates the remaining $16.6 million in cuts from its budget this year, UF President Bernie Machen said Friday.
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College of Nursing dean finalist for Georgia Southern University presidency
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 9, 2009Kathleen Long, dean of UF's College of Nursing, has been tapped as one of the finalists for the presidency of Georgia Southern University, located in Statesboro, Ga.
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New Board of Trustees chairman takes seat at first meeting
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 9, 2009There won't be any tailgating. There won't be anyone scalping tickets. There won't even be alcohol, much less drunk fans playing beer pong along University Avenue with ESPN blaring from a TV in the background.
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Machen endorses Crist's Senate pick to replace Martinez
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 31, 2009Venturing into political waters again, UF President Bernie Machen announced his support Friday for George LeMieux, Gov. Charlie Crist's pick to replace Mel Martinez in the U.S. Senate.
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UF to add up to 100 faculty
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 27, 2009Just over a week after UF sent notices to many of the 60 employees being laid off, UF President Bernie Machen announced an initiative to use $10 million in stimulus money to hire up to 100 new faculty this year.
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Machen predicts end to budget cuts
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 26, 2009He knows it could come back to haunt him, but he's willing to take that chance.
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Machen discusses safety
By THOMAS STEWART | July 20, 2009In the first of what will likely be many meetings, UF President Bernie Machen discussed student safety with the owner and general manager of The Jacksonville Landing on Friday.
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Former dean receives $517K
By THOMAS STEWART | July 20, 2009Bruce Kone, former dean of UF/s College of Medicine, will receive $517,000 over the next three years as part of a resignation settlement that went into effect this month.
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Machen trip still scheduled
By THOMAS STEWART | July 20, 2009UF President Bernie Machen's trip to Indonesia later this month is still on the schedule despite Friday's attacks at two luxury hotels in the country's capital of Jakarta.
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UF-Indonesia relations encouraged
By THOMAS STEWART | July 13, 2009A visit to Indonesia by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in March has spurred UF President Bernie Machen and other university heads to travel there to foster relationships with their universities.
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Machen wants less booze at Georgia game
By THOMAS STEWART | July 8, 2009If UF officials have their way, it may be a little harder to get drunk at the next Florida-Georgia football showdown, which has been held in Jacksonville since 1933.
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First female dean appointed to college
By THOMAS STEWART | July 6, 2009The College of Engineering announced a new dean on Monday - the first female dean in the history of the college.
