On Thursday, the board moved forward with an amendment that would stop Florida universities from using the H-1B visa program to hire new employees for the remainder of this year. Public comment is available for two weeks, after which the board will officially vote on the policy.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Dr. Kathi A. Earles visited UF’s Bob Graham Center for Public Services Thursday evening to share her research on health disparities.
The discussion, led by UF constitutional law scholar Lyrissa Lidsky, came after UF implemented a policy that limits when university leaders may comment on public issues.
Close to 400 people gathered at Chabad UF to listen to a Holocaust survivor speak about endurance and faith Wednesday evening.
Thanks to efforts from a group of UF students, a city in Ukraine now has a more reliable and energy-efficient wastewater pump.
The panel discussion drew about 35 students and community members to The Swamp Restaurant
Students from professional degree programs — including medicine, dentistry and law — will be able to take out $200,000 in federal loans. Nonprofessional graduate degrees, such as nursing, are limited to $100,000 in federal loans.
Hare Krishna, a religious organization providing donation-based vegetarian meals, created a GoFundMe on Nov. 26, 2025, for new lunch equipment, including new food carts and a truck. The improvements would help make midday lunch distribution smoother, said Adi Syama, the 36-year-old Krishna member who organized the fundraising website.
After a flood of student complaints, Marston Science Library is bringing back 24-hour access to the facility, five days a week.
The UF Student Health Care Center will no longer provide therapeutic gender-affirming care to students, effective May 1.
At UF, which was the first Florida university to adopt the policy — with the University of West Florida following suit shortly afterward — some faculty have already spoken against what some view as a breach of First Amendment rights.
Faculty members across Florida public universities and state colleges are preparing to comply with a new regulation requiring them to publicly post their syllabuses and class materials 45 days before the semester begins. But confusion remains over when and how the rule will be enforced.
Students now say they’re experiencing a renewed optimism they might return to Venezuela, either temporarily or permanently. Others remain skeptical, voicing concerns over present and future U.S. involvement.
Over 60 faculty members gathered in the Reitz Union Senate Chamber Jan. 8, where the United Faculty of Florida UF chapter met with UF’s Board of Trustees for a contract negotiation impasse hearing.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of James W. “Bill” Heavener to the UF Board of Trustees Wednesday. DeSantis’ appointment is subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.
Former UF President Ben Sasse announced his terminal cancer diagnosis on social media this morning. The post was met with an outpouring of sympathy from former and current colleagues from the U.S. Senate and UF administration, along with other top politicians and public figures.
Former UF President Ben Sasse announced his stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis in a post made on X Tuesday morning.
An appellate court ruled a UF law student’s ban from campus can temporarily remain in place as the court continues to consider the appeal.
“Pink Floyd Fridays” returned to Santa Fe’s Kika Silva Pla planetarium last month, with two shows coming back for the first time in over a year. The event features shows for each of three albums by the 1960s rock band Pink Floyd: “Dark Side of the Moon,” “The Wall” and “Wish You Were Here.”
A new institutional neutrality policy sparked confusion at a Faculty Senate meeting today – despite being at the top of the meeting agenda. UF Interim President Donald Landry, a major proponent for the policy, was absent.
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