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President Fuchs looks ahead to controversial Spring semester
By Thomas Holton | Nov. 29, 2020Fuchs agrees that the switch to HyFlex will be hard on instructors
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‘It doesn’t have to be this way:’ UF faculty angry with COVID-19 ADA accommodations for Spring
By Corbin Bolies | Nov. 29, 2020Union leaders say measures to protect faculty and staff members aren’t suitable enough
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COVID-19 opens up parking spots for students still on campus
By Lianna Hubbard | Nov. 29, 2020Some students have an easier time finding spots with fewer on campus
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UF student workers largest recipients of minimum wage increase
By Lianna Hubbard | Nov. 29, 2020Hundreds of students workers will earn new wages in 2021
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UF Indigenous American Student Association asks U.S. Americans to decolonize Thanksgiving
By Aurora Martínez | Nov. 26, 2020UF organization invites to shift the focus of Thanksgiving to a celebration of gratitude and harvest
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UF IFAS works to improve farmworker conditions during pandemic, but workers say they need government aid
Nov. 25, 2020Joe Yzaguirre was a farmworker crew leader in Immokalee, Florida, where he bussed workers to farms each day.
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Actor, comedian Rob Riggle will speak to UF virtually Dec. 2
By Lianna Hubbard | Nov. 24, 2020“21 Jump Street” and “Step Brothers” actor will discuss comedy after COVID-19, his Marine Corps service
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UF surpasses 5,000 total COVID-19 cases, among the highest reported in the country
By Thomas Weber | Nov. 24, 2020The university’s case total is quickly approaching Clemson’s, the current highest according to The New York Times
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The broken promise of Spring reopening
By David Hackett | Nov. 22, 2020As students now register for classes, they are seeing that the promise of face-to-face teaching is hollow.
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Fuchs: A student’s story inspires hope
By Kent Fuchs | Nov. 22, 2020As we all face the disappointments and threats caused by COVID-19, please know that the seemingly insurmountable difficulties we are facing do have an end and that each of us should be encouraged by the hope before us.
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UF sees largest applicant pool after fears of admission numbers falling
By Rachel Slay | Nov. 22, 2020More than 20% of applications were submitted on day of the deadline
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Working students stay in Gainesville to not expose their families at home
By Kalia Richardson | Nov. 22, 2020With regular exposure to the virus and unmasked partiers, student workers fear returning home could put their immunocompromised family members at further risk
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Graduate school entrance exam prep made difficult for students during pandemic
By Rachel Slay | Nov. 22, 2020The MCAT, LSAT, GMAT and more are looming over the heads of prospective grad students.
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Thousands of UF students travel home for Thanksgiving, doctors warn of the consequences
By Thomas Weber | Nov. 22, 2020US reports over 1.1 million COVID-19 cases this week, Florida reports over 55,000
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UF plans to provide students and staff with free COVID-19 vaccines when they’re widely available
By Thomas Weber | Nov. 21, 2020Several vaccine developers are reporting over 90% efficacy in clinical trials and rollout could start in December
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UF lab students face distancing, disconnect of both in-person and virtual learning
By Thomas Weber | Nov. 19, 2020Students are either isolated at home or distanced from peers in labs — COVID-19 tests are encouraged, but not mandatory
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UF mandates COVID-19 testing in Spring for in-person classes, Greek life and on-campus residents
By Corbin Bolies | Nov. 19, 2020The plan was announced at a UF Faculty Senate meeting Thursday
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Malala Yousafzai speaks about advocating for girls’ education, becoming leaders
By Lianna Hubbard | Nov. 18, 2020The international activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner spoke over Zoom Wednesday
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UF’s chemistry building loses name without a clear reason why
By Corbin Bolies | Nov. 18, 2020Joseph Hernandez Hall has lost Hernandez’s name, though UF won’t say why
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UF Student Government Senate limits student involvement through drastically changed rules and procedures
By Lianna Hubbard | Nov. 17, 2020Five Gator Party senators co-authored the Senate bill. Gator Party has a supermajority of 75 out of 100 senators
