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The cuts included funding for a few proposed projects around north central Florida.
Read More »The Point, May 24, 2022: Florida special session opens with discussion of reinsurance bill
The creation of a new program to stabilize the insurance market calls for $2 billion from the state's general fund.
Read More »Vigil Held To Honor UF International Graduate Student’s Life, Demand Accountability For His Death
A university investigation into his death has dragged on since July 2019, with scant information released thus far about its findings. The university last month placed on leave Huixiang Chen’s advisor, engineering professor Tao Li.
Read More »The Point, Dec. 23, 2020: Coronavirus And Beyond: These Were 25 Of The Top Stories Of 2020
As the year comes to a close, here's a look back at the stories that stayed in the headlines.
Read More »UF Faculty, Student Organizations Protest Against Spring Reopening During Board of Trustees Meeting
With less than six weeks before the start of the spring 2021 semester — and first large-scale in-person classes since the March 2020 lockdown — the University of Florida held its first in-person Board of Trustees meeting on Friday.
Read More »Tech4Success Aims To Fill The Opportunity Gap For Low-Income Families In Virtual Learning
The program aims to give more opportunities to low-income families that are participating in virtual learning by giving them access to educational technology and support.
Read More »UF Continues To Face Backlash For Spring Reopening Plans
The protest held in front of Tigert Hall is among the string of complaints directed at UF’s administration.
Read More »Group Of UF Students And Teachers Join To Protest In-Person Classes In The Spring
Battling rain, over 30 people stood outside of the president's house on the University of Florida campus to protest the school’s decision to bring back in-person classes for the spring 2021 semester.
Read More »Colleen G. Koch Named First Woman Dean Of UF College Of Medicine
Colleen G. Koch is the first woman to serve as dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine.
Read More »UF Students Hold Protest Demanding Name Change For The Reitz Union
Julius Wayne Reitz, the building’s namesake, served as UF’s fifth president, from 1955 to 1967, a 12-year period when the student population grew from 9,000 to 20,000.
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