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The University of Florida is adding former football coach Steve Spurrier's name to its football stadium.
Read More »Steve Spurrier’s Name to Adorn Gator Football Stadium
Gov. Rick Scott May Have More Questions About This UF-Burnham Plan
Gov. Rick Scott has yet to be sold on a proposal for the University of Florida to take over a taxpayer-backed biotech operation in Orlando that a decade ago was supposed to help spark a research revolution in the state.
Read More »Construction Underway At UF Nature Coast Biological Station
The station will include a marine lab, classrooms, office space and wet lab for clam aquaculture and marine research.
Read More »Airboat Ride Turns Into a History Lesson for UF President
University of Florida President Kent Fuchs spent his Sunday riding around Cedar Key in an airboat for the first time, visiting a Native American burial ground, climbing a lighthouse and exploring the area’s clam farms. The president’s daylong visit was another testament to his interest in the university’s ventures across all disciplines, said …
Read More »Will UF Ever Construct A Monument Honoring Virgil Hawkins?
President Fuchs is not in favor of the idea at this point.
Read More »UF voices requests to new Florida Senate president as part of ‘listening tour’
The incoming Florida Senate president asked the University of Florida what the state could do for it. On Tuesday night, students, faculty, and UF President Kent Fuchs answered. More stipends for graduate students, increasing need-based student aid and better compensation for faculty were some of the answers that Sen. Joe Negron received …
Read More »UF Spends $9,000 on April Fool’s Prank
UF and FSU announced the schools merger for April Fool's day. The presidents of both universities discussed the details of the merger in five videos that cost $9,000.
Read More »UF, Shands Move Up On Best-Employers List
UF went up 31 spots, from 121th in 2015 to 90th in 2016.
Read More »Chance Wolf To Receive UF Degree Posthumously
A memorial service for Wolf took place Thursday afternoon at the Harn Museum of Art on UF's campus. About 70 people attended, Ostroff said.
Read More »Gainesville And UF Gear Up For Chinese New Year
The Chinese community in Gainesville is getting ready to ring in the New Year. President Fuchs will be one of the more than 1,000 guests celebrating the Chinese New Year on Sunday.
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