University of Florida President Ben Sasse sent the following announcement shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday: Dear UF Faculty and Staff:Today, University of Florida President Dr. Ben Sasse announced that Dr. J. Scott Angle, currently Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, will serve as UF’s interim provost when …
Read More »The Point, June 9, 2023: Special Report: Futures
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Today WUFT News continues The Price of Plenty, a special report on the fertilizer industry by student journalists from the University of Florida and the University of Missouri. …
Read More »The Point, June 8, 2023: Special Report: Record profits and soaring costs
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Today WUFT News continues The Price of Plenty, a special report on the fertilizer industry by student journalists from the University of Florida and the University of Missouri. …
Read More »The Point, June 7, 2023: Special Report: Water and Land
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Today WUFT News continues The Price of Plenty, a special report on the fertilizer industry by student journalists from the University of Florida and the University of Missouri. …
Read More »The Point, June 6, 2023: Special Report: Living in the shadow of the fertilizer industry
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Today WUFT News continues The Price of Plenty, a special report on the fertilizer industry by student journalists from the University of Florida and the University of Missouri. …
Read More »The Point, June 5, 2023: Special Report: The Price of Plenty
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Today WUFT News launches The Price of Plenty, a special report on the fertilizer industry by student journalists from the University of Florida and the University of Missouri. Funded by …
Read More »The Point, June 2, 2023: Florida members of Congress split on debt ceiling compromise
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Florida Storms: Tropical disturbance in Gulf will keep organizing and impacting Florida into this weekend. “The area of low pressure is becoming better organized and now has a 50% chance of tropical …
Read More »Alachua County water conservation code changes
Updates to Alachua County’s landscape irrigation code take effect June 12th. One of the biggest changes is irrigation systems in new residential and commercial developments can only water up to half of a property’s total permeable area. “If you subtract the size of the house and the driveway, what you have …
Read More »Water management districts want visitors to enjoy springs, rivers responsibly
Before Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial start of summer, Florida’s water management districts want to remind visitors to springs and rivers to leave no litter and protect nature. Troy Roberts with the Suwannee River Water Management District said trash takes away from an area’s natural beauty. It is also …
Read More »The Point, May 12, 2023: Florida’s governor signs dozens of bills into law
Legislation related to COVID-19, amusement parks and Disney World has been signed into law.
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