1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (459+ words) Dr. Stuart Bell, in his first statement since being appointed president of the University of Florida, said he is preparing to take the state's flagship university to new heights. But Bell believes he can get the university back on track....

17+ hour, 16+ min ago  (591+ words) Professors across the state are breathing a small sigh of relief after a federal appeals court panel narrowly upheld a preliminary injunction against part of the “Stop WOKE Act.” “It’s quite welcome,” said Zachary Leverson, an associate professor of global…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (26+ words) Gainesville Sun Kids learn to float and swim at Gainesville's H. Spurgeon Cherry Pool...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (702+ words) The Florida Board of Governors voted July 1 during a special meeting to confirm Stuart Bell as the 14th president of the University of Florida, ending a nearly two-year stretch without a permanent president. “It’s going to be exciting years ahead,” Bell…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (616+ words) University of Florida president-elect Stuart Bell is set to earn an average annual salary of about $2.4 million if he is confirmed by the Florida Board of Governors during a special meeting on July 1. The special meeting was scheduled just days…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (534+ words) As a result, the board’s nomination and governance committee voted during a June 24 meeting for a third-party expert in university governance to review the governance documents of all universities in the system, delegated authorities and Board of Governors policies. The…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (733+ words) Florida Board of Governors Chair Alan Levine has postponed the confirmation vote for Stuart Bell to become the next president of the University of Florida, citing governance violations by the UF Board of Trustees. UF's board struck back, with its…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (346+ words) The University of Florida ranked among the world's best universities in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings, released June 16. The rankings assessed universities' academic research performance and international reputation. UF tied with two other schools (the University of Colorado…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (335+ words) Oak Hall School graduate Jake Kasitz has been selected as the recipient of fifth annual FOX Weather–Mississippi State University Scholarship, according to a June 11 FOX Weather press release. Kasitz, now a rising senior at Mississippi State University, is majoring…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (352+ words) The University of Florida Board of Trustees at its June 11 meeting approved financing for two renovation and construction projects at its main campus and new Jacksonville campus. The board approved contract negotiations with Manhattan Construction and AECOM Hunt, with Legends…...