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The University of Florida joins FSU to weigh in on a lawsuit involving a Tallahassee bar near campusFlorida State University and the University of Florida plan to file arguments at the state Supreme Court in support of a woman who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was hit by a pickup truck in an incident that involved underage drinking.
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A faculty committee charged with looking into how the University of Florida hired Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo found “numerous irregularities” that raised concerns. Ladapo was quickly hired to a tenured position at the university in addition to his duties at the Florida Department of Health.
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WFSU has found more than two-thirds of Florida’s public universities have sitting trustees whose terms have expired. And there are no new appointments in sight—which is starting to create tensions between the people charged with overseeing the universities and those running them day-to-day.
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Kent Fuchs, the president of the University of Florida during the school’s ascension to a Top 5 ranked public university but whose leadership was questioned over his reluctance to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis, said Wednesday he will step down.
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The University of Florida is facing public headwinds amid reports that it has blocked several professors from testifying in lawsuits against the state. Problems for the school first arose when UF said three of its political science professors couldn’t serve as paid expert witnesses in a voting rights case. The school has since backtracked. Yet, while the situation is being viewed as a free speech issue, some scholars say it's part of broader concerns over academic freedom.
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Trying to extinguish a political controversy that has enveloped the University of Florida, the school promised that it will review its conflict-of-interest policy after it blocked requests by three prominent professors to provide paid testimony in a voting rights lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top state officials.
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A new variety of fruit is being developed by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Citrus Research and Education Center. Its Director, Michael Rogers, says the fruit is meant to be an alternative to California Cuties and Halos.
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Florida State University’s a cappella team, All Night Yahtzee, has 17 members who are looking to advance from the second round.
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After some universities in the state have threatened punishment for not following COVID-19 guidelines, Governor Ron DeSantis says he’s mulling protections for college students.
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Florida State University and the University of Florida are facing off in a competition outside the football stadium.