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Welcome to UF. Let’s take on our freshman year together

Aug. 16, 2015

I am so pleased to welcome all our new students to the University of Florida. I consider myself a freshman and a member of your class, since I started at UF in January. You bring new energy to campus, enlivening the university after a productive and restful summer. I offer a special shout out to transfer students and new international students.

UF president Kent Fuchs explains the premise of his goal-setting committee to a room of about 100 UF students at the start of the student town hall meeting on July 7 at the Levin College of Law. The 17-person committee released its draft goals on Thursday, which will remain online for feedback and critique until Aug. 7.

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Goal-setting task force outlines goals for next 5-10 years

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | July 27, 2015

UF President Kent Fuchs’ goal-setting task force has finished its first task.

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UF board of trustees adjusted spending plans for 2015-2016

By Patricia Potestades | July 27, 2015

As a result of the Florida Legislature’s special session in June, the UF board of trustees Committee on Finance and Facilities made adjustments to several spending plans at their meeting Friday.

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Kent Fuchs: The man behind the coffee cup

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | July 22, 2015

UF President Kent Fuchs said he drinks between five and 10 cups of coffee every day.

UF student Denae Campanale (right) addresses her concerns about diversity to Winfred Phillips, chairman of President Kent Fuchs' goal-setting task force, at the student town hall meeting on July 7, 2015, at the UF Levin College of Law.

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UF students voice concerns at student town hall meeting

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | July 8, 2015

Winfred Phillips stood in front of about 100 students who wanted to have their voices heard Tuesday at UF’s Levin College of Law.

Laura Ann Rosenbury, dean of UF’s Levin College of Law, speaks. She began her role as dean on Wednesday.

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UF welcomes its first permanent female law dean

By Melissa Gomez | July 1, 2015

Twelve sunflowers, an orchid, a potted plant and a box.

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Rick Scott’s state budget approvals, vetoes affect UF

By Melissa Gomez | June 29, 2015

If Bill Overholt doesn’t find $900,000 by July 1, he’ll be out of a job.

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UF board of trustees development plan in progress

By Melissa Gomez | June 8, 2015

The UF Board of Trustees proposed a 10-year development plan to the Florida Legislature in hopes of receiving a $100 million grant.

Rod McGalliard, 67, talks about why he doesn't want UF's loblolly pine trees overlooking the golf course to be removed. Nine of the trees will be cut down to increase the amount of sunlight that reaches the turf.

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Resident responds to tree removal at UF bat house

By Ansley Pentz | June 8, 2015

These trees stand apart from the others.

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UF professor chosen to serve on US delegation with UN

By Melissa Gomez | May 20, 2015

UF professor Wesley Bolch will travel to Vienna, Austria, next month as an appointed member of the U.S. delegation to work with the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, or UNSCEAR.

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UF Health unveils new 5-year plan

By Melissa Gomez | May 20, 2015

UF Health celebrated its fifth year of the five-year Forward Together plan with an unveiling of the new five-year plan: the Power of Together.

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UF English professor honored by Southeastern Conference

By Van Miller | May 18, 2015

A distinguished professor of English at UF has a reason to celebrate.

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The importance of thinking differently

Apr. 19, 2015

When I was an electrical engineering student, most of my classmates looked like me and thought like me. Companies have learned in recent decades that having a workforce that consists mostly of white male engineers narrows their perspective and limits their capacity to innovate. We have learned that organizations are more likely to be successful over the long term if their members contribute racial, cultural, gender, geographic and disciplinary breadth. Similarly, top universities increasingly have students and faculty who bring a rich tapestry of knowledge and understanding due to their different races, religions and numerous other areas of experience and perspective.

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New goal-setting task force to examine, plan UF’s direction

By Cyanne Dunn | Apr. 16, 2015

UF’s goals have been made a priority for a new university task force.

Ann Christiano, a public relations professor, is UF’s 2014-15 Teacher of the Year.

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UF names Ann Christiano teacher of year

By Caitlin Ostroff | Apr. 12, 2015

Ann Christiano is feeling the love from her students.

Professor Jose C. Principe poses in his office in the New Engineering Building Wednesday afternoon. Principe was awarded the UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year for 2014-2015.

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Distinguished professor wins UF’s Teacher Scholar of the Year

By Stella Heekin | Apr. 9, 2015

Jose Principe was in Singapore on sabbatical when he found out.

Kent Fuchs and his wife, Linda, Gator Chomp after the Cornell University provost was named UF’s 12th president at Emerson Alumni Hall on Wednesday.

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Fuchs calls for more diversity at UF at board meeting

By Alyssa Fisher | Apr. 5, 2015

President Kent Fuchs asked UF’s Board of Trustees five questions to improve undergraduate education Friday before sharing his excitement over his ESPN Sports Center debut.

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Board of Trustees: Cost of student living increases, graduate students ask to lower fees

By Cyanne Dunn | Apr. 2, 2015

At a UF Board of Trustees committee meeting Thursday, members unanimously approved tenure for new hires and a raise in the cost of student living.

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New member is a new opportunity to get to know UF’s Board of Trustees

By Cyanne Dunn | Mar. 26, 2015

A new member of UF’s Board of Trustees has been appointed. But in order for that to mean anything, it’s important to know what the Board does.

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Service as important as class

Mar. 24, 2015

A part of my college education is missing. The classes I took were great (at least some of them), and I did well in my classes (at least some of them). But when I wasn’t in the library or lab trying to keep up with better-prepared students, I was working as a dishwasher in the cafeteria, earning money to pay for tuition.