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UF employee helps in Haiti
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 15, 2010Four days after the earthquake hit, Jason Byrd was in Haiti counting bodies.
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UF faculty to receive more academic freedom, better sabbaticals
By MINCH MINCHIN | Feb. 17, 2010After five years of bargaining with UF administration, the United Faculty of Florida at UF has approved a new contract by a vote of 491 to 4.
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Students, professor comment on State of the Union
By MATT HARRINGER | Jan. 28, 2010After a difficult year and the end of a turbulent decade, President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address evoked opinions from both sides of the political spectrum.
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Senators pass resolution on Middle-East conflict
By CAROLYN TILLO | Dec. 8, 2009After several weeks of debate, the Student Senate finally passed a resolution related to the conflict in the Middle East on Tuesday.
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Professor one of four to receive Rosa Parks award
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Nov. 16, 2009Calm and powerful.
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UF announces plan to cut remaining $6M
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 9, 2009Under recently formulated plans to cut the last $6 million from UF's budget this year, the university could leave as many as 60 faculty positions unfilled.
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UF public health college decides to stick with interim dean
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 3, 2009UF's College of Public Health and Health Professions has decided it likes things the way they are.
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UF professor resigns after sex allegations
Oct. 29, 2009A UF department chair resigned earlier this month following accusations that he had sex with students.
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UF’s Board of Trustees receives two new members
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 22, 2009The Florida Board of Governors appointed two members to UF's Board of Trustees, UF's highest governing body, in a meeting Thursday.
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Nursing dean finalist for Georgia Southern University presidency
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 8, 2009The dean of the College of Nursing is one of three finalists for the presidency of Georgia Southern University, officials announced Thursday.
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UF ranked 19th in research funding
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Oct. 6, 2009A rickety economy has not stopped UF from spending about $584 million on science and engineering research in the 2008 fiscal year, earning the university a spot in the nation's top 20 in terms of research funding.
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UF faculty union tries to negotiate for better pay, benefits
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 21, 2009The faculty union declared a deadlock Friday in contract negotiations with UF over issues such as salaries and sabbaticals.
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Faculty voice concerns about ending sick leave payouts
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 17, 2009UF faculty expressed its concern about the proposal to end sick-leave payouts in response to budget cuts at Thursday's Faculty Senate meeting.
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Four UF employees resign after fraud accusations
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 15, 2009Four UF employees resigned after being accused of using university money to buy about $30,000 worth of DVDs, digital cameras, furniture and other items for personal use.
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UF to cut final $16.6 million from budget
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 13, 2009True to its original plan, UF will try to avoid more cuts to academic programs when it eliminates the remaining $16.6 million in cuts from its budget this year, UF President Bernie Machen said Friday.
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New Board of Trustees chairman takes seat at first meeting
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 9, 2009There won't be any tailgating. There won't be anyone scalping tickets. There won't even be alcohol, much less drunk fans playing beer pong along University Avenue with ESPN blaring from a TV in the background.
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College of Nursing dean finalist for Georgia Southern University presidency
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 9, 2009Kathleen Long, dean of UF's College of Nursing, has been tapped as one of the finalists for the presidency of Georgia Southern University, located in Statesboro, Ga.
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Machen endorses Crist's Senate pick to replace Martinez
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 31, 2009Venturing into political waters again, UF President Bernie Machen announced his support Friday for George LeMieux, Gov. Charlie Crist's pick to replace Mel Martinez in the U.S. Senate.
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UF to add up to 100 faculty
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 27, 2009Just over a week after UF sent notices to many of the 60 employees being laid off, UF President Bernie Machen announced an initiative to use $10 million in stimulus money to hire up to 100 new faculty this year.
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Machen predicts end to budget cuts
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 26, 2009He knows it could come back to haunt him, but he's willing to take that chance.
