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The world’s tallest teenager might have to wait a year to become the world’s tallest college basketball player.
Cows produce your milk and beef, but what these big animals belch up is a big contributor to climate change. Researchers at the University of Florida are working to find a solution.
In a recent episode of Florida's Fourth Estate, attorney and philanthropist John Morgan didn't mince words when it came to his alma mater, the University of Florida, and its recent leadership under former President Ben Sasse.
A new report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent over $1.3 million on private catering for lavish dinners, football tailgates and extravagant social functions.
Newly released reports from North Carolina's public university system to prove compliance with a new systemwide diversity policy show several DEI position cuts and reassignments were made.
Ricky Pearsall, a former University of Florida football player, was shot and injured on Saturday afternoon, according to San Francisco Mayor London Breed.
If the point of going to college is to acquire yourself a little knowledge, the University of Florida in Gainesville (and a long way from Bourbon Street) has the course for you.
A team of scientists from the University of Florida is exploring the impact of a lizard population shift that could influence the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.
Spending by recently resigned University of Florida President Ben Sasse is coming under scrutiny after the student-run newspaper found that he gave high-paying jobs to former members of his U.S. Senate staff and Republican allies.
The College World Series elimination game between Kentucky and Florida scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed because of inclement weather forecast for the Omaha area.
Kentucky finally made it to a College World Series, and the Wildcats will be joined by at least three other Southeastern Conference teams on college baseball’s biggest stage.
A longtime invasive ant has been making the rounds in Florida over the past few decades. And with summer coming up, it’s prime season for these ants to spread.
Saying his experience is “emblematic of the abuses running rampant in the world of big-time college football,” a former high-school star quarterback on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing University of Florida football coach Billy Napier, a top Gators booster and others of wrongdoing related to a $13.85 million endorsement deal gone sour.
Researchers with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences provided an update on its research project aimed at growing the plant used to brew beer.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at the University of Florida to decry ongoing pro-Palestinian demonstrations at college campuses, doing so as protesters could be heard chanting nearby.
Protestors at the University of Florida and University of South Florida were arrested on Monday, according to university officials.
The University of Florida is telling students what they can and can’t do if they want to protest on campus, and rulebreakers among students and faculty will face harsh penalties, according to information being shared on campus this week.
Diversity, equity and inclusion staff members' jobs in North Carolina's public university system could be at risk.
With April kicking off breeding season for many Florida critters, these colorful lizards are likely to become much more common in the coming months.
A pre-med student at the University of Florida is accused of stabbing his mother to death on Saturday afternoon, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
March Madness gets underway this week and on Sunday we found out when Florida’s college basketball teams that made it into the NCAA men’s tournament will play.
The NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida.
The NAACP said it sent a letter to “current and prospective members of the NCAA” on Monday asking Black student athletes to reconsider attending a Florida public university or college.
The University of Florida is eliminating its chief diversity officer position, scrapping the program’s staff jobs and halting any contracts involving the subject because of a new law passed last year that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Tuesday’s Falcon 9 launch to the International Space Station included one interesting passenger – a microbiology experiment from the University of Florida.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state university system are trying to fend off lawsuits from pro-Palestinian student groups that allege First Amendment violations amid campus debates about the war between Israel and Hamas.
The couple's child one day told investigators that he “did not want to go home because the father built a cage to lock him in while the mother worked,” police said.
More than 40 years ago, a neighborhood in Seminole County was reportedly swarmed in what was called “The Great Longwood Toad Invasion.”
As major retailers, like Target, plan to close some of their stores due to retail theft, a group of researchers in Central Florida is trying to help corporations outsmart thieves.
A vigil for victims of the attacks in Israel at the University of Florida erupts into chaos, leaving five injured.
Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences.
The University of Florida was named the top U.S. public university in the 2024 America’s Best College Rankings, published Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal.
A Florida man is in jail accused of beating another man with a baseball bat after finding him in bed with his wife, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
This week’s Getting Results Award goes to one mother who has found a way to share her daughter’s memory through a foundation dedicated to helping children with serious illnesses.
An animal shelter in Daytona Beach is temporarily closed due to some dogs at the center being diagnosed with upper respiratory infections.
Paleontologist Jonathan Bloch with the Florida Museum of Natural History said his team would have never uncovered a prehistoric site filled with fossils if it weren't for a 5-year-old little girl.
Fossil hunters in Florida are unearthing incredible finds, including prehistoric creatures such as rhinos, sabretooth cats and ancient relatives of elephants.
According to the university, the move comes as a result of an emergency regulation issued by the Florida Board of Governors amid security concerns posed by these platforms.
The university sent an email to students and faculty outlining five apps, including TikTok, that will no longer be allowed on devices or networks owned by the school.
University of Florida scientists are asking residents to report sightings of nonnative lizards, in order to prevent invasive spread.
Hurricane Ian caused an estimated $1 billion in agricultural-production losses, with the biggest hits to the citrus industry, along with growers of vegetables and melons, according to a new University of Florida report.
The University of Florida and the city are working on plans to build a new graduate satellite campus in Jacksonville.
According to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File, unprovoked shark bites in Florida accounted for 28% of attacks worldwide.
The beached 21-foot killer whale that was found dead on a beach in Flagler County was buried in a secret location.
A potential class-action lawsuit has gone to the Florida Supreme Court in a dispute about whether the University of Florida should return fees to students because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
A group of University of Florida medical-school faculty members challenged controversial guidance by state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on COVID-19 vaccinations, but a university official said Wednesday the guidance is outside the scope of Ladapo’s work with the school.
University of Florida professors are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenged a controversial conflict-of-interest policy that gave school administrators discretion over allowing faculty members to serve as expert witnesses in litigation.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced two new specialty license plates on Thursday: one featuring the University of Florida Gator and the other displaying the Gadsden Flag.
The Board of Trustees for the University of Florida is meeting to consider the selection of Ben Sasse to serve as the university’s president.
The University of Florida is going to start enforcing a decades-old prohibition against indoor protests following a raucous demonstration earlier this month against the selection of U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as a finalist for the school president’s job.
Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse faced pointed questions and loud protests during his first visit to the University of Florida as the lone finalist for the school’s presidency.
Fans of the University of Kentucky Wildcats football team flipped over a car and set furniture on fire in Lexington, Kentucky, while celebrating the team’s 26 to 16 win over the University of Florida Gators on Sept. 10.
A University of Florida investigation has found no merit to allegations that state or university officials pressured researchers to suppress or destroy COVID-19 research data.
A federal judge has temporarily prohibited the University of Florida from enforcing a policy that restricted faculty members from providing expert testimony in cases that conflict with positions taken by the state of Florida.
A federal judge sharply criticized an attorney for the University of Florida during a hearing on whether six professors’ free speech rights were infringed upon after the lawyer accused some of the academics of having no standing to make their cases because they had violated school policy.
As the demand for COVID-19 tests remains high, the former head of the Food and Drug Administration said things should start improving soon in Florida.
University of Florida President Kent Fuchs announced Wednesday that he plans to step down at the end of 2022, saying he has fulfilled commitments he made when he took the helm of the state’s flagship university.
University of Florida researchers predict that COVID-19 cases in the Sunshine State could peak in February with more than 30,000 reported cases a day from the omicron variant.
A person familiar with negotiations says new Florida coach Billy Napier agreed to a seven-year, $51.8 million contract that makes him the fifth-highest-paid coach in the Southeastern Conference.
Nearly two decades after earning a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and more than four years after his death, rock icon Tom Petty has been awarded a honorary Ph.D. from the University of Florida.
A University of Florida professor has filed a grievance against the school, saying administrators told him he couldn't use the worlds ‘critical' and ‘race' together in describing a new study concentration.
