University of Florida

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 blocked 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

Kent Fuchs will give up the job at the Gainesville-based school after eight years.

University of Florida President Kent Fuchs has announced that 2022 will be his final year in office

With Floridians lining up by the tens of thousands for COVID tests across the state this week, University of Florida researchers predict that cases in the Sunshine State, driven by the new omicron variant, could peak in February with more than 30,000 reported cases a day. The report by three UF researchers said the actual number of infections, both symptomatic…

With Christmas Eve right around the corner, several people across South Florida are getting tested for COVID-19. Chopper 6 was over the scene at various testing sites across the region while concerns about the omicron variant continue to rise. At a news conference Wednesday, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said testing sites would be expanding, and stressed the importance...

A University of Florida student who became paralyzed below the waist and lost vision in one eye from a rare and incurable blood disease died just weeks before graduation

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

When the final buzzer sounded, Florida coach Mike White and sidelined forward Keyontae Johnson jumped toward each other and shared an emotional embrace. This one was for “Coach Key,” and everyone knew it. Even Florida State. Colin Castleton had 15 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and six blocks, and the Gators knocked off the 20th-ranked Seminoles 71-55 on Sunday to…

Emory Jones accounted for 550 yards and seven touchdowns, delivering a career performance in Florida’s come-from-behind, 70-52 victory against lower-division Samford on Saturday. Although the Gators (5-5) ended a three-game skid, the offensive shootout in the Swamp felt more like a loss than any outcome in embattled coach Dan Mullen’s four years in Gainesville. Florida gave up its most...

The University of Florida is reversing its position, saying it will allow three professors to serve as experts in a lawsuit challenging a new state election law

University of Florida has barred three professors from giving their expert opinion on a high-profile case involving a new Florida election law. NBC 6’s Claudia DoCampo reports.

The University of Florida has been asked by its accrediting body to explain how denying a request by three professors to serve as paid experts in a voting rights lawsuit conforms to standards for academic freedom and avoids undue political influence

The University of Florida is prohibiting three professors from providing expert testimony in a lawsuit challenging a new law that critics claim restricts voting rights, saying it goes against the school’s interest by conflicting with the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Though the decision is being criticized as threat to academic freedom and free speech, the university said...

Teams, athletes and coaches from across the country honored the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday.

The ‘Gator Nation’ that the University of Florida and its supporters talk about could be expanding – at least to Palm Beach County. NBC affiliate WPTV-TV reports the school is in talks with both the county and West Palm Beach about building a campus in the city for graduate students. “A UF presence in West Palm Beach is one that…

The University of Florida will open its upcoming semester with in-person classes, reversing itself within hours of telling students the term might begin online because of the state’s renewed COVID-19 outbreak

NBC 6’s Johnny Archer is in Miami where a group of parents have sued to make masks mandatory as cases among children surge.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could have 2024 political ambitions beyond the Sunshine State, depending on how his 2022 re-election campaign goes. Now he’s in the spotlight after signing a bill adding more restrictions on drop boxes and more, NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains.