University of Florida

Following arrests at USF and the University of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he backs the protesters' First Amendment rights, but said universities have the authority to make sure the gatherings remain peaceful.

Among those arrested was Allan Hektor Frasheri, 20, a philosophy major from Largo, who faces a felony charge accusing him of spitting in the face of a police officer. A Valrico resident faces a misdemeanor charge.

Allergy season lasts almost the entire year in Florida, and experts say warmer weather could extend it.

The university said employees or professors caught breaking its rules would be fired.

University of Florida students gathered outside the Reitz Union Wednesday in support of the Palestinian people and to urge UF to divest from Israeli war interests.

Researchers at the University of Florida Center for Coastal Solutions and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning recently developed a tool to help identify conservation lands in Florida that could help improve water quality if they are protected.

The court issued an order scheduling the arguments for June 5 in the case, which is one of a series of similar class-action lawsuits filed against colleges in the state.

Over 100 people gathered at the University of Florida campus on Tuesday to protest Florida SB 846, a recently adopted law that restricts the state's 12 public universities from receiving gifts and entering into international cultural agreements with certain foreign countries.

Students are still waiting on financial aid packages due to FAFSA delays. Some of Florida's largest universities are giving the incoming class more time to decide on committing to their school.

On March 1, UF sent out a memo announcing it was closing the office of the Chief Diversity Officer, eliminating 13 DEI positions and 15 administrative appointments.

The University of Florida Board of Trustees approved tenure for 17 new faculty members, the termination of three majors and reaffirmed the school’s policies and goals in hiring, administration and construction during its meeting Thursday.

The move was intended to comply with a new state law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who banned spending money on diversity issues at the state’s public colleges and universities.