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An illustration shows the planned UF campus near Prime Osborn Convention Center.
December 12, 2024

UF picks Prime Osborn area for new high-tech graduate campus

University of Florida trustees will vote Friday on a new campus that would include the Florida Semiconductor Institute.…

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The University of Florida confirmed that the public has not been allowed to attend board of trustees' private retreats. The university said the law did not apply to the retreats because board members don’t vote or take official actions during those sessions. | Azhalia Pottinger, WUFT News)
December 4, 2024

Experts say UF meetings violated Sunshine Law

The UF board of trustees has met repeatedly in private settings where the public was not allowed to attend.…

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Florida-Georgia banners hang in Downtown Jacksonville l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today
November 1, 2024

Florida-Georgia game will return to Jax through 2031

A new agreement will bring the Florida-Georgia football game back to Jacksonville after EverBank Stadium is renovated.…

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EverBank Stadium is always filled for the Florida-Georgia football game. | Georgia-Florida Football Game Facebook
October 29, 2024

Florida-Georgia game could reveal its future soon

The historic football game will take over EverBank Stadium on Saturday, but the future is in question after next year.…

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Former University of Florida President Ben Sasse.
August 30, 2024

UF staffers racked up travel costs while working remotely

Senior staff hired by former UF President Ben Sasse piled up hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel expenses while…

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Sen. Ben Sasse responds to questions by the University of Florida Board of Trustees in Gainesville on Nov. 1, 2022, as trustees decided whether to select Sasse as the school's next president. | Fresh Take Florida
August 19, 2024

Former UF President Ben Sasse defends his spending

Sasse responded to a report in The Independent Florida Alligator that spending more than tripled during his tenure.…

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University of Florida President Ben Sasse fist-bumps kids during UF's Homecoming Parade in Gainesville in 2023. | Ashleigh Lucas, WUFT News)
July 19, 2024

UF president suddenly resigns, citing wife’s health

University of Florida President Ben Sasse will leave his job July 31, 17 months after taking the position.…

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The UF Health North hospital is at 15255 Max Leggett Parkway in Jacksonville. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
July 9, 2024

UF Health opens new patient tower in North Jacksonville

The expansion includes six floors and 124 patient rooms to help patients recover from acute care.…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at VyStar Credit Union in Jacksonville on May 2, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 13, 2024

Here’s how Jacksonville fared in the new state budget

Gov. Ron DeSantis cut funding for at least 70 projects or programs in the Jacksonville area, but other organizations won…

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A statue of a gator appears outside Heavener Hall at the University of Florida in Gainesville. | Brooke Johnson, Fresh Take Florida
June 6, 2024

Florida justices consider UF’s COVID shutdown

A University of Florida graduate student wants a refund for services that were not provided during a COVID-19 campus shutdown…

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Mahalia White, University of North Florida. | Contributed, Wendy Jade Solomon, Fresh Take Florida
May 3, 2024

Florida’s finest: College grads share their inspiring stories

Graduates from Northeast Florida and around the state tell about overcoming challenges to achieve their dreams.…

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The University of North Florida will offer both graduate and undergraduate programs in fintech. | ML/Mikko Lemola/ Stock.Adobe.Com
April 30, 2024

UNF announces new fintech programs

The fintech programs will position students in one of Jacksonville’s most prominent economic sectors.…

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University of Florida students walk through Turlington Plaza on April 9, 2024. | Lee Ann Anderson, Fresh Take Florida
April 17, 2024

New college survey probes students’ political views

The voluntary survey is loaded with ideological political questions, including: Is it hard to be friends with people who voted…

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March 29, 2024

Jacksonville in ‘good position’ for UF semiconductor facility

Mayor Donna Deegan said Jacksonville is a leading contender to land the Florida Semiconductor Institute.…

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Students walk by Century Tower on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. | Sam Thomas, Fresh Take Florida
March 28, 2024

UF graduate campus gets green light in Jacksonville

The Florida Board of Governors approved plans for a University of Florida graduate campus Downtown.…

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UF Health Durbin Park is a 395,000-square-foot hospital planned at 100 Flagler Health Way in St. Johns near Racetrack Road.
February 22, 2024

University of Florida is bullish on Northeast Florida

UF Health broke ground Wednesday on a Durbin Park hospital that it expects to open in late 2025.…

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February 14, 2024

UF Health included in plan to boost behavioral health care

UF Health Jacksonville would become a teaching hospital in behavioral health under two bills in the Florida Legislature.…

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From left, former Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, University of Florida Board of Trustees appointee Patrick Zalupski and UF President Ben Sasse attend an announcement of the UF grad school campus on Feb. 7, 2023. | City of Jacksonville
December 11, 2023

UF grad center in Jacksonville progresses quietly

Mayor Donna Deegan says more than $60 million has been raised privately for the University of Florida campus dedicated to…