University of Florida

Researchers at UF Tropical Research and Education Center started growing arabica plants in South Florida to test if coffee could become Florida's next specialty crop.

Jack Pyburn, an undrafted free agent from LSU, is among several athletes, some with NFL contracts, to receive a temporary restraining order from a Louisiana court that would allow them a fifth year of eligibility.

It would provide funding to help better educate primary care doctors on how to diagnose and treat those who might have diabetes.

Each year, the Tampa-based credit union GTE Financial gives $3,000 to 27 high school graduates and continuing students pursuing vocational certificates or four-year degrees. Selection is based on community involvement, extracurriculars and academic growth.

In this UF study using AI, simulations try to predict how certain decisions create effect domino effect throughout the airport.

A study identifies gene activity differences in spinal tissue, offering insight into a condition whose causes remain largely unknown.

After online debates, delays and Bell's appointment as interim president, UF has a full-time leader again.

The meeting devolved into an argument between BOG Chairman Alan Levine and the University of Florida’s Board of Trustees Chair Mori Hosseini over the allegations of “governance issues” that led to the postponement of Dr. Stuart Bell’s confirmation as UF’s 14th president.

The university's Board of Trustees criticized a push to postpone Stuart Bell’s confirmation, saying it caused “collateral damage” that was “frustrating” and “disappointing.”

A letter sent Friday on behalf of Uthmeier stated the university's board is "not out of compliance," and the Board of Governors chairman is "incorrect to withhold consideration of the Trustees' nomination on that basis."

Board chair Alan Levine wrote a letter saying Stuart Bell would not be confirmed until “governance issues” at the University of Florida are reviewed.

The unanimous vote is the latest step in a process that still needs approval by the State University System Board of Governors, which rejected the school's previous choice in 2025.