University of Florida

In the week after Hurricane Helene, interviews with out-of-state college students across Florida show how little prepared they were for a storm like Hurricane Helene. For many, this was their first experience with a Category 4 hurricane.

The University of Florida dropped two spots to No. 30 nationally among private and public schools in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. In Tampa, the University of South Florida was unchanged at No. 45 among public schools. It fell to 91st from 89th among national universities.

The University of Florida’s then-president, Ben Sasse, dished out over $1.3 million on private catering for lavish dinners, football tailgates and extravagant social functions.

All the students remain suspended from enrolling at UF and banned from campus for three years.

Two University of Florida students arrested earlier this year during pro-Palestinian protests on campus have accepted plea deals to misdemeanor criminal charges and will pay a small fine with no jail time.

More than half of the $211,824 itemized expenses attributed to six of Sasse's senior UF hires working remotely over 17 months was for airfare or train tickets, plus nearly $50,000 more for hotels.

He responded to a report in The Independent Florida Alligator that he spent $17.3 million while president, including hiring several of his former U.S. Senate staffers, including two who were allowed to work remotely from the Washington, D.C., area.

The Independent Florida Alligator reported that the former University of Florida president and U.S. senator's hiring of former aides and allies to large salaries. Reporter Garrett Shanley discusses the findings.

The Independent Florida Alligator uncovered details of the former University of Florida president's spending. Gov. DeSantis and Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis are calling on the state university system's Board of Governors to investigate.

The UF Health facility in one of Gainesville's poorest neighborhoods opens after a construction process funded by city, county and federal dollars. More than 12,000 patients are expected annually.

The University of Florida, Florida A&M and Florida Atlantic University each have openings. They're facing new pressures in a politicized selection process.

It starts earlier and runs longer than anywhere else in the U.S., according to UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute. Most older adults, who are vulnerable to the disease, haven’t been vaccinated yet.