GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians rose three points to 69 in December, reflecting a cautious optimism in the economy, according to a recent University of Florida survey. Though the latest figure is only one point below the level set in December 2010, it also marks the highest rank in the past nine months.
At approximately 10:00am, Sunday, December 25, 2011, the University of Florida Police Department (UFPD) arrested Tommie Howard, III. Mr. Howard turned himself in to UFPD Officers without incident at the University of Florida Police Department and was subsequently transported to the Alachua County Jail after his arrest. UFPD obtained a warrant for his arrest on [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The suspect in the November sexual battery of a University of Florida student has been positively identified as 25-year-old Tommie Howard III, of Hawthorne, Fla.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has established a new master’s degree program geared toward helping physicians be better teachers and training them to be scholars in the field.
NESVILLE, Fla. — David P. Norton, the University of Florida’s associate dean for research in the College of Engineering, has been named vice president for research.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Curtis Reynolds, the University of Florida’s assistant vice president for physical plant, has been named the university’s vice president for business affairs.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Work is scheduled to begin in early January on a Florida Department of Transportation project to resurface Archer Road west of Interstate 75.
Units cleared the area of the shots fired call, which occurred 11 blocks south of East Campus off Waldo Rd. No injuries were reported. The incident has not affected the UF Campus and GPD is investigating and continuing efforts identify suspects. The suspects are described as two black males, 17-19 years of age, [...]
(GPD investigating shots fired call in area of east campus off Waldo Rd. x2 blk male suspects. Contact Police if you have any information or sightings. More information to follow.)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In November 2011, the University of Florida’s Web governance committee authorized an interim “refresh” of the UF homepage design. This design is slated for use through spring 2012.