University of Florida News

Recently, the University of Florida broke ground on the Pathogens Research Facility, a state-of-the-art laboratory that will serve as home to UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute.
This new building is the physical manifestation of an initiative President Bernie Machen began pursuing about two years ago, but which has roots in the university that go much deeper.
UF has [...]

The budget news across the state is not good and could potentially become worse in coming months.
We took a $22 million reduction last fall and implemented other initiatives such as a hiring freeze to help offset the state’s revenue shortfall.
We also created a campus Task Force on Cost Reduction and Efficiency, [...]