Campus Articles

The story behind a 40-year-old love note on the UF campus

Who is Cheryl? On the trail of a mystery of love and vandalism that has lasted nearly half a century.

U.S. News & World Report names University of Florida No. 1 in the country for online bachelor’s degrees

UF Online, the University of Florida’s online bachelor’s degree program, is No. 1 in the nation, according to the latest rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report, recognizing UF’s excellence in delivering world-class educational opportunities across platforms.

Tidal energy proposal wins UF, IBM technology contest Florida Hacks with IBM

An all-female team was declared the winner on Thursday of the national technology contest, Florida Hacks with IBM, that called on participants to discover potential solutions to combat the effects of climate change. 

UF President Kent Fuchs announces plans to transition from president to professor

President Kent Fuchs announced in a video released today that he is planning for this to be his last year as president, capping a tenure in which the university has joined the ranks of the nation’s very best public universities.

President Fuchs Commencement Speech for Fall 2021

President Kent Fuchs Commencement Speech for Fall 2021

Remembering Mariel White
Remembering Mariel White December 18, 2021

Mariel White was diagnosed with the incredibly rare Churg-Strauss/EGPA and had a series of strokes in her sophomore year in 2017. She died on Dec. 5, but her younger brother Weston, and her service dog, Lassie, crossed the stage at commencement in White’s place in recognition of her dream of graduating from UF.

Dave Reitze Commencement Speech For Fall 2021 Commencement

Dave Reitze Commencement Speech For Fall 2021 Commencement 

Y'all Need Science! How one UF Online graduate connects with kids

UF Online student Yesenia Arroyo carved out a space on Youtube with her fun, easy-to-folow science videos for kids. She is one of the nearly 4,000 graduates to walk at this weekend's commencement ceremony.

UF Fall commencement scheduled for Dec. 17 and 18

Nearly 4,000 students are expected to receive their degrees during the Fall 2021 Commencement weekend in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.

Campus art gives community space to gather, celebrate

UF President Fuchs commissioned the steel holiday gator sculpture from metal artist and UF College of the Arts alumna Leslie Tharp in the fall of 2019 to joyously mark all campus had accomplished through the semester. Wednesday’s celebration will be the second since the statue was created, since last year’s festivities were cancelled due to the pandemic.