University of Florida

WFSU has found more than two-thirds of Florida’s public universities have sitting trustees whose terms are expired. And there are no new appointments in sight — which is starting to create tensions between the people charged with overseeing the universities and those running them day-to-day.

He addressed the UF lawyer's claim of "newly discovered facts" that showed the professors had already begun working on the elections case before their requests to serve as witnesses were rejected.

Brandes said employees of other institutions outside Florida are fearful of applying because they know their application will be made available to their current employer.

In December, UF researchers predicted the omicron wave would reach its peak in February, but with the recent surge they’re now predicting the variant will peak within the next two weeks in the state.

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker held a fiery hearing Friday on the plaintiffs’ request to block the university from enforcing a policy that drew national attention after three political science professors were blocked from testifying in an elections law case.

While Gov. Ron DeSantis said he plans to prioritize elderly and at-risk residents when it comes to COVID-19 tests, his administration acknowledged this week that nearly a million other at-home test kits have expired.

Fuchs said he will remain president until a new president is appointed — likely in early 2023. He plans to return to conducting research and teaching electrical and computer engineering at the university.

In the lawsuit, the professors claimed university officials told them that going against the executive branch of the government was “adverse” to the school’s interests.

In a study this month, researchers concluded that "the omicron wave in Florida is likely to cause many more infections than occurred during the delta wave" — about 40,000 new cases per day.

They range from Florida's law cracking down on protests to whether sports betting will be allowed in the state.

Around 200 sea urchins were spawned at the aquarium and released in a coral reef off the Florida Keys, where they will eat algae that can overrun the reef.

The professors filed the lawsuit after the university denied their requests to serve as plaintiffs’ witnesses in a challenge to a new state elections law.