University Beat

UCF officials said the student was isolated after testing positive and contact tracing measures were taken.

Many colleges are starting their spring semester this week, and new data show that schools are bringing students back to campus, with more in-person classes.

Archaeologists are searching for potential unmarked graves on a site in Clearwater.

The FAFSA uses tax data from two years ago to determine a student's eligibility for financial aid for college. But if your financial situation has changed since then, there are ways to get more money.

USF Health has temporarily stopped offering COVID-19 vaccines because it has not received any additional doses from its hospital partners or the state.

USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock will step down Dec. 31, 2021. He says it will give him more time to spend with his family.

The decision comes after university officials announced plans to discontinue the college in October amid budget cuts.

USF's director of student health services hopes that 24-hour PCR tests will identify any students who are infected upon return to campus, so they can isolate themselves and hopefully curb the spread of coronavirus.

For many people, this is the first year they'll spend the holidays and other milestones apart from family, due to COVID-19. That's something students studying in the U.S. from overseas know all about.

Researchers say the pandemic is largely to blame for this year's drastic enrollment declines, but college-going has also been on a decade-long downward trend.

WUSF News seeking student journalists from around the country who want to learn and work in a professional newsroom. The deadline to apply for a WUSF Radio News Internship remains open through Dec. 21.

For a third straight semester, USF is holding a virtual commencement ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic.