University of Florida

06/01/2026

A UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences student is satellite-tagging sea turtles to help solve Florida's boat-strike crisis. 🐢

Tracking sea turtle movement patterns along Florida’s coast to identify danger zones and help reduce deadly boat collisions.

05/28/2026

Exciting news for future Gators! 🐊🤩

The University of Florida will add Early Decision as an admission application option, providing first-time students with the opportunity to secure their spot in the Gator Nation at an earlier stage of the admissions cycle.

This binding option will allow highly qualified students, who are confident in UF as their clear first choice, to apply as early as Aug. 1 and receive an admissions decision by Dec. 11.

UF announced Thursday it will add Early Decision as an admission application option, providing first-time students with the opportunity to secure their spot in the Gator Nation at an earlier stage of the admissions cycle. 

05/27/2026

Dr. Stuart Bell will visit and hold forums with the campus community on June 3 at Emerson Hall. Students, faculty and staff are invited to submit questions ahead of these sessions by May 31.

05/25/2026

More than a landmark.

Century Tower was built in memory of students and alumni who died in service. This Memorial Day and every day, we remember and honor them. 🇺🇸

05/22/2026

Dr. Stuart Bell will visit Gainesville on June 3 to meet with students, faculty and staff. Members of the UF community are invited to join forums beginning at 1:00 p.m. in Emerson Hall.

The UF Board of Trustees will interview Dr. Bell on June 10.

Visit presidentsearch.ufl.edu to submit questions and for more information.

05/18/2026

Dr. Stuart Bell has been unanimously recommended by UF’s Presidential Search Committee as the sole finalist for consideration by the Board of Trustees to serve as the University of Florida’s 14th president.

The University of Florida Presidential Search Advisory Committee unanimously recommended Dr. Stuart R. Bell to the Board of Trustees as the sole finalist to serve as the university’s 14th president.

05/13/2026

📣 The 2026 UF Homecoming & Gator Growl headliner is Nikki Glaser! 🎤 See you soon, Gator Nation!

05/13/2026

The future of the University of Florida in the City of Jacksonville, Florida is taking shape!

Here’s a sneak peek at preliminary conceptual renderings by Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate for the first new building planned for the downtown UF Jacksonville campus.

05/11/2026

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers are studying velvet beans as a potential plant-based source of treatment for Parkinson’s disease.

A major challenge with Parkinson’s disease is managing tremors. Typically, one way they are treated is by taking medications that increase dopamine. But what if instead, the prescription could be a plate of beans?