Month: April 2020

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was quoted in “Inmate at Krome Detention Center Tests Positive for COVID-19. Here’s How ICE Kept It Quiet” published in the Miami Herald on April 7. The article focuses on an immigration inmate that tested positive for COIVD-19, […]

By Madison Hindo, Public Relations 2020 Throughout his life, Robbie Curry, B.S. Telecommunication with honors 2002 and M.E.S.S. College of Health and Human Performance 2006, learned how to handle challenges with grace and a smile on his face. Whether it was navigating inaccessible buildings on the University of Florida campus in his wheelchair or hiking […]

We are celebrating, YOU! 2020 CJC Grads we will have an online celebration on May 1 at 2 p.m., but we need your help! By Friday, April 10, please provide us with an image of yourself and, if you wish, a 280-character personal message. Your picture can be a headshot or your favorite high-resolution image. […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was quoted in “CDC Sued Over Release of Policies Restricting Free Speech” published in Quill on April 3. The article focuses on a FOIA request for information on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program with a specialization in social media, was quoted in “Job Search Tips for College Seniors Graduating During the Coronavirus Pandemic” published on tribunecontentagency.com on April 1. The article focuses on the difficulties that college seniors will now face as […]

BCLS Leadership Workshop Series: Through times of adversity and change, how will your leadership shine through? Join the David & Wanda Brown Center for Leadership and Service for an engaging Leadership Workshop Series to help you navigate through these current times! Leading through Uncertain Times, April 8, 2020, 3:00pm-4:00pm Strategies to Effectively Lead Remotely, April […]

To:          All UF Employees Fr:           Joe Glover, Provost, and Charlie Lane, Chief Operating Officer UF will continue online delivery of coursework during the Summer B term, as has been announced for the Summer A and Summer C The Summer B term is being shifted to start one week later than had […]

The University of Florida has established a COVID-19 Leave Donation Plan (the “Plan”) in response to the developing global COVID-19 pandemic. The Plan allows a leave donor to donate their personally accrued leave (their choice of annual vacation or sick leave) into a UF-sponsored leave pool for use by other employees who have been adversely affected by […]

UF Research has compiled a list of suggested activities that advance research productivity while also keeping as many as possible in active work status. While this guidance was designed for those typically working in laboratory, field or clinical research funded by sponsored programs, it is applicable to a wide range of research-associated positions at UF. Suggestions for administrative […]

FROM: Joe Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Charlie Lane, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President As you may have seen, Governor DeSantis has issued a “safer at home” executive order that addresses essential services and activities for the state of Florida, which will go into effect April 3.  Because of actions that the […]

Kaiser Health News reporter Christina Jewett is the winner of the 2019 Brechner Freedom of Information Award for exposing a secret federal database where regulators concealed millions of reported malfunctions in medical devices. Jewett’s March 2019 story, “Hidden Harm,” and extensive follow-up reporting led the Food and Drug Administration to belatedly disclose 5.7 million reports […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Kim Walsh-Childers,  is quoted in ‘‘Dedicated Health Care Reporters Bring Necessary Background Knowledge to Newsrooms’ Coronavirus Pandemic Coverage” published on poynter.org on April 1. According to Walsh-Childers, many media outlets have seen layoffs for beat reporters including those covering health care. National publications have not […]