Florida Gators QB Jalen Kitna bonds out of jail after arrest on child porn charges
Florida Gators backup quarterback Jalen Kitna bonded out of jail Thursday evening after he was arrested Wednesday on two charges of distribution of child exploitation material and three charges of possession of child pornography.
UF won’t allow protests inside campus buildings after Sen. Sasse hiring forum drew large, chanting crowd
In an effort to crack down on future protests, current UF President Kent Fuchs on Monday issued a statement saying the university will resume enforcement of a regulation on the books for at least two decades, prohibiting protests inside campus buildings.
‘I’m just choosing joy’: Paralyzed in car accident, Patric Young using his platform to share faith, positivity
Patric Young, all 6-foot-10 of him, emerges from the dim background and rolls slowly across the stage in his wheelchair at New Life Christian Fellowship. The crowd, this time, students at his alma mater, Providence, rise to their feet and cheer.
Edward Waters University students will soon be able to earn nursing degrees, partnership with University of Florida
Students from Edward Waters University will soon have a pathway to earn a bachelor of science in nursing, or a B.S.N. degree. EWU and the University of Florida College of Nursing entered into an agreement Wednesday that allows up to five Edward Waters students into the program.
Nebraska senator faces questions, protests at U of Florida
Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse faced pointed questions and loud protests Monday during his first visit to the University of Florida as the lone finalist for the school's presidency. Sasse, a Republican in his second Senate term, has drawn criticism from some at the school in Gainesville, Florida, for his stance on same-sex marriage and other LBGTQ issues. Others question his qualifications to run such a sprawling school with more than 50,000 students.
news.yahoo.comControversial ‘viewpoint’ survey sent to Florida’s colleges draws criticism from faculty
The survey is in response to HB 233 signed into law in 2021 by Governor DeSantis, who, at the time, claimed universities were prone to suppressing certain political viewpoints, though he did not cite any specific examples or elaborate on which viewpoints were being suppressed.
Indonesians shelter as floodwaters remain high
People across Aceh province in Indonesia's Sumatra island remain at shelters several days after floods first hit. "It’s been three days (we’re living outside home). We've moved from one place to another," says one Lhok Sukon resident, adding that now floods happen "almost every year."
news.yahoo.comUniversity of Chicago professor studying January 6 says "what we're seeing is a mainstream movement"
University of Chicago professor Richard Pape, who has been studying the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, tells "Face the Nation" that the people participating in the attack were "mainstream" and not on the fringe.
news.yahoo.comNew Year's celebrations affected by COVID-19 for a second year
The U.S. begins 2022 with record-high new coronavirus cases. The nation reported more than 2 million new cases over the past seven days, beating the previous record of 1.7 million set last January. CBS News reporter Alexander Tin gives Bradley Blackburn an update on CBSN.
news.yahoo.comWorshippers pray for a good year at mountain-top Tokyo shrine
Worshippers at Tokyo's Musashi Mitake Shrine pray for a good year in 2022. The Musashi Mitake Shrine sits at the summit of Mount Mitake, which is 929 metres (3,048 feet) high. Many visitors brave the hike to climb the mountain to watch the first sunrise of the year.
news.yahoo.comAt 12, she just became the youngest student to graduate from this college
During her first in-person biology lab on campus, the professor asked the class to find an object and swab it for bacteria. Most students wiped their desks and phones. Sawsan Ahmed reached into her backpack and pulled out her white teddy bear, Ben.
news.yahoo.comIn ‘chilling’ decision, UF professors have been barred from testifying against Florida
In a decision that could have far-reaching free speech implications for faculty at universities and colleges across Florida, the University of Florida has refused to allow three political science professors to continue to serve as expert witnesses in a case that challenges a new state law that restricts voting access.
news.yahoo.comFans are crowding into football stadiums across Florida. Has there been COVID fallout?
College football stadiums across Florida with tens of thousands of non-masked, screaming students and boosters packed closely together have so far resulted in no recognizable community outbreaks amid the pandemic, according to infection figures on the state’s biggest campuses.
news.yahoo.comDrugmakers developing booster shots to target COVID-19 variants
Drugmakers developing booster shots to target COVID-19 variants Drugmakers are developing booster shots to target variants of the coronavirus that are spreading rapidly across the U.S. Dr. Glenn Morris, professor of medicine and director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the modifications and why even those who have been fully vaccinated should continue to follow CDC guidelines.
cbsnews.comFrom 2003: Saving the Miami Blue butterfly
From 2003: Saving the Miami Blue butterfly In this report which originally aired on April 13, 2003, “Sunday Morning” anchor Charles Osgood reports on efforts made by butterfly enthusiasts and scientists from the University of Florida to bring back from the brink a rare subspecies of butterfly, for years thought extinct until one colony was found in the Florida Keys. [Update: In 2011 the Miami Blue butterfly won emergency protection under the federal Endangered Species Act, and received formal protection the following year.]
cbsnews.comMore colleges plan to reopen in the spring, even as Covid cases surge
A student outside the closed Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Aug. 18, 2020. Despite a rocky attempt at reopening this past fall and a record number of coronavirus cases nationwide, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has announced plans to bring more students back for the spring semester. In an open letter to the UNC community, a number of UNC's faculty opposed the decision and urged administrators to reconsider face-to-face instruction. Yet other colleges are also making plans to reopen for in-person learning, despite the ongoing public health crisis. "If we test the campus population regularly, and if everyone on campus rigorously adheres to public health guidance about masking, social distancing and other practices, we can welcome a far greater number of students back."
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