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UNF launches self-screening tool

UNF launches self-screening tool

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor | Jul 28, 2020

Unf has launched a self-screening tool to help students and faculty keep track of their health.  The self-screening tool can be accessed through the Safe Ospreys App and online through the Daily Self-Screening...

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University of North Florida Foundation targeted by ransomware attack; donor data exposed

University of North Florida Foundation targeted by ransomware attack; donor data exposed

Courtney Green, Managing Editor | Jul 23, 2020

The University of North Florida Foundation (UNFF) has suffered a ransomware attack to the database storing alumni and donor data, according to a July 23 email sent by Ann McCullen, the Vice President of...

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Demonstrators face members of the Austin Police Department as they gather in downtown Austin, Texas, Thursday, June 4, 2020, to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)

UNF professor discusses race, diversity and healing from history

Sheifalika Bhatnagar, TV News Director | Jul 20, 2020

The University of North Florida is gearing up for the upcoming fall semester. Many precautions are being taken, including making issues like racial-sensitivity training an important issue for staff and...

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UNF Osprey Sculpture. Photo credit Jonathan Merin.

Looking for a job on campus in the fall? Here are some available positions you may be interested in

Zach Yearwood, News Editor | Jul 20, 2020

Whether you are in need of a financial boost or just have some free time during the week, UNF offers several paid positions for students in most departments on campus, even despite COVID-19. Last fall,...

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UNF faculty create petition to ban any RNC activity from campus

UNF faculty create petition to ban any RNC activity from campus

Siddie Friar, Reporter | Jul 16, 2020

In a preemptive move, faculty at UNF have created a petition asking for a ban on any and all RNC activities at any campus facilities for the convention this August.  The petition cites two main reasons...

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UNF provides a statement on test alert system problem

UNF provides a statement on test alert system problem

Courtney Green, Managing Editor | Jul 15, 2020

There was a hiccup in UNF's test alert system over the weekend, with some people receiving the automated phone call hours after receiving the text alert or push notification. In a statement to Spinnaker,...

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FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, pedestrians walk through the gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, July 8, 2020, challenging the Trump administration's decision to bar international students from staying in the U.S. if they take classes entirely online this fall. Some institutions, including Harvard, have announced that all instruction will be offered remotely in the fall during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students

COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press | Jul 14, 2020

BOSTON (AP) — Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer...

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Howard the Duck. Photo credit Nathan Turoff.

Howard the Duck is not among the fallen; petition to rename Commons circulates

Nathan Turoff, Critter Columnist | Jul 14, 2020

Yesterday afternoon, news broke of a mysterious duck virus afflicting UNF ducks at The Flats. One of the earliest and most logical concerns of many students was the fate of UNF's own Howard the Duck. The...

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Student Union. Photo credit Jonathan Merin.

UNF holds virtual Apply in July event

Courtney Green, Managing Editor | Jul 13, 2020

One upside of the pandemic: an abundance of time now to make big decisions like where you will go to school next. UNF is making this decision a little easier with their virtual Apply in July opportunity. The...

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UNF creates the nation's first MedNexus; $6 Million in funding from Florida state budget

UNF creates the nation’s first MedNexus; $6 Million in funding from Florida state budget

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor | Jul 9, 2020

UNF has created the nation’s first MedNexus, a “university-based medical and healthcare nexus.” The University sent out an email announcing the creation, which was approved $6 million in funding...

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FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019 file photo, students walk near the Widener Library in Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. The Ivy League school announced Monday, July 6, 2020, that as the coronavirus pandemic continues its freshman class will be invited to live on campus this fall, while most other undergraduates will be required learn remotely from home. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

New rules: Foreign pupils must leave US if classes go online

COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press | Jul 7, 2020

International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall, under new guidelines issued Monday by federal immigration...

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UNF names Bob Greenlaw as COVID-19 Taskforce Coordinator

UNF names Bob Greenlaw as COVID-19 Taskforce Coordinator

Courtney Green, Managing Editor | Jul 7, 2020

Bob Greenlaw has been appointed as UNF's COVID-19 taskforce coordinator, according to a UNF Marketing email sent on Tuesday, July 7. In the email, Greenlaw is identified as an "experienced emergency...

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