An analysis of acceptance rate, matriculation rate and admission data by The Business Journals shows the Orlando university is No. 71 in the nation for selectivity, up three spots from last year, and is No. 3 in the state behind only the University of Florida and Florida State University.

Student shots: The percentage of Florida students entering kindergarten with required vaccinations continues to decline, Health News Florida reports. Superintendents: Alachua County interim superintendent Kamela Patton offered to extend her contract if the school board needs more time to search for a permanent leader, MainStreet Daily News reports.

A Florida man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly kidnapping a woman he was dating, according to an arrest affidavit.

The University of Central Florida has broken ground on a four-level tower addition to its football stadium in Orlando. The university says the new Roth Tower at FBC Mortgage Stadium will redefine the fan experience with premium amenities, including expanded club spaces, luxury suites, Sky Suites, shaded seating, and food and beverage options.

The consortium of the University of Florida, the University of Central Florida and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been designated as the state's official space research entity, which will allow the award of NASA research grants in partnership w ...

Leaders of the University of Florida, the University of Central Florida and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University formally signed an agreement Wednesday, Jan. 8, to be the state’s space research entity. The partnership is aimed at keeping Florida a leader in space policy and research.

Archaeologists have found evidence suggesting that Kurd Qaburstan, a site located in the Erbil region of northeastern Iraq, may be the lost city of Qabra, an ancient urban center mentioned in Babylonian inscriptions, including the Stele of Dadusha. Recent excavations...

A Florida state lawmaker has introduced a bill to ban illegal migrants from being admitted to public colleges and universities with an acceptance rate under 85%.

Gov. Ron DeSantis offered remarks on the Space Coast Wednesday regarding the Florida University Space Research Consortium. The multi-institutional initiative drives research, involving the University of Florida, the University of Central Florida and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in conjunction with NASA.

First responders make up 1.4% of Florida’s workforce, but their suicide rate is more than two times higher than other working-age Floridians. The 2nd Alarm Project deploys teams to communities to help.

While most people flee natural and man-made disasters, first responders run to them. Firefighters, paramedics and law enforcement officers were deployed to the Surfside condominium collapse, the Pulse nightclub and Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shootings, and a long string of hurricanes.