The University of Florida will return to normal operating status on Thursday, Aug. 31. Classes and all academic and student-related activities, including online classes, will resume as well. P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School and Baby Gator also will resume their normal schedules on Thursday. UF Health personnel, UF/IFAS personnel and others at locations throughout the […]

University of Florida leadership and emergency personnel have continued to track Hurricane Idalia through the night and as the eye made landfall along the coast of the Florida Big Bend this morning. Given updated forecasts of the storm’s trajectory in north Florida and toward Georgia, leadership will assess damage to campus this morning and possible […]

University of Florida officials are actively monitoring Hurricane Idalia. Here is what we know today: Hurricane Idalia intensified into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, with life-threatening winds that will likely cause catastrophic damage once it makes landfall along the northern portion of Florida’s Gulf Coast. As of the 5 a.m. advisory, the National Hurricane […]

What about scheduled exams and assignments? The University of Florida will return to normal operating status on Thursday, Aug. 31. Classes and all academic and student-related activities, including online classes, will resume as well. UF faculty have been asked to remain flexible with students who may have been affected by Hurricane Idalia. Students who need […]

The Southwest Recreation Center opened as a shelter at 6 p.m. Tuesday for UF students, faculty and staff, and their families. Weather conditions at the Gainesville campus are beginning to deteriorate. Members of the UF community who plan to shelter at Southwest Rec are encouraged to head there before conditions worsen. Food will be provided […]

University of Florida officials are actively monitoring Hurricane Idalia. While much remains unknown about the storm’s exact path, here is what we know: While forecasters from the National Hurricane Center shifted Hurricane Idalia’s probable path slightly west in the 5 p.m. advisory, a Hurricane Warning remains in effect for Alachua County, which includes Gainesville. Moreover, they […]

This page, which will be updated regularly, contains a list of campus operations that have been impacted by Hurricane Idalia. The P.K. Yonge Blue Wave Meet & Greet is rescheduled to Tuesday, Sept. 5, from 5:30-7:00. The Tuesday. Aug. 29, home volleyball games are being rescheduled for a later date. Blue Wave After School plans […]

University of Florida officials are actively monitoring Hurricane Idalia. While much remains unknown about the storm’s exact path, here is what we know thus far: A Hurricane Warning was issued for Alachua County, which includes Gainesville, by the National Hurricane Center during the 11 a.m. advisory. This means forecasters expect hurricane-force winds somewhere within the […]

University of Florida officials are actively monitoring Hurricane Idalia. While much remains unknown about the storm’s exact path, here is what we know today: Idalia strengthened into a hurricane overnight, as expected by forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters believe the storm will “rapidly intensify” before making landfall along the coast as a Category […]

University of Florida officials are actively monitoring Tropical Storm Idalia. While much remains unknown about the storm’s exact path, here is what we know thus far: A Hurricane Warning has been issued from the middle of Longboat Key northward to Indian Pass. This includes Alachua County, west of Interstate 75. Eastern Alachua County, which includes […]