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More changes with UWF Board of Trustees

After my post this morning, I received notification the State Board of Governors did not renew the appointments of Suzanne Lewis, Jill Singer and Stephanie…

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Daily Outtakes: PNJ misses significance of UWF Board picks

UPDATE: The Associated Press also picked up the story. Read here. The Pensacola News Journal completely dropped the ball on reporting on the significance of…

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DeSantis ensures UWF Board of Trustees takes a hard right turn

Today. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed five new members to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees, none of which are UWF alumni or live…

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Daily Outtakes: Protecting potential Trump presidential library

State Sen. Don Gaetz is co-sponsoring new legislation (SB 118) that proposes state control of presidential libraries The proposed bill for Florida’s 2025 Legislative Session…

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UWF researchers

Four UWF faculty ranked among world’s Top 2% of Scientists

Four University of West Florida researchers earned a place on Stanford/Elsevier’s Top 2% Scientist Rankings lists in 2024 and 2023. The prestigious list identifies the…

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Discussion behind-the-scenes on indoor sports complex

Pensacola Sports CEO Ray Palmer shared the location of the proposed indoor sports facility is going back to the “drawing board on location.” “One of…

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Daily Outtakes: A Conversation with Lindsey Cannon

In this conversation on our podcast, Lindsey Cannon, the executive director of the Escambia Children’s Trust, discussed the Trust’s various Out-of-School programs, the challenges faced…

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Top reads: 12/15/24 edition

1. Waverly, Westmore request six-month extensions: The developers of the Waverly condos and Westmore apartments can’t meet the deadline to begin construction by Dec. 31….

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Top listens for the week, 12/14/24 edition

Spotify now hosts our podcast – (we don’t) color on the dog. Listeners heard Congressional candidate Jimmy Patronis say why he is running, find out…

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Trust puts four OST programs on hold

The largest expenditure of the Escambia Children’s Trust has been for Out-of-School (OST) programs. With the third and final year of the agreements up for…

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Daily Outtakes: Children’s Trust debates funding at Year 3 OST programs

The Escambia Children’s Trust Program Committee met on Tuesday to discuss its largest budget item, Out-of-School programs, and whether to fund all of them for…

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Wentworth collection available online

On our new podcast, “(we don’t) color on the dog,” University of West Florida President Dr. Martha Saunders stated that the entire collection of T.T….

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Dr. Denise Soares,

UWF welcomes first School of Education dean

The University of West Florida announces Dr. Denise Soares as the first dean of the newly formed UWF School of Education, effective January 6, 2025….

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Dr Rodney Guttmann

UWF faculty member awarded prestigious NIH grant

Dr. Rodney Guttmann, a biology professor in UWF’s Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, has been awarded his second major National Institute of Health…

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NAIA teams give back to Pensacola

Athletes from the NAIA Women’s National Soccer Tournament are set to make a meaningful contribution to Communities Caring at Christmas while competing at Pensacola’s Ashton…

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NAIA Soccer

NAIA Soccer Championship Tournament starts today

The 2024 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship will be played at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex from December 2-9. In this 41st annual competition, the following…

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Escambia Top 10 Teachers of the Year

The Office of Community Involvement for the Escambia County (FL) Public Schools is proud to announce the Top 10 Teachers of the Year Nominees. Nominated…

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School Board must testify in book case

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Reversing an October decision in a legal battle over access to books, a federal judge…

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Breaking: Dr. Ken Ford steps down as IHMC CEO

After more than 34 years under the leadership of founder Dr. Ken Ford, the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition will see a new…

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Ice Flyers, UWF football team lose; UWF Women Basketball remains undefeated, Volleyball sweeps

RECAP: HAVOC 5, ICE FLYERS 3 PENSACOLA, FLA. – The Pensacola Ice Flyers faced off against the Huntsville Havoc on Saturday night to finish their…

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