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°®°®Ö±²¥ Health and Tampa General Hospital partner to launch one of Florida’s first behavioral health teaching hospitals

The new TGH Behavioral Health Hospital and the recent announcement that °®°®Ö±²¥ will create the Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce – funded by a new state law – demonstrate the university’s leadership in addressing the critical need for mental health services.

May 13, 2024°®°®Ö±²¥ Health

°®°®Ö±²¥ to lead statewide initiative to address shortage of mental health professionals

°®°®Ö±²¥ was recently awarded $5 million in recurring funds to create the Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce to enhance recruitment and retention efforts and expand pathways to behavioral health professions.

April 15, 2024University News

New state budget includes operational funding increases, significant support for °®°®Ö±²¥ projects

The proposed investments include a $50 million recurring increase to °®°®Ö±²¥â€™s operational budget to support the work of each campus and °®°®Ö±²¥ Health, as well as funding to expand cybersecurity research and the cyber workforce.

March 5, 2024University News

°®°®Ö±²¥ Day at the Capitol highlights AAU achievement, emphasizes priorities for ongoing success

Tallahassee was glistening in green and gold as more than 100 students, alumni and leaders from °®°®Ö±²¥â€™s three campuses convened for °®°®Ö±²¥ Day at the Capitol. The annual gathering coincides with the current legislative session and allows Bulls to rally support for university priorities while lawmakers provide a glimpse into the democratic process.

January 31, 2024University News

Key legislative priority would make °®°®Ö±²¥ a model for supporting veteran and military-connected students

The °®°®Ö±²¥ seeks to strengthen the support and services it provides to veterans, military-connected students and first responders through a new request for funding in this year’s legislative session. The funds would lead to new or upgraded Office of Veteran Success facilities on all three °®°®Ö±²¥ campuses, benefitting thousands of students.

January 31, 2024Student Success

°®°®Ö±²¥ Health granted initial $14 million for traumatic brain injury research study

Through a grant from the Florida Legislature, researchers in the °®°®Ö±²¥ Health Morsani College of Medicine will conduct a clinical study to help determine if hyperbaric oxygen therapy can ease the symptoms of traumatic brain injury in Florida’s veteran, active duty and reserve service members.

January 8, 2024Research and Innovation

Dozens of maintenance projects to begin across campuses to help strengthen °®°®Ö±²¥â€™s infrastructure

°®°®Ö±²¥â€™s iconic water tower is getting repaired and painted as part of an investment of nearly $73 million allotted in last year’s state budget to support °®°®Ö±²¥â€™s Capital Renewal Program, which addresses a portion of the university’s deferred maintenance needs.

April 14, 2023University News

Looking to build on °®°®Ö±²¥â€™s historic legislative year, students, alumni and university leaders participate in °®°®Ö±²¥ Day at the Capitol

More than 100 students and alumni joined °®°®Ö±²¥ leadership in Tallahassee on Wednesday for °®°®Ö±²¥ Day at the Capitol ¬– an annual gathering that offers an opportunity to raise awareness about the university and its priorities ahead of the legislative session, which begins March 7.

February 8, 2023University News

°®°®Ö±²¥ leaders thank state legislators for historic support in this year’s session

The °®°®Ö±²¥ community is celebrating a historically successful legislative session by thanking the state legislators who have proposed hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding for °®°®Ö±²¥ across all three campuses and °®°®Ö±²¥ Health.

March 10, 2022University News

Students, university leadership advocate for °®°®Ö±²¥ during Day at the Capitol in Tallahassee

Dozens of students from the °®°®Ö±²¥ are standing side by side with President Rhea Law, trustees and other university leaders in Tallahassee to advocate for the university’s priorities in the 2022 state legislative session that began last week.

January 18, 2022University News

The °®°®Ö±²¥ is seeking support from the Florida Legislature and the local community to advance a bold new plan for an interdisciplinary center of excellence that will harness the collective power of colleges and departments from throughout the university to address the existential challenges created by climate change, including sea level rise, high tide flooding events and other coastal hazards.

January 10, 2022Research and Innovation, University News

Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls visited the °®°®Ö±²¥â€™s St. Petersburg campus to announce a broad legislative package that would designate $100 million per year to offset the effects of flooding and sea level rise in the state.

February 26, 2021University News