UF Alert

UPDATE: (Cancer and Genetics): No gas leak identified. Resume normal activities unless directed otherwise by first responders.

UPDATE: (Cancer and Genetics): There has been no change in the situation. Avoid the area and follow the directions of first responders.

Update (Mowry Road). Fire rescue is on scene and working to locate the origin of the odor. Continue to avoid the area and follow the directions of first responders.

Strong odor of gas located at Cancer and Genetics Research Building on 2033 Mowry Rd. Building being evacuated. Avoid area or shelter in place if nearby; details to follow.

UF Alert-Gainesville: Update (Leigh Hall) Police have cleared the scene; no need to avoid the area, resume normal activities. Call 352-392-1111 with any info.

UF Alert-Gainesville: Update (Leigh Hall) A steam leak led to a large fire rescue and police response to the location. Police confirmed there is no threat to campus. Please continue to avoid Buckman Drive and Union Road until response is concluded.

UF Alert-Gainesville: Strong Police presence at Leigh Hall at 165 Buckman Drive. Avoid going North on Buckman and West on Union Rd to avoid congestion.

Campus Safety Message:

The University of Florida Police Department would like to provide an update regarding a series of hoax email threats issued to different departments at the University of Florida.

As of 3 p.m. on Monday, multiple offices throughout UF continued to receive similar, if not identical, hoax email threats or calls. The campuses and units affected have expanded beyond the Gainesville campus, to include UF Health Jacksonville.

Each campus or unit affected by these threats is working with local law enforcement agencies. None of the threats received at the Gainesville campus have been found to be credible.

Higher-education institutions across the nation are often the target of hoax threats, including UF. Despite the pervasiveness of these hoax threats, UFPD takes all reports seriously and asks the campus community to do the same.

UFPD encourages the UF community to remain vigilant and report anything that may seem suspicious to police. Members of the Gainesville campus should call 352-392-1111, while UF locations throughout the state should immediately contact local law enforcement.

In the event of an actual incident that poses an immediate threat to the health and safety of the campus community, an emergency notification will be issued through the UF Alert System.

Campus Safety Message:

The University of Florida Police Department would like to share information regarding increased law enforcement activity around the Gainesville campus.

On Monday, Feb. 23, several University of Florida departments received emails threatening the safety of different locations of the campus.

UFPD promptly confirmed that no incident occurred and that the threats are consistent with a hoax. These hoax emails are consistent with a similar incident that took place on the evening of Friday, Feb. 20.

While law enforcement has confirmed that there is no threat to safety, UFPD encourages the campus community to remain vigilant and report anything that may seem suspicious to police by calling 352-392-1111.

In the event of a dangerous incident that poses an immediate threat to the health and safety of the campus community, an emergency notification would be issued through the UF Alert System.

UPDATE: (Tigert Hall) Police responded to a suspicious package near UF entrance at 2nd Avenue. Law enforcement has confirmed no incident occurred. Resume normal activities.

UF Alert-Gainesville: Heavy police presence in the area of Tigert Hall on 300 SW 13th St. Avoid the area for cars and pedestrians; details to follow.

Timely Warning-Gainesville:

Timely Warning (26-0183)

Clery Crime: R**e

Under the Clery Act, the University of Florida issues Timely Warning messages regarding Clery Act crimes which pose a serious and continuing threat to the campus community.

On February 11, 2026, at approximately 0233hrs, UFPD responded to Shands ER for a late report of a Sexual Battery. After contacting the reporting person, it was determined that the incident happened on February 6, 2026, at her resident hall. The reporting person stated that her boyfriend physically took advantage of her without consent. The boyfriend is not affiliated with the University of Florida. This is currently an ongoing investigation.

The University of Florida strongly believes that no person is responsible for harm inflicted by another person.
Sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking are prohibited and will not be tolerated at the University of Florida.

Criminal incidents can be reported to UF CSAs who are designated, trained, and mandatory reporters under the Clery Act when victims choose not to report to law enforcement.
Reporting to law enforcement is encouraged by calling 9-1-1 or through the GatorSafe app.
The University of Florida defines consent as, “An act or statement that is knowing, freely given, and mutually understood to communicate a willingness to engage in the activity. It is the responsibility of each person involved in any sexual act to ensure that they have the Consent of the other(s).

For more information on UF’s definition of consent, please visit Regulations of the University of Florida, 4.040(2):https://regulations.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/4.040-1.pdf

The most common type of sexual assault occurs between individuals known to one another, including an acquaintance or in the context of a current or prior dating or domestic relationship. (Krebs et al., 2007)

At least half of sexual assaults among college students occur after the perpetrator, the victim, or both consume alcohol. Be alert to people pressuring you or others to use alcohol or other drugs. (Corbin et al, 2001)

Approximately 1 in 4 female undergraduates and nearly 1 in 14 male undergraduates experience sexual assault during their time as a college or university student. (Cantor et al., 2019)

Information for support resources, services and programs at the University of Florida can be found at:

https://clery.compliance.ufl.edu/resources/victim-resources/