Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and potential commercialization of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare and debilitating diseases with an initial focus on inherited retinal diseases, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided favorable feedback on the Current...

University of Florida Health Shands Hospital once again has the most nationally recognized adult and pediatric specialties among Florida hospitals ranked by U.S. News & World Report. The 2022-23 Best Hospitals report solidifies UF Health’s position as the state’s premier destination for nationally ranked health care specialties. The analysis of more than 4,500 adult hospitals...

As news broke that Florida’s citrus industry ended this year’s growing season with its lowest production in eight decades, an unlikely union has formed between two University of Florida startup companies to help reverse the trend. By combining expertise in precision agriculture with leading-edge aerospace technology, the two companies housed in one of UF’s business...

Beth Virnig, Ph.D., M.P.H., joined the University of Florida July 11 as dean of the College of Public Health and Health Professions, the sixth in the college’s 64-year history. She most recently served as a professor in the division of health policy and management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and as...

Back in March 2022, Ziba Ahmadi, the owner of Salon Ziba located in Thornebrooke Village of Gainesville, Florida, shattered her own Guinness World Record with 15 minutes to spare. The dedicated owner and Gainesville favorite is officially the twice-awarded fastest eyebrow threader in the world.    Ahmadi was first inspired to break the world record...

Historic Preservation Officer Kathleen Kauffman already knew of the longtime community advocates for historic preservation when she relocated to Gainesville for her position at the City in 2021. She attended the University of Florida, where she earned a master’s degree in historic preservation and through that program, Kauffman learned from UF Law Professor E. L....

The University of Florida will transition to virtual parking permits this fall. The new virtual parking registration system for the 2022-23 academic year will replace the use of physical parking decals. Instead, the permit holder’s license plate will serve as the parking permit. This new technology will allow for UF Transportation and Parking Services, or...

University of Florida faculty surpassed $1 billion in research spending for the first time in 2022, developing treatments for diseases, new agricultural products, engineering solutions and countless other advancements. With $1.076 billion in research expenditures, UF joins an exclusive group of about 15 public universities around the country to surpass $1 billion, including the University...

Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, has announced the first surgeries leveraging the power of the Newton™ Knee, featuring new, user-friendly instrumentation and a modernized graphical user interface. With a rich array of pre-clinical data, the Newton Knee is at the forefront of Exactech’s focus...

Alachua County Commissioner Ken Cornell was elected to the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) Board of Directors at the Association’s Annual Conference and Educational Exhibit on July 1st in Orange County, Florida.  At that same event Commissioner Cornell received a Presidential Appointment naming him Vice Chair of the FAC’s Federal Affairs Committee.   “I am...