UF Study Examines Effect of Pandemic on Children and Households
While many experts are focused on identifying COVID-19 cases and slowing transmission, one UF research team is focused on the pandemic’s fallout on children and households. In what may be a nationally unique study, researchers affiliated with UF’s College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine and College of Education are analyzing the...
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The University of Florida’s Office of Professional and Workforce Development, Warrington College of Business, and Office of the Chief Diversity Officer have announced the 4th Annual Inspiring Women Leaders (IWL) Conference for March 8-9, 2021. This two-day event will provide attendees with professional development and personal growth opportunities as they participate in dynamic and impactful...
Let’s Talk Finance
The finance professionals of Building Gen Wealth, the Matrimony and Money podcast, Everything Money and Lowry Financial Advisors use their passion for finances to help others manage their money and gain more confidence with their financial decisions. Andrea Ramos is the CEO and founder of Building Gen Wealth, a company designed to educate women of...
Gauntt Foundation Gifts UF Veterinary College with $3 Million for Equipment to Treat Cancer Patients
The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has received a $3 million gift from the Joanne W. Gauntt Foundation to purchase a new linear accelerator, or LINAC, that will enhance radiation oncology treatment for small animal cancer patients from throughout the Southeast. The Edge LINAC, manufactured by Varian, will replace the 15-year-old equipment currently...
AGTC Joins the My Retina Tracker® Program as a New Scientific Collaborator
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), Blueprint Genetics, and Foundation Fighting Blindness, have announced that AGTC, a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, will join the My Retina Tracker® Program as a new scientific collaborator to enhance development of its investigational gene therapies for...
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UF Neurosurgery Chair Elected President of Congress of Neurological Surgeons
University of Florida neurosurgery chair Brian Hoh, M.D., MBA, has been elected the 2020-21 president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, one of the largest international neurosurgical societies, with over 9,800 members. Two other UF Health neurosurgeons, Daniel Hoh, M.D., and Maryam Rahman, M.D., also have been elected to leadership positions in the CNS: Daniel...
Patient, Passionate, and Personable: Wendy Wiggs
Wendy Wiggs of PRP Regeneration Specialists decided to open her own business in Gainesville to expand her passion for helping people achieve their best life through regenerative medicine. Wiggs moved to Gainesville when she was in the eighth grade. Following graduation, her parents thought she would make a great nurse so they enrolled her in...
County Commission Special Meeting to Discuss the CARES ACT and COVID-19
The Alachua County Commission will conduct a virtual Special Meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. The Commissions will discuss the Alachua County CARES Act, and the COVID-19 Emergency Order. The public may attend virtually through Cox Channel 12, Facebook, and the County’s Video on Demand website. For meeting audio-only,...