United Way of North Central Florida Announces Interim President and CEO Along with Director for the Continuum of Care
United Way of North Central Florida’s (UWNCFL) Board of Directors has appointed Amber Miller, Senior Director of Business & Community Partnerships, to serve as the organization’s interim President & CEO. She succeeds Dr. Mona Gil de Gibaja who resigned on July 24. The organization also welcomes Patrick Dodds as the new Director for the Continuum...
Humble, Hungry and People Smart: The Master’s Lawn Care
Rusty Thompson of The Master’s Lawn Care has been serving the people of Gainesville for 16 years. Thompson was raised on a farm in Melrose. He always assumed he would follow his family’s footsteps and go into real estate, but when his father passed away his junior year of high school, his career plans changed....
AGTC Announces Updated Development Plan
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, has announced next steps in the clinical development of the Company’s potential treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) caused by mutations in the RPGR gene following receipt of written feedback...
University of Florida Hits Record $900 Million in Research Awards
Over the past 10 years, research awards to the university have increased 45% from $619 million in 2011. University of Florida faculty earned a record $900.7 million in research funding in fiscal year 2020, despite many activities being paused for more than two months by the pandemic. The total is a 16% increase over last...
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Education in the Age of COVID-19: UF Health Pediatrics Researchers Discuss School
The COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on education has prompted concern and debate among educators, students and parents as school districts nationwide wrestle over whether to reopen in the coming weeks and how to safely do so. For more than 15 years, two University of Florida Health experts — Lindsay A. Thompson, M.D. and Erik W. Black,...
The Truth about Cannabis: Swamp City Lounge Gallery
Tyler King of Swamp City, a CBD and art gallery lounge, opened his business to provide Gainesville with a peaceful space where like-minded individuals come together and expand on creative conceptions. King is a Gainesville native and grew up on Newnans Lake. His passion for cannabis started in the seventh grade when he decided to...
UF Health Researchers Developing Next Generation of Tools to Track Diabetes in Children, Teens in Florida
As concerns grow about the rising incidence of diabetes in children and teenagers nationwide, a team of UF Health researchers is developing a quicker, more accurate and cost-effective way to track affected youths in Florida by leveraging electronic health records in a statewide database. With a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the Centers for Disease...
Innovative and Convenient UF Health Surgical Center – The Oaks Opens
University of Florida Health has unveiled at The Oaks Mall the region’s premier surgical center for eye and ear, nose and throat patients, a landmark project for Florida’s top-rated health system that is a culmination of years of planning to expand these practices and bring comprehensive and innovative care to the heart of the community....
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