UF Researchers Develop Risk Score to Predict Deaths from Heart Attacks, Stroke in Every U.S. County
The COVID-19 crisis has reinforced the fact that racial, income and social inequalities play an important role in health and disease. The same is true for heart health. Factors such as poverty, a shortage of healthcare providers and food deserts can all contribute to increased risk for heart disease, the leading cause of death in...
Montagu Private Equity LLP Completes Acquisition of the RTI Surgical OEM Business
Montagu Private Equity LLP (‘Montagu’), a leading European private equity firm, has announced the completion of its acquisition of the RTI Surgical OEM business. Following the acquisition, the OEM business will operate as a standalone company and retain the RTI Surgical name. The new RTI Surgical will further its focus on driving innovation across its...
How Two Artists Turned a Basement Into a Business: Always True Co.
From the basement of his home in Gainesville, Drew Howard and his friend, Kevin Masaro, created the lifestyle apparel brand, Always True Co., to inspire others to be themselves through art. In 2013, Howard moved from Westin to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida. He joined a fraternity where he met his friend, Kevin...
Something's in the Water
David Kaplan, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) within the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, along with a team of scientists, wrote an amicus curiae brief for the U.S. Supreme Court about a case regarding the Clean Water Act (CWA) that will have a...
Fictitious Names – Week Ending July 17, 2020
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University of Florida Named Coordinating Center for National Drug Abuse Surveillance System
The University of Florida will lead nationwide efforts to identify emerging drug abuse trends as the coordinating center for the National Drug Early Warning System, or NDEWS. The surveillance network is critical for monitoring the ongoing opioid crisis and identifying new public health threats, such as the rise in new psychoactive substances. Funded by...
From Athlete to Entrepreneur: Sherman Merricks
Sherman Merricks, the founder and CEO of Dynasty CrossFit, has been serving the people of Gainesville for almost 10 years. Merricks discovered his passion for sports at a young age and continued to pursue athletics in college by playing basketball at Southeastern University. After graduation, he moved to Gainesville with his wife in 2005 where...
UF Ranked No. 1 Nationally in Innovation Impact
The University of Florida is the most productive large university in the country at leveraging its research funding into new companies, new jobs and new ideas, according to a report released last week by the George W. Bush Institute and the Opus Faveo Innovation Development consulting firm. A team of economists and business development experts...
Ology Bioservices Wins Three Department of Defense Awards Totaling More Than $16 Million
Ology Bioservices Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced that the Department of Defense (DOD), through the Joint Science and Technology Office of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), has awarded the company with three biomanufacturing contracts with a combined value of more than $16 million. In the first program, valued...
The Story Behind Heart Happy Films: Kim and Kyle Farris
Kim and Kyle Farris, the owners of Heart Happy Films, find joy in providing valuable experiences to their clients by not just doing a job but by creating authentic friendships in the process. In this week’s episode of the WHOA GNV Podcast, the husband and wife keepsake creators share their story about meeting in the...