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As gender equality and diversity continue to dominate news headlines as significant social issues, both are also becoming pressing economic issues and crucial ingredients for innovation. Research from the Harvard Business Review shows that companies with 2-D diversity out-innovate and out-perform more homogenous companies. Specifically, diverse companies are 45 percent more likely to report market...

Imagine you’re lucky enough to grow up in a household with stimulating dinner conversation each night, often from visiting scientists, professors and a host of other intellectuals who squeeze in at your dinner table. You grow up invigorated and challenged; you love learning. And then suppose you discover to your surprise that not everyone gets...

University of Florida Health has been designated a member of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s Care Center Network, making it one of just 60 medical centers nationwide with the highest level of expertise and resources for the treatment of interstitial lung disease. UF Health was one of 15 centers recently added to the network. The UF...

Professional associations offer opportunities to not only network with colleagues and keep up on trends in your field, but also offer opportunities to grow and evolve as a leader. The Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) was founded as the Osceola Chapter in 1968  The chapter’s early beginnings included PR professionals from both the Ocala and...

Gainesville’s Northwestern Mutual office has awarded $30K to support a UF Health research grant for adoptive cellular therapy that treats three different types of pediatric brain tumors. The grant is led by Catherine Flores, Ph.D., an investigator within the UF Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program and the Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy....

Inspirational, impressive, and intentional are words that aptly describe Ms. Ja’Net Glover, the new Senior Director of the University of Florida’s nationally recognized Career Connections Center (formerly Career Resource Center). Ms. Glover leads the career center, which has 34 full-time staff and 50 part-time student employees. It serves 52,000 University of Florida students and alumni...

TAO Connect, a digital health company aiming to make behavioral health therapy more accessible, efficient, and effective,has announced its partnership with Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, a not-for-profit organization providing behavioral health education and treatment in North Central Florida. This alliance allows Meridian’s clients to use TAO Connect’s suite of online-based health tools and self-help features in...

RTI Surgical, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced the full commercial launch of its Fortilink®-TS and -L IBF Systems, adding to a growing series of interbody fusion devices featuring proprietary TETRAfuse® 3D Technology. The Fortilink-TS and -L Systems are intended for use in lumbar interbody fusion procedures at one or two adjoining levels in...

State and federal officials have implemented an aggressive eradication effort following a new Oriental fruit fly discovery in Miami-Dade County.  The insect is capable of attacking 400 different fruits and vegetables. Announced by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, the work is being conducted within a 1.5-square-mile area around the sites where three flies were detected....

For many years, women have been underrepresented in all leadership positions, including academia. At the University of Florida, there are 22 deans and 11 are female, by all accounts a great representation of female leadership. The Business Report sits down with Diane McFarlin, Dean of the UF College of Journalism and Communications to discuss her...