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COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida open to anyone 16 years and older starting Monday, April 5. UF Health, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County and the Gators Athletics Department, will kick off its largest vaccination effort to date Monday, April 5 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Since vaccines became available, the...

The University of Florida College of Medicine remains Florida’s top-ranked medical school, and in research and primary care it stands among the nation’s elite institutions, according to the latest graduate school rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. The college ranked No. 15 nationally for research among public institutions and No. 36 among...

In 2003, Mary Wilson was attending the University of Florida (go Gators!) for a veterinary medicine degree. The big plan was to become a vet “until physics started,” when Mary realized that it wasn’t all cute puppy snuggles. Nonetheless, this academic discovery prompted Mary to switch her major. The new plan? Go into the insurance...

The Grove Street Food Truck Festival is set for Wednesday March 31st from 4:00-8:00 pm! Multiple food trucks will wrap along NW 4th St & 10th Ave, with a portion of their proceeds to benefit Bread of the Mighty Food Bank. Bread of the Mighty Food Bank, celebrating 32 years of serving the community, is...

The Alachua County Commission has approved an agreement to purchase roughly 4,000 acres from the Weyerhaeuser Company. When the transaction closes in late August, it will be the largest single acquisition for the Alachua County Forever land conservation program.  The property is being purchased with funds from Wild Spaces and Public Places, the one-half-cent sales...

If surgery were gymnastics, a triple-organ transplant would be a feat worthy of the Olympics. It has everything: Complex and intricate procedure? Check. Frequency of pre-existing conditions that can increase risk? Check. Prerequisites of flawless technique and seamless intraoperative collaboration? Check and check. Rarely performed? Also check. If Clayton Barber were to overcome his congenital...

Alexandra de Roos has lived a very full life. She has trained at the highest level of dance in New York City, started a non-profit, and been crowned Miss Gainesville’s Outstanding Teen. That’s right, she’s a teen — this busy lady is 17 years old and making waves in each activity she participates in.  Alexandra’s...

This past month, the Greater Gainesville Chamber hosted its 97th Annual Meeting at the UF Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. In-person attendance was restricted to board members, staff and honorees, while the event was streamed live on YouTube, free to the public. “Today’s event is all about celebrating our resiliency not only...

As a small business owner, making the University of Florida your customer can be a daunting task, especially if you are unsure what to do. Since the institution has a decentralized procurement process, learning what each department purchases can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be.  With this “Doing Business With UF!” workshop series,...

The Alachua County Building and Permitting Division continues to update its citizen access services. Following the implementation of building permitting in their new software, Citizenserve, and Code Enforcement data migration, is moving their Pre-Application Screening (PAS) process beginning on March 22, 2021.  Moving the PAS system to Citizenserve will allow for easier communication between applicants...