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The University of Florida College of Medicine has launched the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation, or PM&R, the first time in 30 years a new clinical department has been formed. The new department works to improve the functional abilities and quality of life for people with physical impairments or disabilities. PM&R fills an important...

The University of Florida is pleased to announce nine Fulbright Finalists and four Alternates for the 2021-2022 academic year. Top (l-r) Ikrom Alajoulin, Camille Armada, Kacey Aukema, Zariah Brown, Rosana Gutierrez, Kaitlyn Salyer; Bottom (l-r): Alexandra St Tellien, Kasia Wiech, Priya Amilineni, Catherine Bush, Karen Coker, Julia Paoli. These 13 Gators were selected from a...

On July 11, 2021, the National Association of Counties (NACo) announced its Achievement Award winners. Alachua County’s program, “County Response to Food Disparity and Insecurity” was selected as a winner in the category of Human Services. This initiative was led by Alachua County Foster Grandparent Program Manager Satori Days. Since the launch of the Alachua...

The popular IdentoGo TSA Pre✓® Mobile RV event is returning to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV). The event will run from Mon., Aug. 23 – Fri., Aug. 27, 2021. The Mobile Enrollment Center will be located on the airport property at 3880 NE 39th Ave., Gainesville, Fla., 32609, at the east end of the terminal. IdentoGo,...

University of Florida researchers studying the use of a noninvasive brain stimulation treatment paired with cognitive training have found the therapy holds promise as an effective, drug-free approach for someday warding off Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Yet determining optimal dosing for the treatment known as transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS, which is delivered...

RTI Surgical, a leading surgical implant company providing blue-chip OEM customers with a portfolio of tissue-based, synthetic and metal implants, has announced it has entered in a long-term strategic agreement with leading global medical device OEM Exactech, related to the development and supply of biologic bone substitutes. As part of the agreement, RTI Surgical has...

Business owners work so hard to see their business turn a profit. It takes years of grinding past 9 to 5 before more entrepreneurs really start to see results. Once they reach that point in their business, it should be time to sit back and relax, right? John Spence, a leader in professional development and...

Military Times unveiled its Best for Vets: Colleges 2021 rankings, and Santa Fe College once again earned a spot on the list as one of the best two-year college options for veterans. Every year, Military Times sends surveys to colleges and universities across the country about programs for veterans and their families. The information is...

The Children’s Trust of Alachua County urges citizens to watch an upcoming important series on childcare. As our economy recovers, we know that our child care infrastructure remains in crisis. We must invest in our care system with our children’s futures at stake. Accessible, affordable, high-quality child care allows families to work and offers babies...

The coronavirus continues to mutate and evolve, and the latest in a parade of variants is causing particular worry among infectious disease specialists. The delta variant fueled a devastating surge of cases and deaths in India, and it has proved highly transmissible while circling the globe, according to scientists. The variant has a small but...