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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) recently released June 2019 employment and unemployment estimates.  As highlight of the Gainesville FL MSA report, the area unemployment posted the following results: Gainesville MSA not seasonally unemployment rate was 3.4% in June 2019.  The number of...

On Sept. 1, renowned neurogeneticist Matthew Farrer, Ph.D., internationally recognized for his work on the genetics of Parkinson’s disease, will join UF Health, the University of Florida’s academic health center. Farrer will be named an endowed chair of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health in Parkinson’s disease research and will serve...

Alachua County Property Appraiser, Ed Crapo has announced he will not seek reelection as Property Appraiser in 2020. In his statement, Hon. Ed Crapo said, “It has been an honor to serve for the last 39 years and I thank the citizens of Alachua County for this opportunity. It has been a rewarding and challenging...

United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCFL) has announced its Community Investment Fund funding decisions for the 19-20 fiscal year. All investments align with UWNCFL’s core focus areas of health, education, financial stability and immediate needs. Funding decisions total nearly $850,000. Earlier this year, more than 50 programs operated by 30 local nonprofit agencies responded...

Chomp Melanoma, a group composed of UF medical and undergraduate students, will host a free skin cancer screening open to the public at UF HealthStreet on Southwest Archer Road. UF Health dermatologists as well as other local practitioners will be on hand to perform skin cancer checks and to provide information about how people can...

With funding from a five-year, $6.7 million National Institutes of Health grant, researchers at UF Health have joined the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and other academic centers to form a collaborative research network focused on improving global knowledge of infectious diseases.  The NIH originally launched the Models of Infectious Disease Agent...

The Office of Professional and Workforce Development, in partnership with Warrington College of Business and the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Florida have announced the 3rd Annual Inspiring Women Leaders Conference will be held March 8-10, 2020 at the University of Florida Hilton Conference Center.  This event is designed to...

UF researchers are part of a transnational team of scientists who have been investigating the potential toxicity of silver nanowires, a material being used to develop flexible next- generation touchscreens and computer device displays. Their findings may lead to safer touchscreens. An unexpected ability of cells to bend metal determines the safety of silver nanowires...

United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCFL)’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program had another record-breaking year, with a total community impact of $4,110,913. This year UWNCFL’s VITA program filed 2,416 returns which refunded $2,712,113 to the community and saved taxpayers $659,568 in filing fees. Furthermore, through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), taxpayers were...

With a low vacancy rate and rental properties comprising more than 40 percent of all homes in the region (higher than the national average of 36 percent) the region – like many in the U.S., is dealing with challenging market trends. After launching in NYC, UpTop is now expanding into Gainesville, where rental prices are...