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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...

UF Health researchers sifting through millions of electronic health records found evidence that nine drugs already being used to treat other health conditions may also have the potential to improve cancer survival. The researchers hope that with additional study, some of these drugs — currently used to treat noncancerous health conditions such as high cholesterol,...

Florida Farm Bureau will hold its state Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference, themed “Ready. Set. Grow!” at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, July 12-14, 2019.    More than 300 young farmers and ranchers will attend informative breakout sessions on current agricultural issues and learn how to promote agriculture in their own communities. “We are...