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New York Times Ranks UF No. 6 in 2015 College Access Index The University of Florida is one of the best schools in the country — public or private — at helping low-income students get a college education, according to the New York Times, which ranked UF No. 6 in its 2015 College Access Index....

Founded in 2009, The Institute for Workforce Innovation’s (IWI) Project YouthBuild is an educational, occupational and leadership program designed for low-income youths, ages 16 through 24, who have dropped out of school. Each program term lasts for seven months, with 22 students enrolled per term. Students in the program receive the opportunity to earn their...

Doster Construction Company, a Birmingham, Ala. construction firm, recently began construction on a five-story apartment building for seniors in Gainesville. Arbours at Tumblin Creek — named after the creek at the back side of the property — will have 96 bedrooms among 64 units. Arbour Valley Development, LLC is the project’s developer, Doster is the...

Oak Hammock at the University of Florida® recently expanded and renovated the community’s Health Pavilion. The $9.7 million, multi-phase project encompassed assisted living and skilled nursing services, adding more than 20,000 square feet in all. Renovations to the existing facility were also made. The skilled nursing expansion adds 31 all-private accommodations (for a total of...

The Gainesville Sports Commission is announcing the opening of the 16th Annual UF Health Gainesville Senior Games registration. The Gainesville Sports Commission in partnership with UF Health welcomes all participants from around the state of Florida who are 50 years of age or older to Alachua County. Here, the participants have the opportunity to compete...

The State of Florida Department of State has awarded a $500,000 Cultural Facilities Grant to the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville to build the Creativity Live! labs in the new museum. Named in honor of the late Dr. J. Robert Cade, the lead inventor of Gatorade, the Cade Museum exists to inspire...

After a year of strong growth and exemplary customer service, local home security company Crime Prevention Security Systems jumped eight spots to 43rd in SDM Magazine’s 2016 rankings of the largest U.S. security system providers. As the security industry’s leading publication, SDM annually evaluates and lists the nation’s top security providers based on total subscribers,...

As the director of energy studies at the University of Florida’s Public Utility Research Center, Ted Kury helps utility providers and policymakers decide how to best prepare for severe storms. With the first storm of the 2016 hurricane season in the books, Kury weighed in on how well utility companies have prepared, what homeowners can...

Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., dean of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, will be honored next week with the top research award presented by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, or AACP. The Volwiler Research Achievement Award recognizes Johnson for her contributions to the field of pharmacogenomics, the study of how genes affect a person’s...

Heather Walden, Ph.D., an assistant professor of veterinary parasitology, has received the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine’s 2016 Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award. Walden was selected based on criteria that included peer and student evaluations; quality of teaching and impact on student learning; and teaching-related research, service and publishing activities. A member of...