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The University of Florida Health Women’s Center has been given a $40,000 grant renewal for the CenteringPregnancy program, which offers group prenatal care to help reduce the risk of premature birth. Pregnant women who wish to participate in the CenteringPregnancy model are grouped by their due dates. After a standard visit to their provider, the...

The Gainesville Clean Water Partnership (GCWP), a dynamic, successful partnership between the City of Gainesville, Alachua County, and the Florida Department of Transportation, has been selected by the Florida Stormwater Association to receive an Outstanding Achievement Award for 2016 Stormwater Programs. The GCWP works with agency departments as well as the Gainesville urban community for...

Margot DeConna assumes the role of President of the Junior League of Gainesville on July 1. She will serve the organization’s first-ever two year term in that role. Mrs. DeConna had previously served as Member at Large, Secretary and President-Elect on the Board of Directors for the League.  The Junior League of Gainesville celebrated its...

UF Health Shands Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare. Each year, a list of the premier health care workplaces is developed through nominations and editorial research by Becker’s, which publishes business and legal information for top health care industry leaders. “It is...

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit nursing team at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital has earned a gold Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. A Beacon Award is a three-year designation recognizing nursing units that meet stringent criteria consistent with other well-respected honors. These include Magnet recognition by the American Nurses...

By Laura Labovitz On June 1, the Girl Scouts of Gateway council honored five local women known for selflessly pouring their skills and love into community service achievements that have impacted Gainesville. The Women Who Make a Difference award ceremony hosted 340 attendees and raised $58,000. “Just a little kindness can make a difference, whether...

Consumer sentiment among Floridians fell another 1.6 points in May to 89.4, according to the latest University of Florida consumer survey. This reading is lower than the previous 12-month average, trending downward for the third month in a row. Of the five components that make up the index, three decreased and two increased. Perceptions of...

The University of Florida and the University of Havana took the lead in opening academic relations between Cuba and the United States with a historic two-day interdisciplinary conference that brought together academics from both countries. With an eye to fostering long-term research collaboration, UF and UH co-sponsored the Conference on Law and Policy in the...

The University of Florida has a robust program to engage small, minority and women-owned businesses. The Division of Small Business and Vendor Diversity Relations (SBVDR), led by Director Kathey Porter, is charged with identifying small, minority and women-owned businesses to do business with UF and implement programs to increase their long-term viability and success. A...

A son of Cuban immigrants who has three University of Florida degrees has invested $10 million in his alma mater to enhance UF’s chemistry department so future chemists and other alumni will be better positioned to explore solutions to society’s greatest challenges. New York entrepreneur Joseph Hernandez’s gift creates an endowment that will forever provide...