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Inspired to help those affected by the water crisis in Flint, MI, Saint Leo University’s Gainesville Education Center was “flooded” in recent weeks with donations of bottled water. A state of emergency was declared in the northern city in January 2016 by the governor and later by President Barack Obama. Problems began when the city started...

A study identifying a possible new intervention to treat the deadliest of brain tumors garnered a national award today for University of Florida Health brain cancer researcher Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., and his research team, who were honored for an outstanding accomplishment in clinical research. Mitchell and his team won a Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award for 2015 from the Clinical Research Forum, a consortium...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Health researchers have developed a unique mouse model that will allow researchers around the world to better study the genetic origins and potential treatments for a neurodegenerative brain disease that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, and frontotemporal dementia. The new mouse...

Adding to the pressure of the job search, many unemployed Floridians risk losing an important safety net if they can’t find a job, enroll in school, or enter a job-training program. Florida is one of several states to reinstate time limits on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP benefits. With the change, which took effect...

UF Health celebrated the opening of a new pediatric surgery building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and building tours in April. The new UF Health Children’s Surgical Center occupies 17,500 square feet and is equipped with four large operating rooms, as well as separate pre-op, post-anesthesia care and post-op recovery areas. It opened for patient care April...

Governor Rick Scott announced he will be leading a domestic trade mission to California in May. During the trade mission, Governor Scott will attend the Milken Institute’s Global Conference 2016 to discuss how Florida is making it easier for families and job creators to succeed and why businesses in California should consider moving their operations...

Front Street Commercial Real Estate Group of Gainesville  has been selected to work with the University of Florida (UF) and JLL as the local property management and leasing agent for Ayers Plaza at Innovation Square. UF has engaged Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, JLL, a professional services firm specializing in commercial real estate, to manage UF’s...

Gainesville will soon be the newest home of 1 Million Cups — a free program to engage, educate and connect local entrepreneurs with the goal to build a strong startup community over a cup of coffee and a conversation.  The program is set to launch in late and will run from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00...

Gainesville will soon be the newest home of 1 Million Cups — a free program to engage, educate and connect local entrepreneurs with the goal to build a strong startup community over a cup of coffee and a conversation.  The program is set to launch in late and will run from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00...

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, recently announced the opening of a new combined use corporate office and laboratory facility in the rapidly growing North Central Florida biotech corridor. AGTC was founded based on technology developed at...