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The University of Florida’s Office of Professional and Workforce Development, Warrington College of Business, and Office of the Chief Diversity Officer have announced the 4th Annual Inspiring Women Leaders (IWL) Conference for March 8-9, 2021. This two-day event will provide attendees with professional development and personal growth opportunities as they participate in dynamic and impactful...

The finance professionals of Building Gen Wealth, the Matrimony and Money podcast, Everything Money and Lowry Financial Advisors use their passion for finances to help others manage their money and gain more confidence with their financial decisions. Andrea Ramos is the CEO and founder of Building Gen Wealth, a company designed to educate women of...

The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has received a $3 million gift from the Joanne W. Gauntt Foundation to purchase a new linear accelerator, or LINAC, that will enhance radiation oncology treatment for small animal cancer patients from throughout the Southeast. The Edge LINAC, manufactured by Varian, will replace the 15-year-old equipment currently...

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), Blueprint Genetics, and Foundation Fighting Blindness, have announced that AGTC, a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, will join the My Retina Tracker® Program as a new scientific collaborator to enhance development of its investigational gene therapies for...

University of Florida neurosurgery chair Brian Hoh, M.D., MBA, has been elected the 2020-21 president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, one of the largest international neurosurgical societies, with over 9,800 members. Two other UF Health neurosurgeons, Daniel Hoh, M.D., and Maryam Rahman, M.D., also have been elected to leadership positions in the CNS: Daniel...

Wendy Wiggs of PRP Regeneration Specialists decided to open her own business in Gainesville to expand her passion for helping people achieve their best life through regenerative medicine. Wiggs moved to Gainesville when she was in the eighth grade. Following graduation, her parents thought she would make a great nurse so they enrolled her in...

The Alachua County Commission will conduct a virtual Special Meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. The Commissions will discuss the Alachua County CARES Act, and the COVID-19 Emergency Order. The public may attend virtually through Cox Channel 12, Facebook, and the County’s Video on Demand website. For meeting audio-only,...

Many Americans are simply touching their faces too often during the novel coronavirus pandemic, public health officials have observed, potentially increasing their exposure to the pathogen. But just try to stop. Face touching is like breathing. We do it without really thinking about it. One pre-pandemic study found that people touch their face an average...

A University of Florida College of Nursing researcher will explore new techniques to reduce pain and manage stress among patients with sickle cell disease, thanks to a $2.6 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research. Miriam O. Ezenwa, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N., FAAN, an associate professor at the College of Nursing, is the principal...

Jorge Villalobos of The Best Restoration & Floor Care has been working in the cleaning industry for the last 20 years and continues to serve the people of Gainesville with persistence and consistency. Villalobos was born and raised in Colombia. In 1999, he moved to Fort Lauderdale where he first began learning English. He got...