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It’s getting a lot easier and more comfortable to receive a novel coronavirus test at the University of Florida. The UF Health Screen, Test & Protect initiative has begun offering saliva coronavirus testing for UF students, faculty and staff, a method of detecting the virus that is expected to largely replace nasal swabs that are...

Lafayette, IN, Columbia, MO, and East Lansing, MI are the US’ top three college towns for starting a business, a new study from TollFreeForwarding has revealed.   Drawing on existing data, the research combined six factors tailored to the needs of those launching a startup and used them to analyze 50 American college towns. It led...

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently announced plans to help make a difference during the upcoming academic year with the award of nearly $120,000 in literacy grants in Florida.  With these funds, educators at 59 schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations across the Florida communities that Dollar General (DG: NYSE) calls home will have additional resources...

John Tull of Gator Sports Properties has traveled all over the nation pursuing his business career in sports. Right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, his ventures landed him in the heart of Gainesville where he now serves the Florida Gators as a marketing executive, working with businesses across the state for advertising opportunities.  Tull grew...

The STEM Next Opportunity Fund has announced a multi-year grant to the Florida Afterschool Network (FAN) as part of the Million Girls Moonshot. The Intel Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation have joined STEM Next Opportunity Fund and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to launch the Million Girls Moonshot. The effort is designed...

Nonstop flights from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Miami International Airport (MIA) have resumed after a six-month, COVID-19 related hiatus. “GNV is pleased to report convenient MIA nonstops are back in the schedule, after an approximate six-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic,” said Allan Penksa, CEO, Gainesville Alachua County Regional Airport Authority (GACRAA). “For...

Local graphic designer and hand lettering artist Caroline Staniski started her own business to express her creativity and share it with the Gainesville community.  In 2016, Staniski graduated from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. She wanted to go to graduate school to teach and do graphic design, and was accepted into the Masters...

University of Florida researchers made more discoveries and licensed more technologies than ever in the fiscal year just ended, despite the coronavirus pandemic influencing the third and fourth quarters. Researchers disclosed 393 new discoveries and UF Innovate | Tech Licensing signed a record 132 licenses and options, up from 331 disclosures and 122 licenses last...

U.S. News & World Report named the University of Florida the No. 6 public university in the country, continuing the university’s upward trajectory and placing it on the cusp of reaching its top-five goal. The announcement marks the fourth consecutive year UF rose in the rankings for public universities, advancing from No. 14 in 2017...

The race to find effective treatments for COVID-19 isn’t just about developing new drugs. University of Florida Health scientists are studying a trio of existing medications known to have broad antiviral activity. Two of the drugs have shown promising results in suppressing the Sars-CoV-2 virus in initial tests on human colon and lung cells that...