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Summer is back, with warmer temperatures, longer days and … mosquitoes. When mosquitoes feast on humans, they can leave more than irritating bites behind. They can also carry Zika, West Nile virus and malaria. The insect repellent N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, or DEET, is considered one of the most effective defenses against mosquitoes and ticks. It has been...

Oragenics, Inc. has announced that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Noachis Terra, it has entered into an agreement with Aragen Bioscience, a leading contract research organization focused on accelerating pre-clinical biologics product development, to advance TerraCov2 the Company’s SARS CoV-2 vaccine candidate. Under the terms of the agreement, Aragen will provide cell line development services to...

When University of Florida Health needed a massive supply of nasal swabs for expanded COVID-19 testing, the solution was right on campus and just across town. It came from Forrest J. Masters, Ph.D., P.E., a professor and the associate dean for research and facilities at UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Working with the 3D...

Enell “Trent” Porter had long battled hereditary congestive heart failure and diabetes, at times falling critically ill. But the 50-year-old had a new shot at life, as long as his body accepted his new heart, transplanted at UF Health Shands Hospital on Feb. 28, and a new kidney, transplanted the next day. After recovering from...

Through a newly funded National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research, or RAPID, grant, University of Florida researchers in environmental and global health and in epidemiology are on a mission to improve personal protective equipment to better protect health care workers and the broader community from infection with SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Led by...

The American Lung Association’s 2020 “State of the Air” report found several cities earned mixed rankings for the nation’s most widespread air pollutants—ozone and particle pollution—both of which can be deadly. Gainesville, Lake City, Palm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville were named on the cleanest cities list for short-term and year-round particle pollution after experiencing zero...

Earlier this year, First Federal Bank presented United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCFL) with a $10,000 check for their Home Sweet Home initiative.  The Home Sweet Home initiative aims to help find solutions to end childhood homelessness. Through partnerships with the school system, homeless service providers and other nonprofit organizations, this comprehensive approach helps...

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded approximately $240,000 in literacy grants to Florida nonprofit organizations. These grants are part of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s largest one-day grant announcement, which supports summer, family and adult literacy programs.  In total, the Foundation awarded more than $8.6 million to approximately 970 nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools...

United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCFL) has received 15,000 rolls of Cottonelle toilet paper from United Way of Marion County. This special delivery was a donation from United Way Worldwide (UWW), in partnership with Kimberly-Clark and Cottonelle to donate 1 million rolls to communities stressed to find necessary essentials during COVID-19. According to UWW’s...

University of Florida Health is rolling out plans for a rigorous “test-and-trace” program to support the staged reopening of the UF, an expansive data-driven effort that will allow students, faculty and staff to return to campus as safely as possible while minimizing the risk of infection from the novel coronavirus The program builds on UF...