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UF colleges receive funding for research on eye disease, brain injuries

By on December 5th, 2012 | Last updated: December 12, 2012 at 3:21 pm

The University of Florida’s College of Medicine and College of Nursing both received grants to further research in their fields and help to make more advances in health. The college of nursing received a donation from a graduate and Research to Prevent Blindness benefitted the college of medicines’s ophthalmology department.

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Shands pediatrics to provide care to surrounding cities

By on October 16th, 2012 | Last updated: December 20, 2012 at 4:27 pm

Children in Lake City and Ocala will be able to receive care closer to home because of a partnership between their local community community pediatricians and Shands in Gainesville. Specialists from Shands will travel to the cities to provide the same care they provide locally at the hospital.

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Government grant makes possible new UF education center for teachers of students with disabilities

By on October 2nd, 2012 | Last updated: December 20, 2012 at 4:43 pm

UF’s College of Education will receive $25 million over the next five years to help improve the education of special and general education teachers.

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Cancer new No. 1 cause of death for Hispanics

By on September 18th, 2012 | Last updated: March 30, 2013 at 2:04 pm

A recent journal from the American Cancer Society shows cancer is now the main killer of Hispanics, surpassing heart disease. Dr. Jose G. Trevino of the University of Florida Shands Cancer Center discusses the cause of cancer death for Hispanics.

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