The University of Florida is adding a new building to its health sciences division, which promises to make it easier to turn breakthroughs in the laboratory into medicines in the hospital. WUFT-FM’s Chris Peralta has more. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/NewBuildingWrap.mp3]

University of Florida President Bernie Machen participated in the groundbreaking ceremony today for the $45-million dollar Clinical and Translational Research Building on campus. While there he talked with WUFT-FM’s Chris Peralta about the building, the budget, and public broadcasting. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/MachenCPQNA.mp3]

While Governor Rick Scott says the recently ended legislative session was largely a success for his policy goals, Democrats in the state legislature say they’re also relatively satisfied with the recently-concluded session. WUFT-FM’s Chris Peralta spoke with Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith about the bills the legislative session produced, …

While looking at the destruction left in the wake of a large tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, some Florida engineers wondered whether the damaged buildings would have fared better had they been built to Florida building codes, which account for strong weather conditions produced by hurricanes. WUFT-FM’s Chris Peralta …

This week, republicans and democrats continued negotiations about raising the U.S. debt ceiling. Negotiations are becoming particularly heated Republicans demand more cuts to the budget as their price for agreeing to raise the ceiling. But would they really make good on their threat? Chris Peralta talked with University of Central …

Top executives of the big five oil companies – Chevron, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, and Exxon Mobil – are at Capitol Hill today, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee. They come as gas prices are at about $4 a gallon, and discussions take place over whether or not to end tax …

Space Shuttle Endeavor’s launch scheduled for today has been postponed. WUFT-FM’s Chris Peralta spoke with CBS News Space Correspondent Peter King about what the problems were and when the next attempt may be. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/ShuttleWrap.mp3]

The latest numbers of those dead from the devasting tornadoes in five states is up to 318. This marks the second deadliest tornado outbreak since 1932, but those numbers could still rise. Alabama Public Radio Host and Reporter Ryan Vasquez is in one of the hardest hit areas…Tuscaloosa. He spokes …

BP is filing several lawsuits against several partners, including Transocean, Halliburton and Cameron International. The claims come at the one-year anniversary of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the gulf of Mexico, and the subsequent oil spill which became the worst in U.S. history. Chris Peralta spoke …

Friends and colleagues of the late E.T. York are remembering him and his accomplishments. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chris Peralta has more on how former colleagues are remembering the well-known educator and philanthropist. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/MEYorkFeature.mp3]