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Episode 22 features Laura Byrnes, Communications Manager for CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion. She discusses the latest unemployment numbers in the region and how they are helping people during the COVID-19 pandemic. This podcast serves to provide updates on Florida's response to coronavirus, with a particular focus on north central Florida.
Read More »Coronavirus Daily Update: DeSantis Calls First ‘Re-Open Florida Task Force’ Meeting
Gov. Ron DeSantis held the first Re-Open Florida Task Force meeting in a streaming teleconference at 2:06 p.m. on Monday.
Read More »How UF’s Small Animal Hospital Has Prioritized Clients During Coronavirus Era
In an effort to help with social distancing, the hospital initially stopped owners from bringing their pets into the hospital, instead having veterinary assistants go to a line of cars to retrieve the pets from them. Since April 1, however, the hospital has been sending only a handful of employees, dressed in personal protective equipment, to retrieve the pets. Additionally, face masks and identification badges are required for employees to enter the building.
Read More »‘We Wanted to Do Something Different’: UF Student Helps Organize ‘Women PowHer Music’ Event
They shared their experiences during “Women PowHer Music,” a week-long speaker series witnessed virtually on Zoom by more than 200 people and organized by two college students.
Read More »Gainesville Engineer Helps Protect Health Workers With Mass-Produced New Mask
Travis Whitley, a mechanical engineer, came up with a design for a reusable N95 grade mask made out of Halyard H600.
Read More »Cade Museum Helps Out With Lessons During COVID-19 Pandemic
Episode 21 features Stephanie Bailes, Executive Director for the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville. She discusses how, despite being closed, the museum is supplementing the education of students stuck at home. This podcast serves to provide updates on Florida's response to coronavirus, with a particular focus on north central Florida.
Read More »‘It’s Such a Weird Time’: College Students Adjust To Being Back At Home
More than a million college students across the country have spent the past month at home with their families due to the spread of COVID-19.
Read More »Coronavirus Daily Update: Long-Term Care Facilities Account For One In Five Deaths Statewide
Your daily breakdown of coronavirus news and numbers in Florida.
Read More »Few Unemployment Checks Have Gone Out The Door
Payments have been made to roughly 4 percent of the more than 800,000 people who have filed jobless claims since the novel coronavirus started closing businesses across the state.
Read More »Alachua County Animal Services Operates During Pandemic, Foster Numbers High
The director of Alachua County Animal Services says this might be the first time there are more animals in foster care than in the shelter.
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