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Organizations hosted a Don't Stress the HIV Test event at the University of Florida on Wednesday to offer free HIV testing ahead of World AIDS Day. In total, 26 received the test.
Read More »Ahead Of World AIDS Day, 26 Get Free HIV Testing At UF
Q&A With Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate
Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate spoke at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service Thursday night. Fugate led FEMA during the Obama Administration and oversaw the responses to major disasters including Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Matthew and the 2016 flooding in Louisiana.
Read More »Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | David Colburn, Army, 1966 to 1967
David Colburn emerged from the ROTC program at Providence College and was eventually promoted to the rank of captain in the Army. He said he didn’t serve on the front lines, but he was mortared and shot at. The beauty of Vietnam and the goodness of most civilians captivated him, …
Read More »WUFT, Gainesville Sun And Bob Graham Center To Host Public Forum On GRU’s Purchase Of GREC
The Gainesville Sun, WUFT and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service will host a public program at 6 p.m. on June 13 in the Pugh Hall Ocora that will examine the ongoing negotiations between Gainesville Regional Utilities and the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center.
Read More »UF Multicultural Affairs Group Vows To Hold Elected Officials Accountable Following Inauguration
UF's Multicultural and Diversity Affairs group held a live screening of Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, followed by a panel asking for more public political action. The group vows to hold elected officials accountable and said that can only be a possibility if the public is engaged in the political process.
Read More »Community Schools Offer Promising Solution In Alachua
“When you know there are kids out there who are living in a tent, you just can’t help but want to help them.”
Read More »Bob Graham: “You don’t learn how to function in democracy without actually doing it”
Former Florida Gov. and U.S. Senator Bob Graham spoke Tuesday night at the University of Florida about how citizens can bring about change through civic engagement.
Read More »UF Preservationists Key in Telling Story of St. Augustine
The Bob Graham Center and the George A. Smathers Libraries sponsored a panel of scholars that discussed the work they have done to preserve Old St. Augustine. The panel included experts on archaeology, history and architecture.
Read More »Days for Girls International CEO Speaks on Sustainable Feminine Hygiene
Celseste Mergens, founder and CEO of Days for Girls International, presented her lecture, Turning Passion into Action, on finding sustainable solutions for feminine hygiene in developing nations at the University of Florida in cooperation with Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the Alachua County Medical Society.
Read More »Former Wyoming Senator Speaks With Gainesville Chamber of Commerce
Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson spoke at the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday about the federal budget, tax code, Social Security and health care. Simpson discussed the nation’s fiscal situation and how it affects local businesses with Gainesville regional leaders.
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