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Read More »League of Women Voters and Bob Graham Center host candidate forum for 2022 General Election
Candidates facing voters in less than a month discussed a variety of issues spanning from housing to healthcare on Sunday.
Read More »Census Results Expected This Month; Will Alachua County’s Arab Americans, College Students Be Accurately Counted?
Arab Americans in Alachua County worry their community will not be accurately counted in the results of the 2020 United States Census.
Read More »University of Florida Leaders Honor Former Provost David Colburn
UF held a memorial service for Colburn, a man with a role in nearly every leadership position at the university. Colburn died of complications from an ongoing illness on Sept. 18. He was 76.
Read More »“Quality Has Got To Be There:” Florida Health Care Chairs Discuss Health Issues In The State
Every chair of Florida's health care policy groups sat on a panel at the Universtiy of Florida on Monday to discuss health care costs and access. This event is the first of its kind at UF.
Read More »Ahead Of World AIDS Day, 26 Get Free HIV Testing At UF
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 »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.
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