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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Why women and racial minorities are underrepresented in the US Foreign Service. “WUFT’s Report for America Corps Member Katie Hyson spoke with two African American women in the service – …
Read More »Community members speak up about new “forever chemicals” study
A new study by the Environmental Working Group compared its findings to data from the FDA that measured PFAS levels in seafood from grocery stores and found that the supermarket samples had a drastically lower concentration of PFAS compounds than freshwater fish.
Read More »Former UF football player dies from self-inflicted gunshot near campus
Editor’s note: If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources. Kaleb Boateng, a walk-on player for the University of Florida football team until last year, died of a self-inflicted gunshot …
Read More »East Gainesville neighbors fight the expansion of a landfill in their backyard – again
The owner, Paul Florence, said he needed the expansion to accommodate expected debris in the coming years as Gainesville rapidly developed.
Read More »Medical community hopeful following FDA’s accelerated approval for Alzheimer’s disease treatment
Members of the Gainesville medical community said they are encouraged by the accelerated approval recently granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Lecanemab, an Alzheimer’s disease treatment sold under the brand name Leqembi. The decision creates a pathway that allows for provisional approval of drugs that treat serious illnesses for which other treatments are not available or functional.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 8, 2023: UF announces plans for graduate campus in Jacksonville
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: University of Florida proposes new graduate campus in Jacksonville. “It would focus on programs in medicine, business, and engineering, according to UF administrators.” • Mainstreet Daily News: BOCC sets surtax …
Read More »University of Florida proposes new graduate campus in Jacksonville
The University of Florida is exploring options for creating a new graduate campus in Jacksonville. It would focus on programs in medicine, business, and engineering, according to UF administrators. The university is in discussions with the City of Jacksonville on creating the campus. Mori Hosseini, chair of the UF Board …
Read More »National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Tuesday is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). It was first observed in 1999 to acknowledge how HIV disproportionately affects Black people. The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County is offering free, rapid HIV testing. Spokesperson Amy Douglas says the goal is to stop the spread of the disease. …
Read More »University of Florida students, faculty offer opinions on UF President Ben Sasse as he takes office
Tensions ran high on the University of Florida campus on Monday as the state’s flagship higher education institution welcomed President Ben Sasse on his first day in office. The former U.S. senator this week officially became the top-5 university’s 13th president, taking the reins from predecessor Kent Fuchs after being …
Read More »Disability Resource Expo returns after three-year break caused by pandemic
More than 90 organizations gathered at Trinity United Methodist Church on Feb. 4 for the fourth annual Disability Resource Expo, which started as a Facebook group where parents could share information about services for their children.
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