Tag Archives: Research

A grassroots education coalition aims to have it used in after-school programs in the county, in an effort to help improve literacy rates and close the resulting racial disparity.

Kratom is a legal substance that can be bought at gas stations, smoke shops, kava bars or online. Testimonials from some who have used it and results from preclinical studies suggest that it helps to alleviate pain and manage symptoms of opioid withdrawal, but the unregulated sale of the drug may be encouraging its recreational use as well.

An important collection of Floridian artifacts will finally be getting an upgrade in the coming year. The Florida Museum of Natural History has received almost $100,000 to upgrade over 20,000 artifacts from excavations of the Franciscan mission site of San Juan Del Puerto. The grant was awarded to the Florida …

Local and state officials gathered Friday in Alachua to commemorate a $6 million expansion at Progress Park.

Peer Respite offers free mental health support in a more informal, unorthodox way.

Now founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University in Washington, he visited Gainesville to promote his latest book “How to Be an Antiracist.”

Two UF researchers worked with the World Health Organization and researchers around the world to develop and test the vaccine.

The Hawthorne library offers recreational classes to adults, such as a watercolor painting class, that help seniors stay active and involved in the community.