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When there was no sight of stopping the West Africa Ebola epidemic, the World Health Organization turned to University of Florida biostatician Ira Longini for help.
Read More »How A Gainesville Biostatistician Became Ebola’s Worst Enemy
Should Water In Florida’s Schools Be Tested For Lead?
Researchers tested water in 16 north Florida schools. All 16 had elevated levels of lead.
Read More »Florida Lawmakers Ponder Direction On School Testing
Lawmakers considered the next move to scale back state standardized testing at a Senate Education Committee meeting Tuesday.
Read More »Conservation Awards Winners On Being “Women In The Woods”
Meg Neiderhofer and Pat Harden have worked in conservation almost all their life. On Saturday they were awarded the annual Conservation Stewards Awards by the Alachua Conservation Trust for the "Women in The Woods"-themed event. They sat down with WUFT News to talk about their lives and their work.
Read More »Free Meals Give Eastside Students After-School Boost
Eastside High students and faculty say they've seen improvements since the Alachua County school launched its after-school meals program at the beginning of the semester.
Read More »Plane Wreckage, Bodies Found Off Of Cedar Key
Updated, March 7, 2017: The Levy County Sheriff’s Office sent out the following update this afternoon, announcing that the remains of the third person on the plane have likely been found: On February 12, 2017 a single engine plane inbound to Cedar Key crashed into the Gulf of Mexico approximately …
Read More »Court Questions Student ‘Opt Out’ Arguments
An appeals court sounded skeptical Tuesday of a Leon County judge's ruling that the state and the Hernando County School Board erred in their approach to students who "opted out" of a state standardized test.
Read More »Betsy DeVos Confirmed As Education Secretary
The most controversial Cabinet pick in recent memory squeaks through with some help from Vice President Pence. Here are some implications for higher education, school choice and more.
Read More »Marion County Schools Make Time For More Instruction By Suspending Tests
The Deputy Superintendent of Marion County Schools sent out a memo Monday stating that certain previously required assessments would be suspended from all county schools. Some principals and teachers of the county feel this was a good decision, as it will make time for more instruction.
Read More »Gainesville Volunteers Work to Eradicate Invasive Plant
More than 900 volunteers across Gainesville helped clear up the invasive species Coral Ardisia during the Great Invader Raider Rally on Saturday.
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