Flying eight hours a night 363 days of the year, LifeSouth Community Blood Center’s single-engine turbo prop plane has saved lives for the last 15 years by getting critical blood supplies to patients across the Southeast faster.
Read More »County Animal Shelter Kill Rates on Downward Trend for North Central Florida Counties
Public records for county animal shelters show that in recent years, euthanasia rates for cats and dogs have, for the most part, been on a downward trend in North Central Florida.
Read More »Repurpose Project Unveils New Gallery As Part Of Community Center Initiative
When Sarah Goff walks along Calf Pond Creek near her home in Gainesville, she isn’t looking for pretty stones or exotic plants. She’s looking for garbage to turn into art.
Read More »UF Health And Art Students Team Up For Unique Solutions For Medical Issues
Interdisciplinary UF art class brings art and pre-health students together to work on health care solutions.
Read More »Medical Ambulances In The Sky, Saving Lives One Flight At A Time
While Gainesville locals lie asleep, aircraft from University Air Center may be flying in the night sky over their house on the way to save a life. Timing is crucial whenever a human organ becomes available following a recent death. And regardless of the hour, flights transport medical teams affiliated with University …
Read More »Why Athletes Can Make It To College Without Knowing They Have A Heart Condition
The University of Florida football geared up for the season with this weekend's Orange and Blue game, but one player on scholarship was unable to suit up due to a medical condition — one he'll live with for life.
Read More »UF Group Highlights Syrian Refugee Camp Living Conditions
Students Organize for Syria held a tent walk-through Monday to demonstrate common living conditions of Syrians living in refugee camps.
Read More »UF Student Group Assists With Syrian Refugee Resettlement In Jacksonville
They're working to raise $50,000 to help build a hospital in Turkey, which is hosting more than 3 million Syrian refugees.
Read More »UF Gator Marching Band Breaks Ground On New Practice Facility
The University of Florida Gator Marching Band celebrated the groundbreaking of a new permanent practice facility Friday afternoon.
Read More »Team-Based Science To Change The Way Neurobiology Research Is Done In Florida
Brain researchers affiliated with the University of Florida are leading the way in the practice of team-based sciences, joining forces to share knowledge and collaborate around an important area of medicine.
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