Friday's Daily Pulse

› JU teams up with shark tracking, advocacy group for Ocearch at Jacksonville University [Florida Times-Union]
Jacksonville University has partnered with the popular shark research group Ocearch, a move the university figures will boost its academic opportunities and magnify its public profile far beyond what is typical for a small private school.

› New SpaceX launch from 39A is a symbolic first [Orlando Sentinel]
The symbolism surrounding next week’s launch from a pad that has been dormant for more than five years hasn’t eluded former NASA launch director Bob Sieck. It will be the first time a rocket takes off from Kennedy Space Center since a space shuttle last sent astronauts into space in 2011.

› Jeffrey Loria reportedly has $1.6 billion ‘handshake agreement’ to sell Marlins [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Hints that Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria wants to sell the team keep coming. The latest is a report from Forbes, which says Loria has a $1.6 billion “handshake agreement” with a New York City-based real estate developer to buy the team.

› Eastern Florida Opens New Health Sciences Institute [Eastern Florida News]
A new Health Sciences Institute was dedicated Thursday at Eastern Florida State College in a major advance for training the state’s next-generation of healthcare professionals.

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