Tuesday's Afternoon Update
Florida researchers: Sea-level rise is also a health threat
Floridians with chronic diseases like asthma and COPD may have one more problem to worry about: sea-level rise. The Florida Institute for Health Innovation released a report titled Health and Sea-level rise: Impacts on South Florida that will serve as a guide for communities from Palm Beach to Key West. Newly established vulnerability indicators include flooding risk; educational attainment, income and race; emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, pneumonia, and more. See the report here. Also read more at WLRN.
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Bob Butterworth
Ft. Lauderdale attorney Bob Butterworth appointed to the Florida Bar Foundation Board
Fort Lauderdale attorney Bob Butterworth has been appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to the board of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization whose mission is to provide greater access to justice. More from the Florida Bar Foundation.
Appeals court hears case over kosher food in Florida prisons
The three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing oral arguments Tuesday in Miami in a case brought by the U.S. government. A judge previously ruled that Florida must provide kosher food to Jewish inmates and others who request them for religious reasons, but the state appealed. More from the AP.
Passenger traffic soars nearly 26 percent at Punta Gorda Airport
Punta Gorda Airport reported a passenger count for June of 98,430, a 25.7 percent increase compared with the same month a year ago. In June, the airport had 49,317 boarding passengers and 49,113 arriving passengers from the operation's sole carrier, Allegiant Air. More from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
UF and University of Havana sponsored historic conference on law and policy
The University of Florida and the University of Havana took the lead in opening academic relations between Cuba and the United States with a historic two-day interdisciplinary conference that brought together academics from both countries. More from the Gainesville Business Report.
Philanthropy
Aylesworth Foundation Scholarships helping marine science research
Since 1986, the Aylesworth Foundation for the Advancement of Marine Science has supported university students in academic disciplines related to the marine environment. Aylesworth scholarships in excess of $581,000 have been awarded to more than 100 students at 14 Florida universities. [Sponsored Report]
Around the State
JaxPort's Intermodal Container Transfer Facility
Jacksonville’s port is riding on a nearly $700-million project, still in limbo, that would deepen the channel. However, JaxPort has more quietly completed another project designed to increase freight moving through the port.