April 26, 2024
Northeast
Driverless vehicles help fight COVID-19
Since late March, Mayo Clinic Florida has been using autonomous vehicles to transport medical supplies and COVID-19 tests on its Jacksonville campus.
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Published on 6/25/2020
UF Health's department of anesthesiology develops N95 mask alternative
In response to a shortage of N95 protective masks, UF Health's department of anesthesiology has developed an alternative...
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Published on 5/27/2020
Huckins Yacht builds a hybrid prototype
Huckins Yacht, a third-generation family-owned custom yacht manufacturer in Jacksonville, has begun building a hybrid prototype.
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Published on 4/27/2020
Baldwin Mayor Sean Lynch fills in a grocery gap
One of a handful of city-run grocers in the country, Baldwin Market was conceived by Baldwin Mayor Sean Lynch after trying to attract a grocer to town for a year.
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Published on 3/25/2020
UF developed tiny chip tracks med-taking
Digital tech company etectRX has received FDA clearance for its ID-CAP system, which verifies medicinal dosage to patients and physicians using digital technology.
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Published on 2/26/2020
Lung transplant technology collaboration between Mayo Clinic Florida and United Therapeutics
Mayo Clinic Florida expects to have three ex-vivo lung perfusion systems installed and operating by the end of first quarter 2020
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Published on 1/27/2020
Northeast Florida - Jacksonville's downtown, affordable housing, workforce
A recent decision by the First Baptist Church to try to sell most of its property downtown presents both opportunity and risk for Jacksonville's urban renewal efforts.
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Published on 12/26/2019
Aevum joins Atlanta-based Generation Orbit at Jacksonville's Cecil Spaceport
Jacksonville's Cecil Spaceport is getting its second launch tenant.
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Published on 11/26/2019
Greater Gainesville is growing up
Trending toward transition and innovation in Gainesville.
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Published on 11/6/2019
Sports-recreation-culture improve quality of life
Last year, more than 2 million people traveled to Alachua County and stayed overnight to enjoy sights, sounds, sports, nature and general entertainment, among other leisure pursuits.
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Published on 11/6/2019
Innovation revolutionizes how we live and work
“I think that we've reached more of a mature investment point, where people are looking to invest in the solubility of a university community.”
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Published on 11/6/2019
Transportation is connecting the dots across industries
The topic of transportation intersects with the very existence of Alachua County, particularly Gainesville.
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Published on 11/6/2019
Biotech innovation and entrepreneurship are changing the game
When Mark Long was a student at UF in the 1970s, Gainesville was a “small town” with “just not much going on,” he describes. Long sees a different place today.
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Published on 11/6/2019
Health care improves quality of life
UF Health is ranked No. 11 by U.S. News & World Report for pediatric cardiology.
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Published on 11/6/2019
Alachua County is an education epicenter
Few could argue that Gainesville — all of Alachua County, in fact — is an education epicenter.
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Published on 11/6/2019
Greater Gainesville's workforce draws from a competitive talent pool
When it comes to millennials in the workforce, the region holds nearly 50% more talent compared to the national average.
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Published on 11/6/2019
Greater Gainesville is Transitioning
Alachua County has a population of approximately 264,000, including nine cities — most notably, of course, Gainesville.
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Published on 11/6/2019
UNF has partnered with Fullstack Academy to launch coding program
Among the job openings in Jacksonville today are 950 that require the
ability to write computer code...
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Published on 10/25/2019
Mayo Clinic plans multimillion-dollar proton therapy center in Jacksonville
The Mayo Clinic plans to build a $233-million, 140,000-sq.-ft. cancer care center in Jacksonville
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Published on 9/25/2019
UF's vet school's new canine cardiac care program
This fall, the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine will launch a training program...
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Published on 8/26/2019
Vestcor projects provide workforce housing in Jacksonville
Jacksonville-based Vestcor plans to develop a 140-unit apartment complex called the Lofts at Cathedral...
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Published on 7/26/2019
UF researchers discover osteoarthritis relief for patients
An estimated 30 million people in the U.S. suffer from osteoarthritis, a condition that can make it painful to move...
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Published on 7/26/2019
UF engineer, two colleagues invent sensor to extend electric car battery
Three UF engineers invent a sensor that generates its own power using external magnetic fields.
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Published on 5/28/2019
PARC Group developing eTown, a zero-energy-ready master-planned community
With half its acreage set aside as a reserve, eTown will include walking trails, paths for electric carts and about 1,400 homes...
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Published on 4/26/2019
Smokeout: Alachua County bans tobacco sales to anyone under 21
Three years ago, anti-tobacco groups launched a national campaign to raise the legal age for buying tobacco from 18 to 21...
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Published on 3/27/2019
