April 25, 2024
Press Release
FDA approves production of Transgenic Salmon in the United States
The FDA has approved the request of AquaBounty Technologies; a company with offices in Maynard, Massachusetts and Fortune, Prince Edward Island, specializing in biotechnology and genetics to produce genetically modified...
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Published on 5/10/2019
IRONMAN Foundation to Provide $100,000 in Humanitarian Relief to Build 3D Printed Homes in Panama City
TAMPA, Fla. – The IRONMAN Foundation®, will provide a $100,000 Humanitarian Relief Effort Grant to the City of Panama City Community Development to help them solve the housing shortage created by Hurricane...
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Published on 5/9/2019
Three Organizations Honored with Governor's Sterling and Georgia Oglethorpe Awards
Florida Sterling Council honors three diverse role model organizations.
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Published on 5/9/2019
UF nursing researchers awarded $2.57 million grant to focus on preventing falls among older patients
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida College of Nursing researchers have been awarded a five-year $2.57 million grant for a project that will use registered nurses’ observation notes to...
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Published on 5/7/2019
Florida Trend a Florida Magazine Association Finalist in Five Charlie Awards Categories
Florida Trend has been recognized by the Florida Magazine Association as a finalist in five categories in this year's Charlie Awards. The awards celebrate excellence in journalism and design from...
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Published on 5/6/2019
St. Petersburg Ranks in the Top 15 Best Large Cities to Start a Business
With May 5 kicking off National Small Business Week and half of Americans working for small businesses, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best Large Cities to...
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Published on 5/6/2019
City of Winter Haven Smart City Advisory Committee
The City of Winter Haven is formally embarking on a Smart City initiative to improve lives, and bring government and citizens together. As part of this important initiative, the City...
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Published on 5/2/2019
Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Receives Funding to Make Full-Pay Plan More Affordable
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation (Corporation) today celebrates that 2019-2020 fiscal year legislative budget negotiations have included funding for a proposal submitted by the Corporation to lower the...
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Published on 5/2/2019
AI Could Help Citrus Growers Find, Detect Dangerous Psyllids
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Precision agriculture engineer Yiannis Ampatzidis sees a day when citrus farmers use artificial intelligence to detect the pin-sized insects that can infect the fruit’s trees with the...
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Published on 5/1/2019
Revolution Heads to Florida and Puerto Rico for the 8th Rise of the Rest Bus Tour
Investor and AOL Co-Founder Steve Case in Tampa Bay Wednesday morning for the Rise of the Rest Startup Tour. The Road Trip is part of a national effort to shine a spotlight...
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Published on 4/30/2019
Florida is 2019's 12th Best State for Nurses
With National Nurses Week kicking off May 6, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst States for Nurses as well as accompanying videos. In order to...
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Published on 4/30/2019
Dr. David R. Nelson named to top leadership position at University of Florida Health
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. David R. Nelson has been named senior vice president for health affairs at the University of Florida and president of UF Health, the university’s academic health...
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Published on 4/30/2019
Cybersecurity executives collaborate to address evolving cyberthreat landscape
Pensacola, Fla. – Tasked with thwarting an evolving cyberthreat landscape but limited by a critical national workforce shortage, National Security Agency Executive Director Harry Coker Jr. and 300 other executives from...
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Published on 4/29/2019
Finalists Announced for 11th Annual Technology Awards
ESTERO, Fla. – The Southwest Florida Regional Technology Partnership (SWFRTP) has announced the finalists for the 11th annual Technology Awards. D & A Strategic Enterprise Solutions is the Welcome Sponsor,...
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Published on 4/29/2019
2019's Best & Worst Entry-Level Jobs
With graduation season nearly upon us, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst Entry-Level Jobs as well as accompanying videos. To take stock of the first-timer employment landscape,...
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Published on 4/29/2019
Florida Aquarium Conducts a Huge Multi-Agency Conservation Mission in Florida Keys to Help Restore Florida's Reefs
Multiple partners assisted in releasing over 3,000 staghorn coral offspring
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Published on 4/19/2019
Airbnb's Explosive Growth Jolts Hotel Industry's Bottom Line
New Florida State University research reports Airbnb's worldwide growth is affecting hotel revenues.
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Published on 4/19/2019
UF researchers create algorithm that accurately predicts surgical complications
UF researchers create algorithm that accurately predicts surgical complications
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Published on 4/19/2019
USF Receives $5 Million Gift for Newly-Named Center for Supply Chain Management & Sustainability
A gift from MercuryGate cofounder Monica Wooden will name the center in her honor
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Published on 4/8/2019
Endangered Tagged Whale Sharks Return After Eight Months
Endangered whale sharks "Milo" and "Lucho," tagged last summer by biologist Rafael de la Parra near Isla Mujeres, Mexico, have returned to the same place they were originally tagged eight months prior after having made nomadic journeys of a combined nearly 10,000 miles.
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Published on 4/8/2019
Boomerang Air Charter Lands on Florida's West Coast; /St. Pete-Clearwater
Boomerang Air Charter announced that the charter company is experiencing such strong growth that they are adding additional aircraft to service the West Coast of Florida and will base aircraft...
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Published on 4/4/2019
Florida Gulf Coast University partners with Mote Marine Laboratory for harmful algal bloom research, education
Fort Myers, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) and Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to kick off a partnership that addresses...
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Published on 4/4/2019
Florida Is 2019's 11th Most Stressed State
With April being Stress Awareness Month and millennials reporting the highest average stress levels of any generation, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019's Most & Least Stressed...
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Published on 4/3/2019
Farm Stores & Ecopod Partner to Reduce Plastic Waste with a New Product Launch
Farm Stores and Ecopod have partnered to bring cleaning product refill kiosks to the convenience store franchise.
The kiosks enable customers to refill eco-friendly cleaning products into reusable containers.
The...
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Published on 4/3/2019
New Report Highlights Trends in High Textbook Costs and Impact of Student Success
For the first time, college and university students in the state of Florida are seeing textbook costs slightly trend lower, according to the Florida Virtual Campus' 2018 Student Textbook and...
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Published on 4/3/2019
