NEW ORLEANS, La. — Desire Street Academy, a private school in New Orleans for underprivileged boys, will reopen Oct. 3 at a 4-H youth camp in Niceville, Fla., thanks to the University of Florida extension service and the school’s development director, Florida Gator football star Danny Wuerffel.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A $750,000 grant from the Wachovia Foundation to the University of Florida will allow a statewide school-improvement partnership between UF and high-poverty elementary schools to add five schools from south central Florida.
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Many dog owners nationwide have had their dogs vaccinated for kennel cough – a mild respiratory infection. Now veterinary scientists say a new virus, canine influenza, is making the rounds. It mimics kennel cough but proves much more dangerous. It has already killed racing greyhounds in seven states.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have led the development of a new type of wound dressing that could keep dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria from spreading in hospitals, a problem that leads to thousands of deaths in the United States each year.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Translation Studies Certificate Program will sponsor a free workshop Saturday on how to start a freelance translation business.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — John Moran will present photographic highlights from his 20-year search to discover the soul of natural Florida followed by a book signing from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
With Scripps Florida set to break ground at its Palm Beach County headquarters Friday (Sept. 23), the news from the fledgling biomedical research institute is promising.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To meet the needs of today’s University of Florida community without compromising its future generations of students, faculty and staff, UF has announced it will open an Office of Sustainability.
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Fixing crooked teeth can mean a life-long commitment, starting with braces and then a retainer. But a natural hormone that aids in childbirth might one day be used to shorten the time needed to straighten teeth.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As 7,277 first-year students begin the fall semester at the University of Florida, one freshman’s adjustment will be chronicled through AOL’s new online college reality show, starting Thursday.