Business Report

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UWNCFL will use the funds to help community members pay for basic necessities such as rent, utilities, food and toiletries. https://t.co/887R18zDWy

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Led by faculty in the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions, UF College of Medicine and UF College of Education, the study aims to enroll more than 500 K-12 students from Gainesville’s P.K. Yonge DRS. https://t.co/gYGFAXNImN

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The Alachua County report states the Gainesville unemployment rate rose to 3.9% in March 2020, up from the 2.7% rate from February 2020, going up 1.2% in only one month. https://t.co/b6b8gEb1nD

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According to Ology Bioservices, the The Veroplex® platform has the possibility to allow rapid vaccine development for many potential emerging viral infectious diseases. https://t.co/kIhKjE4bEo

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Gator Sitters is a new website that pairs hospital staff with families ]in need of child care, pet care and other household duties. The program was developed by UF College of Medicine students in appreciation of the sacrifices made by the UF Health staff. https://t.co/u2COQQgUp5

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Noachis Terra Inc. will be based out of UF Innovate | The Hub and is focusing its efforts on the development of a vaccine for COVID-19. https://t.co/hzoLNKFXp6

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Connecting about 1,300 UF Health providers to a secure Zoom videoconferencing platform, UF Health now has the capability to accommodate 2,000 to 3,000 telehealth visits a day. https://t.co/GDBRi4pmYC

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Dr. Samsun Lampotang, a UF professor of anesthesiology, is leading a worldwide network of coders, engineers, physicians and ham radio operators in designing a pandemic ventilator that can be built from hardware store parts for less than $250. https://t.co/QYBCozcoXN

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The UF Office of Professional and Workforce Development is offering a virtual social hour tomorrow afternoon as follow up to the IWL Conference held earlier this year. Additional workshops are also offered virtually through May and registration is open! https://t.co/Yan6Cb5YuV

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Nationwide's gift to UWNCFL will support the Child Advocacy Center, Catholic Charities, Early Learning Coalition, Episcopal Children's Services, GACTA, GOC, Pace Center for Girls, Peaceful Paths, Partnership for Strong Families and St. Francis House. https://t.co/0PyZ7DoTvO

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Inspired by Gainesville's growth in recent years, Dr. Mike Bertulfo returned to the area to open Women's Lift Lab where he empowers women of all ages in North Central Florida to become stronger and healthier. https://t.co/iPlh67PBaC

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The testing involves a UF Emerging Pathogens Institute research study and will use an assay that has been developed in house at UF Health that has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.https://t.co/8JqLLEGTLu

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Six real estate professionals come on to the 100th episode of WHOA GNV to discuss the real estate industry and the Gainesville community. https://t.co/E2Ib2S2oQb

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With thousands of blood drives across the US recenlty cancelled, blood donations are down by more than 200,000. Blood centers are considered essential operations and anyone donating blood is exempt from the shelter-in-place regulation in Alachua County. https://t.co/mUDV9ZRvoK

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"A team of volunteer UF Health medical professionals, together with personnel from The Villages Health primary care network evaluated 2,280 people. The coronavirus research study is thought to be one of the largest of its kind in the United States. https://t.co/qYhtn2sPqG

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Ology Bioservices has partnered with Inovio Pharmaceuticals to manufacture a DNA vaccine for the prevention of infection with the COVID-19 virus. https://t.co/jnBYpnN9Wx

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Michael Tomaino on the WHOA GNV Podcast: How to Become a Superhero https://t.co/qj6VHzSrRa

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100 Chromebooks will be distributed to local school children by Cox Communications in partnership with the United Way of North Central Florida. https://t.co/ty9n86VpJV

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"The power of our approach is that every well-intentioned volunteer who has access to Home Depot, Ace or Lowe’s or their equivalent worldwide can build one,” says Samsun Lampotang, Professor of Anesthesiology in the UF College of Medicine. https://t.co/RdQr7AeGvr

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Florida businesses who have been economically impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) have until December 18 of this year to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans. https://t.co/NL6i61uRIA