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Team awarded funds to study impact of local algae blooms
Florida Gulf Coast University was awarded federal event-response funds to help identify whether local algae blooms are producing airborne toxins or particles. For several months, intensive microcystis blooms — commonly referred to as blue-green algae — have plagued communities along the tidal Caloosahatchee River and adjoining canals around Cape Coral. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection…
FGCU breaks ground on Student and Community Counseling Center
Florida Gulf Coast University is expanding access to mental and behavioral healthcare for underserved populations in Southwest Florida. The university officially broke ground Tuesday on its Student and Community Counseling Center. The 27,000-square-foot facility will feature a community counseling clinic. The building’s new clinic creates improved access to group counseling, psychoeducation and counseling services to…
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Student fitness facility finally front and center
Florida Gulf Coast University has always bought into the English proverb that a healthy mind lives in a healthy body. But FGCU has faced challenges providing the fitness facilities needed to accommodate the more than 15,000 bodies that house those brains. The 9,000-square-foot Recreation Center adjacent to Alico Arena, which includes the Fitness Center, Group…
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