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Knowledge is the most potent weapon in the fight against diseases like Zika, which can cause life-threatening birth defects in the babies of pregnant women who are bitten by infected mosquitoes. That’s why four Florida Gulf Coast University students teamed up with Planned Parenthood to find ways to educate women who have little education and…
When nature gets a chance to do its job, the results can be a beautiful thing. Take, for instance, the potential role of wetlands in preventing smelly, unsightly and potentially toxic algal blooms in the waterways that fuel much of Southwest Florida’s tourism and marine commerce. As Dr. Bill Mitsch and his team of Florida…
WGCU Public Media will host a community premiere of its latest documentary, “FGCU at 20: The Beginning,” on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the Myra Janco Daniels Public Media Center at Florida Gulf Coast University. The public is invited to attend. “FGCU at 20: The Beginning” chronicles the challenges of creating a new…
FGCU’s fourth president, Dr. Mike Martin, considers his new role a challenging adventure and one he is eager to embrace. Martin’s tenure officially began Saturday, July 1, following the retirement of President Wilson G. Bradshaw. “It’s an incredibly interesting place,” he says of FGCU. “I can do some things without looking over the wall to…
FGCU political science major Maryssa Pallis, 20, has embarked on a 10-week journey through five countries to research global trade policies’ impact on regional economies and small family farms. The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was made possible by the Naples Chapter of the Circumnavigators Club, with additional funding from the FGCU Foundation. Following is the first of several…
FGCU Athletics is one of three finalists selected by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the Fiesta Bowl for the inaugural Community Service Award. The announcement was made at the 52nd Annual NACDA Convention on June 12. The Eagles are finalists along with the University of Maryland and East Carolina University.…
Bill Mueller is accustomed to the kidding when he pedals about on a unicycle, from people making imitations of the clown music from a circus calliope to comments such as, “Hey buddy — you lost your other wheel!” “I tell them my first wife got half of everything in the divorce,” said Mueller, who goes…
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February 22, 2024
