Alachua County ends interlibrary loans after federal funding cuts
After 50 years of operation, Florida’s Interlibrary Loan Service has shut down — and, with it, ends a long-lasting network between the state's libraries.
Gainesville community braces for financial fallout from federal government shutdown
While UF researchers and VA workers worry what could happen if the shutdown persists, TSA and NASA employees have already begun working without pay.
Gainesville residents struggle to get COVID-19 vaccine amid new CDC guidelines
CVS Health and Walgreens limited access to the vaccines in Florida because of a lack of guidelines from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Without NIH funds, future of UF research programs remain uncertain
Three UF programs that received funding from the National Institutes of Health no longer have that monetary support, leaving their futures in limbo. Prior to NIH’s funding changes, the programs submitted proposals focused on disadvantaged students — those who had a disability, or who identified as a racial or ethnic minority with a socioeconomic disadvantage.
Gainesville coffee company, Indian grocery store talk tariff impacts
As the owner of Sweetwater Organic Coffee Company in Gainesville, Pomeroy is one of many local business owners seeing smaller profits and less supplies since the Trump administration imposed sweeping tariffs in January.
Social media vetting is now part of the visa application process
Social media surveillance is now a matter of national security. After a three-week suspension in May, international student visa appointments resumed on June 19 — this time, with new regulations from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
