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Neighborhood Watch: The Season to Plant and Grow Relationships in Your Community

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Spring is around the corner, which means it is planting season!! This is a wonderful opportunity to host a Plant Sharing and Seed Swap in your neighborhood. Plant Sharing and Seed Swap is an excellent opportunity for gardeners to share their leftover or surplus seeds from the previous season. This event also creates an opportunity to grow something new and save money on buying … [Read more...]

Med Students Get a ‘Leg Up’ in Anatomy From PT Students

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Kayla Combs stood at the head of the anatomy lab table surrounded by medical students examining their patient’s musculoskeletal system. “If you pull on this tendon here, it will cause the fingers to move,” Combs demonstrated. But, the teacher wasn’t a med school faculty member. She was a doctoral candidate in UCF’s physical therapy program participating in an … [Read more...]

Onward Orlando: Getting Dirty This Valentine’s Day

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Did you know that Mayor Buddy Dyer and the City of Orlando want you to get your loved one something dirty this Valentine’s Day? Not only do they want you to get dirty in your own home, but they also want you to encourage your neighbors to join in! In fact, they want you to get dirty so much that they are willing to pay for it!   “It,” of course, referring to a Green … [Read more...]

Military Residency Match Combines Medical Training, Service to Veterans

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  One Memorial Day, Arron Smith and his wife Melissa – both UCF medical students – stood before a monument at the Orlando VA Medical Center that bears the name of fallen soldiers.  “Our job will be keeping names off of this wall,” Arron said. Now, he is closer to his goal of healing those who serve. He and four other UCF College of Medicine students recently matched … [Read more...]

Congressman Darren Soto Opens Congressional District Office Inside VA Medical Center in Lake Nona

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Congressman Darren Soto’s previous Congressional District office was located at the UCF Medical School Administration Building in Lake Nona, and although it was just across the street from the VA Medical Center, it was yet another hurdle for veterans in need to cross in order to get help. Most were unwilling due to a myriad of understandable reasons. Now that the office is … [Read more...]

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