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New mRNA cancer vaccine triggers fierce immune response to fight malignant brain tumor

May 1, 2024 | By Peter Schulte | -, Good News Links

In a first-ever human clinical trial of four adult patients, an mRNA cancer vaccine developed at the University of Florida quickly reprogrammed the immune system to attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal brain tumor.

In a first-ever human clinical trial of adult patients, an mRNA cancer vaccine developed at the University of Florida reprogrammed the immune system to attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal brain tumor. The results mirror those in 10 pet dog patients suffering from brain tumors, as well as results from preclinical mouse models. The breakthrough will now be tested in a Phase 1 pediatric clinical trial.

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Dentist's Hand Taking Saliva Test From Woman's Mouth

Hand-held test for breast cancer uses your saliva and gives accurate readings in 5 seconds

February 17, 2024 | By Peter Schulte | -, Good News Links

A new hand-held portable device is not only extremely quick and easy to use but very cost effective, say scientists from the University of Florida and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. Compared to the costly alternatives of Mammograms, which expose women to radiation—or MRIs and ultrasounds which require expensive equipment—researchers called the device revolutionary.

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Miami commits to putting 100 electric school buses on the road

January 23, 2024 | By Peter Schulte | -, Good News Links

Miami-Dade county is set to receive nearly $20 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to help cover the costs of 50 new electric school buses and 16 DC fast chargers, bringing the public school district’s total to 100 electric buses. Miami-Dade county is one of four school districts selected to receive a total of $33,175,000 through the EPA’s first Clean School Bus Program’s Grants Competition.

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Jacksonville Jaguars’ Kevin Maxen becomes the first male professional men’s coach in the U.S. to come out as gay

July 21, 2023 | By Peter Schulte | -, Good News Links

In a historic moment, Jacksonville Jaguars assistant strength and conditioning coach Kevin Maxen has come out, becoming the NFL’s first male coach to publicly identify as gay.

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Eight Florida mayors sign pledge to support LGBTQ+ youth

May 10, 2023 | By Peter Schulte | -, Good News Links

The mayors of Orlando, Miami Beach, Tampa, Tallahassee, and four other Florida cities have released proclamations declaring that their communities are safe and affirming places for LGBTQ+ Floridians in defiance of new state policies.

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Hertz partners with Polestar to build “the largest EV rental fleet in North America”

April 6, 2022 | By Peter Schulte | -, Good News Links

Over the next five years, Hertz will buy up to 65,000 Polestar electric sedans with the first models rolling into Europe shortly followed by North America and Australia.

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U.S. to invest more than $1 billion in Everglades restoration

January 23, 2022 | By Peter Schulte | -, Good News Links

“The iconic American landscape provides drinking water supply for over 8 million Floridians, supports the state’s $90 billion tourism economy, and is home to dozens of endangered or threatened species.”

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The world’s first all-electric tugboat to sail in 2023

August 18, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Good News Links

Crowley Maritime Corporation recently revealed their design for eWolf — the world’s first all-electric harbor tugboat, due to hit the water over the next two years.

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Marlins hire Kim Ng as MLB’s first female general manager

November 13, 2020 | By Peter Schulte | Good News Links

Ng becomes the highest-ranking woman in baseball operations in the major leagues, and she is believed to be the first female GM for a men’s team in a major professional sport in North America, the Marlins said.

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Florida votes to increase outdated minimum wage to $15

November 6, 2020 | By Peter Schulte | Good News Links

Voters in Florida tossed their outdated $8.56 per hour minimum wage in this election as the state became the eighth in the country to adopt a $15 minimum wage. Like many other states, Florida will introduce the raise slowly, upping it to $10 next year and raising it by $1 each year until it reaches $15 in 2026.

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