FGCU, Edison College focus on research, teaching
he cure for the Dengue fever, influenza and a variety of other diseases may lie in the laboratories at Florida Gulf Coast University. There, three professor-scientists are using a nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to research ways to keep viruses from attaching themselves to human cells. Full Story
Edison producing top medical grads
ontrary to French wisdom, at Edison College, the more things change, the more they don't remain the same. Full Story
Edison Estates offer summer program
The Edison & Ford Winter Estates will offer a variety of children and adult programs, special exhibits, discounts and events throughout the month of July. + Wild Wizard Lab Show "Big Bangs and Beyond the Sound Barrier," Sunday, July 8, at 2 p.m. - The Super and Junior Scientists present a series of wild lab experiments exploring some of Mr. Edison's and Mr. Full Story
Downtown focus of Cape meeting
The next Cape Coral Council for Progress meeting will be held Friday, July 13, at Gulf Coast Village, located at 1333 Santa Barbara Blvd. in Cape Coral. Breakfast and networking opportunities begin at 7 a.m. and the program will begin at 7:30 a.m. Full Story
Home buying seminar set
If you have been dreaming about owning your own home but do not know where to start, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central Florida and the Florida Gulf Coast, Inc. is ready to turn that dream into a reality. On Saturday, July 21, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Full Story
Advocates fighting for a triage center in Lee
Lee County desperately needs a triage center, according to officials with Southwest Florida Addiction Services, The Salvation Army and Lee Mental Health Center Inc. Triage is a system used to ration limited medical resources when the number of people needing care exceeds the resources available. Full Story
Fall registration open at Edison College
Special to Florida Weekly From Accounting to Zoology, the lineup of classes for the fall semester at Edison College is open for registration. Fall classes begin August 23. People who have not attended Edison College before can now take advantage of the online application process. Full Story
"Stay Alive…Just Drive" campaign kicks off
The Stay Alive...Just Drive traffic safety campaign encourages all Southwest Floridians to support the effort to curb distracted driving. Lee County continues to experience high numbers of fatalities, life altering injuries, and costly property damage as a result of motor vehicle collisions on our roadways. Full Story
Cape hospital 30 years old
Part of the countywide Lee Memorial system
David Bateman was a 19-year-old high school student when he accepted a job working at the newly opened Cape Coral Hospital back in 1977. He had no idea it would become his career. "I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my life and this came along," said Bateman, now lead energy plant operator. Full Story
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