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A week after an FGCU alert cautioned that bears were seen in the North Village student housing area of the university, a student at the South Village captured a wandering Yogi on video.The morning of June 24 the university issued a warning — "Eagle Alert: Bears seen near North Lake Village area, searching for trash. Please exercise caution. Use trash compactor-no trash bags in breezeways or open dumpsters."

When most people think about job interview preparation, they might imagine practicing in front of a mirror. But at Osceola County Corrections, inmates are preparing for the workforce with the help of some very special interview partners: puppets.And there's an FGCU connection at play.

Dr. Jerry Jackson is known to WGCU listeners as the creator and host of With the Wild Things, heard weekday mornings at 7:19 and weekday afternoons at 5:18. He’s a professor emeritus of Ecological Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University, and a professor emeritus at Mississippi State University. Nick Penniman is a retired newspaper publisher, and he is chair emeritus of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and a Florida Master Naturalist. He and Dr. Jackson gave a talk together at Florida Gulf Coast University in April as part of the school’s Provost’s Seminar Series titled Getting to Know the World Around You: an Illustrated Conversation” so we had them come by the studio to chat.

the Florida House and Senate celebrated their version of the state’s budget. The proposal is a reduction from last year’s and is missing some elements that were proposed by Governor Ron DeSantis.

New program has robots delivering food to FGCU students.

FGCU Professor of Art Andy Owen died on June 21 following a three-month battle with cancer. For 17 years, Owen taught multiple levels of drawing and printmaking. He also played an instrumental role in the formation of FGCU’s permanent art collection.

On April 10 WGCU hosted an event at Florida Gulf Coast University’s Water School that featured NOVA Executive Producer Chris Schmidt. That day we screened parts of the NOVA episode Weathering the Future for an audience of about 200 people. Between the segments we chatted with him, as well as two FGCU professors about issues raised in the film and the challenges we face in Southwest Florida when it comes to adapting to our changing climate. Chris talked about the challenges NOVA faces in communicating science to a broad audience, and Dr. Win Everham and Dr. Molly Nation helped tie it all together.

A Tuesday morning warned — "Eagle Alert: Bears seen near North Lake Village area, searching for trash. Please exercise caution. Use trash compactor-no trash bags in breezeways or open dumpsters."

FGCU on Friday received the largest philanthropic gift in its history — $22 million. The donation came from the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation to the Marieb College Of Health And Human Sciences.

38-million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes. For anyone looking to take part in athletics, increased fatigue and increased thirst make staying in the game even more difficult.