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Dr. James Douglass of the FGCU Water School, along with two FGCU biology students, Tori Guarino and Carter Oleckna, are on a mission to restore the pond at Fairwinds in Bonita Springs, from both a plant and water quality standpoint. The project could become a model for other communities in Southwest Florida.

As the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act sits stalled in the U.S. Senate, Florida’s Senate Bill 90 has been challenged in a federal lawsuit. Each promises to enact several changes to how votes are cast and counted in the United States. This story provides explanatory context and background.

We listen back to our 2012 conversation with autism advocate, speaker and author Temple Grandin. She’ll be the keynote speaker at the Promising Pathways: The Road to Best Practice in Autism Spectrum Disorder Conference at FGCU on Saturday, April 9.

A piano among pine trees—and musicians playing duets with chirping birds. That’s the vision a group of students at Florida Gulf Coast University has to share their musical talent with others and honor our environment at the same time. The Music Forest was created by Fernando López Flores, a senior at FGCU majoring in piano performance.

Each year individuals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. At Florida Gulf Coast University, the current class of scholars is closing out their time in the 6-week program.

As the spring semester kicks off today at Florida Gulf Coast University, learn about what COVID-19 protocols and resources are in place at FGCU, including the university’s contact tracing program for students, faculty and staff.

Before he was featured on MSNBC, Buzzfeed, and more for his body transformation business, Stephen Campolo started with his own dramatic 100-pound weight loss.

The Vester Marine and Environmental Science Research Field Station in Bonita Springs received $10,000 grant earlier this month from an environmental foundation in Maine.

Día De Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is celebrated on November first, the day after the more macabre Halloween. An event earlier this week at FGCU focused on the true, more lighthearted meaning of the Latin American holiday.