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DJ Lagway Foundation Makes Gift Supporting UF Health BRAIN Center Initiatives

Florida Gators starting quarterback DJ Lagway is making an impact on and off the football field. The DJ Lagway Foundation hosted a kickoff dinner in March raising $50,000 to support UF Health community programs for local youth. The money will fund the UF Brain Injury, Rehabilitation and Neuroresilience (BRAIN) Center to provide essential…

20th annual Fishing for Kids reels in record support

The 20th annual Fishing for Kids Saltwater Trout Tournament made a splash at the Sea Hag Marina in Steinhatchee, Fla. The event brought together a record-setting 110 boats for a day of sunshine and sport on Saturday, April 26.

Extra Lifers take to the Tabletop to play games and heal kids

Over the weekend of April 12-14, Extra Life held their annual Tabletop Weekend to help raise funds for Children’s Miracles Network Hospitals. In support of UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, the Gator Gaming crew organized a successful TableTop Weekend, raising $2,556 – more than doubling their total from last year’s…

Hope in action for Prader-Willi syndrome research

In medicine there are those whose passion and dedication offer rays of hope to patients and their families. In the field of pediatric endocrinology, Jennifer Miller, M.D., the director of the UF Health Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) program, shines brightly as an inspiration for many.