Summertime in the Lab

Sanford-Burnham opens its doors to high school students in the region.  Read more in this Sanford-Burnham Beaker Blog Posting:

As summer begins, books get shelved and schools close, but for many teens and young adults, leaving the classroom doesn’t mean learning stops. On the contrary, they pursue internships that allow them to advance their education in a hands-on way, often taking steps toward a career.

Sanford-Burnham opens its doors to a large number of interns, at various stages of their education, throughout the year, but summer is an especially busy time. The enthusiastic voices of young people, some making their own scientific discoveries for the first time, emanate through the hallways, reminding everyone how exciting science can be.

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Lake Nona’s Ultra Fast Internet Highlighted at White House

Today at the White House, Lake Nona’s high speed technology infrastructure was highlighted as an example of forward-looking community development at the launch event for the US Ignite Partnership. The new public-private effort of US Ignite capitalizes on what is possible through virtualized ultra-fast broadband networks, and “ignites” the development of next-generation Internet applications and services for American businesses and families.

Lake Nona is one of only a small number of communities in the U.S. that have successfully deployed gigabit networks, providing speeds of up to 100 times standard cable or DSL services.

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UF Institute on Aging at Lake Nona

The Lake Nona facility was featured today in the Orlando Sentinel.

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