A former Florida Gulf Coast University student has a plan to stop distracted driving. Alexa Napoleon and her father, Vincent Napoleon, have created ProTextUs, a cell phone application that rewards drivers for staying off their phone when they’re behind the wheel.

Napoleon came up with the idea while she was a student at FGCU because she says she kept being bothered by her phone while driving. READ MORE

Miles Collier is sharing his unique collection of 105 vintage vehicles with a research team at Stanford University with the ultimate aim of creating the cars of the future.

“So many of these cars are so important that not only have I never driven some of them --  I’ve never even sat in them,” says Collier, whose father and uncles founded the Automobile Racing Club of America in the 1930s. READ MORE

Mote Marine Laboratory’s initiative to provide real time information on beach conditions is getting a technological boost in Lee County.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

A number of southwest Florida communities are clamoring to get on Google’s shortlist.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez explains.

This Sunday afternoon at 2:00 a team of filmmakers will launch a tiny camcorder hanging from about 30 helium balloons off the Naples Pier. It’s part of their ongoing global Balloon Project, and is a benefit for the Freedom Waters Foundation’s “Painting My Tomorrow” art show and sale - which runs from 1:00 to 4:00 on Sunday at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples. Ira Mowen is the project’s co-creator. He told WGCU’s Mike Kiniry the project has 2 main parts… 

On Tuesday Florida Gulf Coast University President Wilson Bradshaw announced a 1-million dollar gift that will establish the Backe Chair in Renewable Energy. He also announced a collaborative venture to build a 240 acre research park near the campus in south Lee County. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry has more…

The Fort Myers Police Department is now set up to receive anonymous crime tips through text messaging. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

More
than a thousand people turned out Wednesday for the annual Citrus Expo
at the Lee Civic Center in Fort Myers.  The event draws growers and
people in related industries from across the state, and from other
citrus growing regions around the world.  The theme of this year’s
event was “Using Today’s Innovations toward Future Success”.  WGCU’s
Valerie Alker has more. 

Students of all ages across the state are now
eligible to do some or all of their schooling online. WGCU’s Luis
Hernandez reports.

State
agencies are cautiously moving forward when it comes to using online
social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook.  WGCU’s Luis
Hernandez reports.