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It’s a surge in dryness throughout the area. All of Southwest Florida is under serious drought conditions, while three counties have entered severe warning.

Florida Gulf Coast University has released its first official statement regarding a recent agreement that has drawn attention and sparked discussion within the campus community.

At the end of the Florida Keys lies The Dry Tortugas. The jewel of this Caribbean secret is the historic Fort Jefferson. The efforts to build the structure took tremendous ingenuity and effort.

The new FGCU Climbing Club allows members to embrace their love for physical fitness.The club started meeting this spring semester and has held seven events thus far.Colin Huff, the president of the club, said that he and his fellow officers started the club to bring more people into the climbing community and to make climbing more accessible for students via the club’s discount at the Fort Rock climbing gym.

A hands-on gardening and sustainability event at Florida Gulf Coast University's Food Forest gave students a chance to reconnect with the land and imparted to them essential permaculture practices.Officially titled the FGCU Food Forest Maintenance & Gardening Event, it was sponsored by the FGCU Food Forest and the Environmental Sustainability Office.

Florida’s DOGE is beginning to have its impact on The Sunshine State. What impact could DOGE have locally on Florida Gulf Coast University?

Florida Gulf Coast University has joined the growing list of institutions formalizing partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

What exactly are tariffs? And how will these increase impact businesses in The Sunshine State? FGCU professor Victor Claar joins us to offer insight into the drastic changes in international trade.

It’s impossible to point to an exact moment or song when what became known as Rock n’ Roll emerged, but it happened in the early to mid-1950s in the United States and was a fusion of genres including rhythm and blues, gospel, and country music. Dr. Clay Motley received his PhD in the history of American Literature but over time found himself drawn to music and its history, particularly Blues and early Rock n’ Roll. Last week he gave a talk at FGCU on the ‘The History of Rock n’ Roll’ so we brought him by the studio to chat about music and how this artform that took over the world came to be.