Double agents

What’s harder than getting a professional degree or a graduate degree? Doing them both at the same time. This month, The POST highlights some of the most prestigious dual-degree programs at the Health Science Center and the students who are devoted to forging a unique path between two fields.

September 2012

Kathleen Ann Long, Ph.D., R.N./Photo by Maria Belen Farias

The end of an era

After 18 years as dean of the College of Nursing, Kathleen Ann Long has decided to step down.

Led by Dr. Sadasivan Vidyasagar (center), a team of UF Shands Cancer Center researchers developed a drink for cancer patients, which they are now tweaking for use in space. The team is shown here with Dr. Paul Okunieff (right), director of the UF Shands Cancer Center./Photo by Jesse S. Jones

To infinity and beyond

Q: Who created a drink with out of this world potential? A: UF Shands Cancer Center researchers.

Photo by Jesse S. Jones

Up in the air

For Staccie Allen, landing her dream job literally involved having her head in the clouds.

Jacob Schmitt, 13, pets his dog Cali, 3, a chocolate lab who spent two weeks at the University of Florida's Small Animal Hospital. She was bitten by a diamond back rattle snake./ Photo by Maria Farias

Cali’s tale

Cali the dog is recovering after her treatment for snakebite at the UF Small Animal Hospital