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Bill Levesque

Science Writer

Bill Levesque joined the UF Health staff in May 2017 as a science writer covering the Institute on Aging and research of faculty physicians in the College of Medicine. He formerly worked as a reporter at Florida’s largest newspaper, the Tampa Bay Times, for nearly 23 years covering a variety of beats, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, the military, business news, agriculture and courts. Prior to that, he was a reporter at the Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger, the Providence Journal, United Press International and the Fall River (Mass.) Herald News and has won numerous awards for his work. A native Rhode Islander, Bill is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a degree in journalism.

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Speeding discovery to find a treatment for COVID-19

#Clinical and Translational Science Institute, #COVID-19, and 3 more...
In Features
Research teams shift focus nearly overnight to find solutions for COVID-19
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Putting UF experts to the test

#COVID-19, #Emerging Pathogens Institute, and 2 more...
In Features
Vigorous testing efforts help researchers understand how the coronavirus spreads through vulnerable communities
baby Londyn Wright hooked up to medical machinery

Written in our DNA

#Barry Byrne, #gene therapy, and 3 more...
In Features
UF researchers’ groundbreaking work from 1980s leads to new treatment for debilitating neuromuscular disease
Stephen Anton, Ph.D., the division chief of clinical research for the UF College of Medicine’s department of aging and geriatric research

Intermittent fasting as a weight-loss approach

In College News
Research shows intermittent fasting may optimize physiological functioning and slow aging and disease processes.