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Source: The Independence Florida Alligator
By Peyton Harris

When he entered a house in the Kuikuro village, Micheal Heckenberger was greeted by a smell medley of smokiness, traditional Xingu cooking and excess body paint. Moving through the house was a sensual experience in itself, he said, adjusting to the open circular spaces and side-by-side hammocks.

“You're as likely to hear a flute in the middle of the night as a car honking its horn,” he said.

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On behalf of CAME Director Osubi Craig, we want to thank the UFIC for co-sponsoring the Book Release for 10,000 Memories: A Lived History of Partition at UF Innovate last Thursday. We had a great turnout, with faculty, students and community members engaging in robust conversation about Dr. Guneeta Singh Bhalla's 1947 Partition Archive digital oral history project.

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On April 08, the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering International Engineering Ambassadors (IEA) organized a trip for 18 international students to Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Clara Summerford, a 3rd-year mechanical engineering student, spearheaded the efforts and arrangement for the visit based on her fond childhood memories of space.

“Visiting the Kennedy Space Center years ago with my family was such an incredible and surreal experience that I knew would have a tremendous impact on international engineering students,” she explains.

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Photo by Austin Queen.

Source: Explore - Research at The University of Florida

In the United States, you won’t find many doctors sending patients to choir practice or insurance companies covering painting class. But in the United Kingdom, the National Health Service’s Arts on Prescription connects patients to cultural activities that match their interests — and funds their participation.

Researchers there have linked community arts and cultural engagement with better mental health and overall well-being, lower risk of depression and fewer childhood adjustment problems. That led UF’s EpiArts...