Identifying Local Opportunities

1. What bugs are lurking in your home?
2. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A7CE3AC094A2C8?p=AWNB
3. There is a study that was just released claiming that almost 10,000 species of insects were found throughout 50 homes in North Carolina. Scientists say it is totally normal and that the majority of the insects are completely harmless and are too small to pose a threat. People are still worried, though. The only danger is people who are allergic to the proteins that the insects carry.
4. The problem here is not necessarily the insects themselves, but rather the residents’ comfort of mind. It may be difficult to sleep at night knowing that there are 200 species of spiders, beetles, or wasps in your home. 
5. The people who are worried about the insects are the people with the problem. There could potentially be a product that eliminated the insects or somehow kept the residents of the North Carolina area safe of mind knowing that there are not hundreds of bugs throughout their homes.

1. SG discusses scooter safety, commission appointments at Senate meeting
2. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A7CE3ADD847138?p=AWNB
3. A University of Florida Police Officer came to the UF Student Government to tell them to make scooter safety, and the wearing of helmets, more of a priority on their agenda. The University Police and GatorWell are working together for this cause because scooter accidents are so prevalent and not many kids wear helmets. 
4. The problem is that students at the University of Florida are not wearing helmets when they are riding their scooters and they are getting in accidents.
5. UF students who own scooters or students who ride on scooters are the ones with the problem. If they wore helmets then the UFPD would not have to implement strategies to increase the use of helmets or to make helmet safety a big priority.

1. Electronic skateboard banned in residence halls
2. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A2FB70390D4D08?p=AWNB
3. Hover boards, or electric skateboards, have been banned in the UF residence halls because they have been known to combust and cause fires.
4. The problem is the technology with the hover boards or the charging method that is used to charge the boards. The housing department is merely trying to keep its residents safe and the owners of the board have invested hundreds of dollars into their board, so it is the technology or the actual hazard that is the problem
5. The hover board companies have the problem in this scenario because they have not finely tuned their technology so that college students living in dorms can purchase and own their boards.If this problem is fixed, then I see a lot more hover boards being sold in the future.

1. New law puts ban on microbeads
2. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A2FB702EB5E6A8?p=AWNB
3. The microbeads that are commonly found in exfoliating products, toothpaste, and face cleaners are being banned by President Obama. This will prohibit companies from selling products that have these microbeads in them. 
4. The problem is the microbeads that are accumulating in our oceans and water cycle which have detrimental affects to our health. There have been studies done revealing that eight trillion microbeads go into the environment on a daily basis.
5. The problem here lies with the producers of the products containing the microbeads. Certain toothpastes and face cleaners that companies produce will now have to be chemically altered or will not be sold on the shelves anymore.

1. Break out the condoms: designing with latex
2. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A789136820BC50?p=AWNB
3. Eta Sigma Gamma, UF’s co-ed education honorary, is hosting an event at the Florida Gymnasium to educate UF students on the practices of safe sex and healthy habits. This is because many students at the University of Florida engage in high-risk health behavior. The condom designing contest that the event will have is a way for students to remember to practice safe sex.
4. The problem is unsafe sex and students practicing unhealthy methods of going about their sexual endeavors. The educational push to make students more aware of their behavior is very important. 
5. The problem lies in the students who are not practicing safe sex and who are not taking care of themselves or their partners. This leads to diseases being spread that could have been avoided.