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Florida A&M University (FAMU) will award honorary doctorates to broadcasting legend Tom Joyner and the longtime president of the Florida State NAACP Conference Adora Obi Nweze during the Summer 2021 commencement ceremony. [Read more…] about FAMU To Award Honorary Degrees To Tom Joyner, Florida NAACP Conference President
FDLE and the Largo Police Department today arrested Andrew Carlson, 43, of Clearwater on two counts of transmission of child sexual abuse material and 11 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. [Read more…] about Clearwater man arrested for possession of child sexual abuse material
The Florida Hospital Association, the state’s leading voice for hospitals and health systems, announced that starting today, July 29, COVID-19 hospitalization and case data will be shared on FHA’s Twitter (@FLHospitalAssn) every weekday by 3 pm (EDT). This statewide data is provided by the CDC. [Read more…] about COVID-19 Hospitalization and Case Data Updates
By Trisha Radulovich
Scientists at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering will collaborate with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and other institutions on a multi-disciplinary National Science Foundation (NSF) study on the novel class of 2D nanomaterials. [Read more…] about FAMU Researchers Aim to Make New Ceramic Nanomaterial Production Safer and Expand Use for Batteries, Medicine and more
Special interest groups are working in coordination with local utilities to stall the growth of rooftop solar here in Florida, according to a new report released Thursday by Environment Florida Research & Policy Center. [Read more…] about New report unveils utilities’ playbook to stall rooftop solar in Florida
The Florida A&M University (FAMU) campus hosted a giveaway providing school supplies, free face masks, and food to hundreds of Big Bend families on Saturday. [Read more…] about FAMU Campus Hosts Back To School Event For Big Bend Families
As the CDC urged both vaccinated and unvaccinated people in areas with high COVID-19 transmission rates (which covers most of Florida) to wear masks, Florida’s cities and counties are left with their hands tied after the Legislature passed a DeSantis priority bill which eliminated their ability to effectively enforce their own mask mandates. [Read more…] about Senator Farmer Calls For Protection of County and Local Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic
The University of Tampa has been ranked as the safest college campus in Florida, and the 19th safest college campus in the U.S. [Read more…] about UT Named the Safest Campus in Florida, and the 19th Safest Campus In the U.S.
The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) today launched a social media campaign asking customers of Florida’s public power utilities to send notes of thanks in advance of Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day on August 26. [Read more…] about Florida Public Power Organizations Encouraging Customers to Participate in Campaign Recognizing Lineworkers
FDLE agents arrested Robert Kevin McGinley, 72, of Melbourne, on two counts each of sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation. [Read more…] about FDLE arrests Melbourne man for sexual battery and molestation
