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The Senate Committee on Education chaired by Senator Manny Diaz, Jr. (R-Hialeah), today passed Senate Proposed Bill (SPB) 7030, School Safety and Security. [Read more…] about Senate Committee Advances School Safety and Security Legislation
The leaders of UPC Insurance, GuideWell Mutual Holding Corp. and Macquarie Bank Limited will share their business experience and expertise at The University of Tampa’s annual Fellows Forum on Tuesday, Feb.19, at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Ferguson Hall. [Read more…] about UT Fellows Forum to Welcome CEOs of UPC Insurance, GuideWell Mutual Holding Corp. and Macquarie Bank Limited on Feb. 19
In conjunction with the opening of “Florida Calcite: Rare Specimens of a Common Mineral” exhibit, which runs from Feb. 21-May 3, the Gillespie Museum will host three of the state’s renowned geologists on Stetson University’s campus during a Science Café on Thursday, February 21, 7-8:15 p.m. [Read more…] about Science Café Features Three Florida Geologists Discussing Florida Calcite at Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum
From Feb. 21 – 23, Flagler College will host the “Deeper Than Indigo: Southeast Textile Symposium.” [Read more…] about The color of royalty but also of oppression: indigo symposium to expose untold stories of southeastern plantations
University of Florida research spending rose almost 8 percent to a record $865 million in fiscal year 2018, according to a new report to the National Science Foundation. [Read more…] about UF research spending reaches record $865 million in 2018
The Florida Department of Education today announced the winners of the Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! Spreading Literacy One Week at a Time video contest. [Read more…] about Department of Education Congratulates Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! Contest Winners
Florida Polytechnic University students and a Tampa technology company are developing a mobile app that could help those with brain-based language impediments to express their emotions. [Read more…] about Florida Poly students help voice emotions for those who can’t
In the epicenter of the Zika epidemic in northeast Brazil, 73 percent of people living in an urban slum in Salvador were infected in 2015, but a new study finds that those with immunity to dengue, a genetically similar virus, had a reduced risk of infection with Zika. [Read more…] about Dengue immunity may buffer against Zika, study finds
Governor Ron DeSantis today announced bold steps to reform the Best and Brightest Teachers program with a renewed investment to recruit and retain the best, most dedicated educators for Florida schools. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Reform to Best and Brightest Teachers Program
A Tallahassee high school aerospace engineering club is competing this week in the finals of the Florida Astronaut Challenge at the Kennedy Space Center, thanks to their skills and some help from Florida-based Harris Corporation. [Read more…] about Harris Corporation Helps Tallahassee Team Compete in Florida Astronaut Challenge Finals
