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More than 3,000 Central Florida junior and senior high school students are building their careers at the 19th annual Central Florida Construction Career Days. [Read more…] about Thousands of High School Students Explore the Transportation Construction Industry at Central Florida Construction Career Days
On Tuesday, Feb. 5, The University of Tampa will welcome Barbara Anderson and Janet Hall, founding partners of Destination Better Inc., as part of the Sustainability Speaker Series. [Read more…] about UT’s Sustainability Speaker Series Welcomes Destination Better Inc. Founding Partners Feb. 5
For the tenth consecutive year, the University of North Florida has been designated as one of the most military friendly schools in the country by Victory Media, the leader in connecting the military and civilian worlds. [Read more…] about UNF Named Military Friendly School for Tenth Consecutive Year
University of Tampa students, faculty and staff will honor the legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service to the Tampa Bay community on Friday, Jan. 25. [Read more…] about UT Will Host Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Friday, Jan. 25
Senator Janet Cruz (D-Tampa) has filed SJR 422 to bring the choice for the top education chief in Florida back to the people to decide. If enacted, this resolution will become a constitutional ballot initiative, allowing Floridians to vote to include the Commissioner of Education as a statewide elected officer and member of the cabinet commencing in 2022. [Read more…] about Senator Cruz Files Legislation Restoring Accountability to Florida’s Top Education Chief
The University of Tampa’s Spring 2019 Honors Program symposia series kicks off on Monday, Jan. 28, with Noah Oakley, recipient of the Timothy M. Smith Inspiration Through Exploration Award. His presentation begins at noon in the Crescent Club on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center. [Read more…] about UT Honors Program Announces Spring 2019 Symposia Series
The University of Florida and UF Health have received a $20 million gift from the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation that will be used to establish the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health, an institute focused on advancing research, technological innovation and clinical care for Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Lewy body, ALS, dystonia and concussions. [Read more…] about University of Florida and UF Health Announce $20 Million Gift from the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation
A group of Florida Polytechnic University students and faculty are working on research funded by a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) grant aimed at streamlining the manufacturing and efficiency of handheld radiation detectors, which could be used at nuclear sites as well as for border patrol. [Read more…] about NATO Grant Fuels Florida Poly Research Aimed at Better Radiation Detection at Nuclear Sites
The first Stetson HackerSpace workshop for the spring semester, Build and Deploy Your First Website, will be held Saturday, Jan. 26, 2-4 p.m. Participants will learn the structure and syntax of basic HTML and CSS. [Read more…] about Stetson University HackerSpace Presents Website-building Workshop
A newly released report by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education for the first time categorizes the University of North Florida in the top tier of national universities — those that grant doctoral degrees. [Read more…] about UNF Gains National Recognition for Doctoral Programs
