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North Texas Tollway Authority Board of Directors Announces New
Forbes - He received his Bachelor of Arts, Masters and Ph.D. from the University of Central Florida. Jerry Hiebert has been serving as the NTTA’s Acting Executive Director since February 2007 while Rick Herrington has served as the Acting Deputy Executive

Former New York actress, restaurant owner turns director
Tribune-Star - Layton, who recently completed at the University of Central Florida a master of fine arts degree in musical theater, has a special affinity for the role, he said. For his thesis project, Layton immersed himself in Newley s work and performed a one

Atlanta biz to build apartments near convention center
Orlando Business Journal - ORLANDO — An Atlanta-based firm intends to build 425 apartments on Universal Boulevard near the Orange County Convention Center and the University of Central Florida’s Rosen School of Hospitality. Perennial Properties Inc. , in a partnership with

Woman, 21, dies in crash
Orlando Sentinel - Orange County - A Melbourne woman thought to be a University of Central Florida student died late Saturday when she pulled in front of a Jeep while crossing Alafaya Trail in east Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Heather Herb, 21, was

Gathering ammo for a solution
News-Press - The FGCU research may sound like futuristic ideas that won t come to fruition but a recent FGCU/University of Central Florida study gives the project more relevance, Mesloh said. The universities had been studying the use of force by Orlando police

Oct. 4: UCF at Marshall
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - University of Central Florida’s Rocky Ross halls in a pass near the goal line setting up a UCF field goal in the final minutes of the first half of their game against Marshall at James F. Edwards Field in Huntington, W. Va. Oct. 4

Naperville woman earns meteorological certification
Batavia Sun - Kleist won local Emmy Awards for her work on CBS 2’s 2003, 2004 and 2005 broadcasts of the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. Kleist graduated from the University of Central Florida in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in radio and television. She later

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WFTV - Week of June 4 University of Central Florida College of Medicine Information 360 Degree Views Of KSC Winter Park Village Virtual Tour Shuttle Countdown Page Week of May 28 2007 Volusia Co. Community Cleanups Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday P.A.W.S

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A College By Any Other Name
Inside Higher Ed - Inc., Center for Academic Excellence at the University of Arkansas - M&M Mars Room in the Leffler Chapel at Elizabethtown College - FAIRWINDS (Credit Union) Alumni Center and Bright House Networks Stadium at the University of Central Florida - FedEx

Celebration Autonomy ‘Dead as a Doorknob’
The Ledger - It may be a whole new ballgame,” said Marilyn Crotty of the University of Central Florida, who put together the initial feasibility study on the possibility of incorporation for this Disney-built community of more than 5,000 residents in Osceola

Handstand on balcony turns fatal
Orlando Sentinel - Horseplay turned deadly for a 20-year-old student from Alabama who tried doing a handstand on an apartment balcony. Jessica Ashley Hawkins plummeted 15 feet and struck the ground headfirst Thursday evening near the University of Central Florida

Coverage of 2007 legislative session
Orlando Sentinel - Students at three state universities could be forced to pay up to 30 percent to 40 percent more than their counterparts at the University of Central Florida and other state schools under a plan passed by the House on Wednesday and sent to the

Once there were two brothers
Boca Raton News - Mom says his younger brother followed in his footsteps. Bryan was going to the University of Central Florida and changed his mind after he talked to his brother, something clicked and he enlisted, she said. Bryan Wright enlisted in the army in

Seven shaky QB situations entering camp
Sporting News - Not one of the NFL’s Florida teams knows for sure what to make of its quarterback situation, and Culpepper, a product of the University of Central Florida, doesn’t seem to want to leave the Sunshine State. With training camps getting ready to open

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Family hopes memorial to lost child will help others fly high
Charlotte Sun-Herald - On June 15, 2006, Katelyn Joy Derstine, 20, was killed in an automobile accident as she and sorority sisters from the University of Florida were headed to an out-of-state concert. People who knew her well said Katelyn had a special gift for touching

Birthright gives Jews in their 20s their first look at Israel
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - I liked seeing everyone’s reaction to things,” said Moshe, a University of Florida sophomore. “Like the food: It either tasted great or they didn’t like it. It made me appreciate everything more.” Lindsay Kravit, a Florida State University sophomore

UF yearbook may be no more
Gainesville Sun - The University of Florida’s Tower Yearbook may no longer preserve the memories of generations of UF students. The yearbook, which sold about 80 copies in 2006, may be eliminated by the Student Senate on Tuesday night. “The Tower Yearbook is meant to

Becoming an Eagle Scout is all in the family
Gainesville Sun - Brett and Scott, 2007 graduates of Buchholz High School, are students at the University of Florida. They are members of Troop 432. Chris Dunn of Williston has been awarded the Boy Scouts of America’s highest honor, the rank of Eagle Scout. To achieve

APS: News Conference on Plant Diseases and Issues That Are of
Forbes - Research Station — speaking on sudden oak death — Bruce Kirkpatrick, University of California — speaking on Pierce’s disease of grapes — Ronald Brlansky, University of Florida, Citrus

Fallen athletic star burns brightly again
Miami Herald - She then tried to catch on at the University of Florida, ‘’but by then I had been blackballed,'’ she said. “I lost my love for basketball.'’ Suddenly, Wells was out of school and back in her old neighborhood. ‘’I had a Plan A, but I didn’t have a

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Mayra Veronica
AskMen.com - A trained ballet dancer, actor and singer, this Cuban-born Miami resident also holds a degree in psychology from Florida University. But don t think for a second that Mayra is only known for her cerebral talents. Her unique face and ample curves

Brides Wanted
Tribune - Match for Ramgarhia only son, cleanshaven, 6′-5″/29, very handsome, pleasing personality, Double Masters from Florida University. Earning 60 Thousands Dolars Yearly. Heir to Rural/Urban property, seeks alliance with tall, pretty, educated girl. Status

Hazing Growing Problem On College Campuses
WTVM - Many students would say being the butt of jokes or silly pranks is what it takes to join a campus sorority or fraternity. But, often the initiation process crosses the line into dangerous hazing — as it did at one Florida University. “It’s

Florida university system’s board to consider cutbacks today
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Florida’s public universities say their finances have been stretched so thin for so long that something has to give. Now, they’ll discuss what that something might be. The university system’s Board of Governors meets today at the University of

Macy’s Targets College Girls with Design Contest
MarketingVOX - The contest is being run on the campuses of Northeastern University, Northwestern University, Ohio State, San Diego State University, University of Central Florida, University of Minnesota and University of Texas and University of Washington. Under

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dBusinessNews.com - To date, eleven major campuses including the University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Florida, University of Central Florida, Texas State University, Texas Tech University, Kent

Getting Serious About College Readiness
Inside Higher Ed - Look no further than the so-called College Level math skills defined for rising college juniors in the Florida university system. You can meet them and still not be prepared to pass a freshman pre-calculus math class. What may be needed is a multi

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Summer enrollment growing at Florida universities
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - The University of Florida has 29,847 students on campus this summer, up 800 from last year. The number of students taking summer classes throughout the state system has climbed from 127,694 in 1995 to this summer’s 183,799. Fall enrollment has

Florida A&M professor found dead, husband injured
Herald Tribune - The LSU Board of Supervisors’ presidential search panel made the recommendation for the former University of Florida president on Friday. Laura Leach, chair of the panel, said she expected the system’s full board to approve Lombardi for the job next

Arsenic-tainted wells: Just how bad is it?
St. Petersburg Times - These vats typically were about 25 feet long and held between 1, 500 to 2, 000 gallons of arsenic solution that was pumped out and replaced annually, according to the Web Site of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Carol Cloud Bailey: Washington palm, a desert palm in tropics
Fort Pierce Tribune - Carol Cloud Bailey is a landscape counselor and horticulturist. She has a master’s degree in plant sciences from Florida A&M University and a bachelor’s degree in environmental horticulture from the University of Florida. She can be reached at

UF student removed from life support
Gainesville Sun - A University of Florida student was removed from life support Thursday after he was injured earlier this week in a crash along Archer Road, the university and friends confirmed Friday. Henry Crane, 21, was taken to Shands at the University of Florida

Lawsuit: Let Panel Set Tuition Rate
The Ledger - For example, it noted the $3,206 annual tuition at the University of Florida is well below the $5,838 median tuition for 75 public universities in a 2006 national survey by USA Today. Graham, a former U.S. senator who is involved in a public service

Police wait for toxicology report in death of football star
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Atkins was a defensive back at the University of Florida in 2005 before arrests on domestic violence charges got him bounced from the team. He returned to Daytona Beach for a three-game stint for Bethune-Cookman University. His aunt Essie Austin found

Better look that gift horse in the mouth
St. Petersburg Times - The University of Florida asked if it could give wall plaques to legislators. (Yes. Plaques are exempt from the lobbyist expenditure ban.) - Dee Bennett, the wife of Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, asked if she could solicit donations from lobbyists

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Oceanographers Explain the Origins of Tampa Bay
PhysOrg - What made Tampa Bay Tampa Bay? Geological oceanographer Al Hine and colleagues Beau Suthard and Stan Locker of the University of South Florida s College of Marine Science explain the origins of Tampa Bay s bottom, which dates back many million

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Clearwater Citizen - Jay Benton from the University of South Florida s Department of Government and International Affairs was the guest lecturer at the June 14 meeting in the city s main library. Mayor Frank Hibbard had recently advocated switching from his city s

An Active Florida Hurricane Season Adds to Red Tide
NASA - Scientists Chuanmin Hu and Frank Muller-Karger of the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Peter Swarzenski of U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, Fla., noted that several factors may have contributed to the 2005 red tide: the

Warning all on big campus not easy
Baltimore Sun - Some schools, like the University of South Florida, have been trying to get students to sign up for cell phone alerts. But after two years, only 5,000 of the school’s 45,000 students had enrolled in its Mobull Plus plan, according to the university’s

Driving pilgrimage: Golfers flock to Open, dreams in tow
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Silverman thought his days of competitive golf were over after playing at the University of South Florida. Silverman met Stadler through mutual friend Gary Koch and when Stadler, an up-and-coming star on the PGA Tour in the early 1980s, asked

Young Caymanian making inroads overseas
Caymen Net News - Mr Morgan attended the University of South Florida and earned a Bachelor s of Arts degree in International Studies and a minor in Geography. Working overseas has been a good experience for Mr Morgan and he explained there are adjustments that must

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June, 29 - 7:45 AM
Domican Today - The former Florida University star, born in Puerto Plara (north) was the No. 3 pick in the NBA draft. “I don’t know what it was,” Horford said while making his way through the rounds of interviews after the selection. “I was fine up until that last

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Threat of injury from leaping sturgeon has Florida boaters feeling
Houston Chronicle - These injuries are very impressive,” said Lawrence Lottenberg, director of trauma surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine in nearby Gainesville. “You’ve got people sitting on the front of an open boat, and the boat is going 20, 30

First of the Fourth fireworks Tuesday night
Gainesville Sun - The 17th annual Fanfares and Fireworks event will be held Tuesday night at Flavet Field on the University of Florida campus and will feature live music and, of course, fireworks. Festivities start at 7 p.m. Even seemingly harmless sparklers can cause

Palm Beach County Metro Report
Palm Beach Post - Sublime, raced by students from the Hernando County School District, finished fifth in the one-person propeller class, while the University of Florida’s Swamp Thing finished eighth. A legal umpire and an appraiser for WXEL have agreed on a figure of

Former champion resurfaces
San Francisco Gate - Returning to Gainesville, Fla., after the Olympics for her junior year at the University of Florida, Wagner continued to lose weight. At the urging of a university psychologist, she took time off from college and entered the Renfrew Center in

Prospect called good fit for LSU
Baton Rouge Advocate - Lombardi, as chancellor of UMass at Amherst and previously as president of the University of Florida, has an outspoken reputation that has both won him praise and gotten him in trouble. Massachusetts newspapers reported Lombardi may have been forced

Donovan apologizes to Magic and Florida
US News and World Report - It had nothing to do with the Magic, my wife, the University of Florida, it was a process I went through myself that I’m sorry for.” Donovan, whose NBA playing career consisted of 44 games with the New York Knicks in 1987-88, said last week that he

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Jacksonville Daily Record - A Republican, Hewett got her Democratic buttons from Dave Roman, who used to run the City s Public Information Office. Hewett is still unpacking boxes. This college Santa is dressed in Gators gear. The University of Florida is one of the firm

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Charleston Daily Mail - Tim McNeely, the tournament director for the Nationwide Tour stop in Bridgeport, said former University of Florida golfer Matt Every received an exemption requested by course designer Pete Dye. Every, from Daytona Beach, Fla., finished his college

University of Florida Research Spending
AM850.com - University of Florida administrators are calling for more scrutiny of research spending after an internal audit found some money intended to support scientists went to office furniture, catering services and promotional T-shirts. UF auditors found

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