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UCF Arena’s luxury seating nicely done
Orlando Sentinel - The University of Central Florida may not have the party school rep of Florida State or the University of Florida, but you haven’t yet heard of the “party suites.” The business model for the new $52 million UCF Arena relies on selling several tiers

Arrested teens to be part of treatment experiment
Miami Herald - University of Florida criminology Professor Charles Frazier will lead the study, which will be paid for with a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. Frazier hopes to select about 750 teens from Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties

FSU boosts undergrad research
Tallahassee Democrat - In comparison, most of Florida’s public colleges and universities are similar to University of Florida. UF offers research opportunities for undergraduates through the honors or scholars programs. UF is the only Florida school that is a member of the

Dog days of summer for private equity-backed IPOs
Reuters - Buyout-backed IPOs have historically done well but that could definitely change in a different credit environment,” said University of Florida finance professor Jay Ritter. “That’s a real concern with so many buyout-backed IPOs having recently gone

USF honors wing makes dorm life chummy
St. Petersburg Times - The University of Florida has communities for honors students, international students and fine arts majors, among others. In 2003, the National Study of Living Learning Programs, funded by the National Science Foundation, collected data from 24,000

U.S. Open honors tennis great Gibson
Miami Herald - Fourth-ranked Nikolay Davydenko, the target of a gambling investigation, spoiled the Grand Slam debut of Boca Raton wild card Jesse Levine, who was 24-1 as a University of Florida freshman last season and recently turned pro. Davydenko beat Levine 6

Teachers Spend Time At Businesses
Hartford Courant - The other colleges are the University of Florida, San Diego State University and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The program aims to ensure that the VA has enough nurses to care for veterans by expanding nursing student enrollment. The

UF scientists reveal how dietary restriction cleans cells
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Reduce, recycle and rebuild is as important to the most basic component of the human body, the cell, as it is to the environment. And a University of Florida study shows just how much the body benefits when it “goes green,” at least if you’re a rat

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Worldnews.com - The University of South Florida is one of two sites chosen for a national safety study. Physicians at the USF’s Department of Pediatrics will begin in August a clinical trial of a topical microbicide. The Trouble in the mortgage industry has

Norman Mailer to speak in Tampa
Herald Tribune - Norman Mailer, one of America s most celebrated writers, will make a rare appearance Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at the University of South Florida Tampa campus. The renowned novelist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter, poet and film director will

Big shoes to fill: MCC had decade of progress under Dr. Pappas
Bradenton Herald - Instead of competing with the University of South Florida for students, MCC and USF partnered to ensure that MCC students completing their associate’s degree could gain admittance to USF for bachelor’s degree study without repeating coursework. MCC

How well is Charlotte’s
Charlotte.com - You can’t have a cost structure that’s outgrowing your revenue structure,” said Steven Polzine of the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida. CATS chief executive Ron Tober, who last week announced plans to retire

Health movers
News-Leader.com - Cooney graduated from the University of Notre Dame and received his medical education from the University of South Florida College of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, N.Y., and his

USF teams up with Watson for orthopedic program
Tampa Bay Business Journal - Watson Clinic is participating in a new orthopedic residency program established by the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Watson Clinic is one of only eight medical affiliates and the only physician practice in the Polk County area to

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U.S. News & World Report Magazine Names Babson College #1 In
Forbes - Babson is ranked #27 in the Best Business Program ranking, tied with Boston College, Michigan State University, University of Florida, University of Georgia, and Wake Forest University. Babson is listed in the magazine’s “Schools with a Specialty

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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More hotel space may be coming to Convention Center
Florida Times-Union - The scene was the 21st Women’s History Month breakfast on Wednesday at the University of North Florida University Center. The Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women sponsored it. The dancing captured the event’s title: “Get on your Feet and Make it

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

Americans win softball World Cup
Allentown Morning Call - The University of Miami’s Jermaine McKenzie, 18, was ticketed for careless driving, and a highly touted freshman quarterback was among three players injured Monday after a one-car crash in Florida. University of Minnesota cornerback Dominic Jones was

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

Enterprise Florida creates research network
South Florida Business Journal - it has established the Florida Economic Research Network to discuss and address issues pertinent to the state’s future economic development and prosperity. So far, the network includes academics from the University of Central Florida , University of

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State’s College Bound Keep Slipping On ACT
Tampa Bay Online - They’re both predictive” of college performance, said Robert Spatig, the University of South Florida’s undergraduate admissions director. “If you’re not satisfied with one test, take the other,” Spatig said. Or plan to take both anyway. Florida’s

Intertape posts second quarter loss, though smaller than last year’s
Herald Tribune - Now a student at the University of South Florida, Zimmerman played linebacker and guard for the Tarpons during their glory season of 2002, when they reached the Class 5A State semifinals. Zimmerman thought about walking on at USF, but heard the horror

FBI’s caution puzzles experts
St. Petersburg Times - TAMPA - For days after the arrest of two University of South Florida students accused of having pipe bombs, the FBI remained silent. On Wednesday, the agency released a statement telling the public it’s possible there’s no merit to the accusations

Suspect’s sanity on trial
Bradenton Herald - Wade Myers, a psychiatrist at the University of South Florida, countered McClain’s testimony about Henderson’s temporary insanity. Myers said he believed Henderson was sane during the slayings and was aware it was wrong. One reason, Myers said, is

Two sent to hospital in seven-vehicle crash in Sarasota
Herald Tribune - I believe this is a responsible budget in a time of constraint,” board Chairwoman Carolyn Roberts said at a meeting at the University of South Florida. Gov. Charlie Crist and the Legislature have told state agencies that they should expect cuts of at

Ex-Cowboy still considering signing with Cleveland
St. Petersburg Times - Jones signed with the University of South Florida in 2006, but said he was informed the letter of intent “never went through officially.” Days after being drafted, he signed with St. Petersburg College but got out of that commitment when he recently

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Rheumatologists overestimate physical disability of rheumatoid
RxPG - Researchers at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and James A. Haley Veterans? Hospital found a clear physician-patient difference in assessment of the patients? functional disability. The rheumatologists consistently rated their

Finding the dead: Residents now can safely bury loved ones
High Springs Herald - Presenters from North and Central Florida came from Lake City Community College, Santa Fe Community College, Central Florida Community College and the University of Florida College of Nursing. Students formed eight different groups with about 40

Looking for Male Students
Inside Higher Ed - With male enrollment down to 39.7 percent at the ethnically diverse (half white, half other groups) Florida college, Rod Davis has been moved from a position as academic advisor to coordinator of the Male Outreach Initiative, and he described the

Dr. Todd Husty
News Channel 2000 - on health, fitness, and nutrition issues, with a focus on preventive medicine. He’s a graduate of Coe College and the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine, a board-certified emergency physician, and a former editor for the Florida College of

Fat cells are showing some nerve
Health 24 - It’s interesting because it does demonstrate that there are sources that are easy to get to, such as fat tissue,” says Paul Sanberg, director of the Centre for Ageing and Brain Repair at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa

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People in business
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Heather Dodson Wood has been promoted to operations officer in the quality assurance department. She has more than 15 years of experience with the bank. Wood has an associate degree from Florida College and a bachelor’s degree in management from the

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Brain can banish memories
Health 24 - It looks like they are confirming that humans can actively suppress memory,” said Paul Sanberg, director of the Centre for Excellence for Ageing and Brain Repair at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, in Tampa. It makes sense that the

People in business
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Heather Dodson Wood has been promoted to operations officer in the quality assurance department. She has more than 15 years of experience with the bank. Wood has an associate degree from Florida College and a bachelor’s degree in management from the

SW Florida universities, colleges aim higher
News-Press - Southwest Florida College, which moderated the forum, recently added a pair of bachelor s degrees and has two, possibly three, more bachelor s programs in the works. School executives covered a variety of topics; here are some of them: Role of

Looking for Male Students
Inside Higher Ed - With male enrollment down to 39.7 percent at the ethnically diverse (half white, half other groups) Florida college, Rod Davis has been moved from a position as academic advisor to coordinator of the Male Outreach Initiative, and he described the

Concerns over Genistein, Part I The heart of the issue
Science News - Pepine, chief of cardiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. So, he and researchers from five other medical institutions decided to investigate whether women who have high concentrations of genistein in their blood

New board members for Florida Venture Forum
Tampa Bay Business Journal - He received a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 1990 and a law degree from University of Florida College of Law in 1993, a release said. Castellano joined Trenam Kemker in 1992, became a shareholder in 1999 and currently co-chairs the

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