Today: The Education Enrollment Conference will meet today at 1:30 p.m. in room 117 of the Knott Building in the Capitol to discuss enrollment at Florida colleges…
State University System
Crestview FAMU center opens downtown (PHOTOS)
Crestview News Bulletin
The historic Alatex Building in downtown Crestview officially entered its new phase of life Wednesday morning when local, state and Florida A&M University officials cut an orange and green ribbon officially reopening the building. The former sewing factory is now a state-of-the-art school for FAMU’s vaunted pharmacy program…
FAMU distinguished researcher nets $5.6M NIH grant
The South Florida Times
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences a major grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). The grant, “Center of Excellence for Cancer Research, Training and Community Service (COE-CRTCS),” was awarded to distinguished researcher and principal investigator Karam Soliman. The total amount of the award is $5,626,785 for five years. In addition, FAMU will receive $1,477,585 for five years as indirect cost…
FAU teams with Georgia Aquarium to study dolphins
Sun-Sentinel
Florida Atlantic University has teamed up with the renowned Georgia Aquarium to study the immune systems of bottlenose dolphins, in hopes of gaining broad knowledge about the impact of environmental contaminants on the oceans and human health.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
MiamiHerald.com
Florida International University students on Thursday unveiled a series of imaginative — but not feasible — design concepts to upgrade Pigeon Key and the old Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon. The $12,500 “ImagineO7” project was financed with a $5,000 contribution from Monroe County and $7,500 worth of in-kind donations from the nonprofit Friends of Old Seven. The county didn’t get the product it thought it would…
FSU medical school’s growth enhances health care in Volusia, Flagler
Daytona Beach News-Journal
…The FSU College of Medicine, which leases a building at Daytona State College, accepts about 20 new medical students each year. Sixty-six students have graduated from the Daytona Beach regional campus, one of six FSU College of Medicine regional campuses statewide. The main FSU College of Medicine in Tallahassee started in 2000 as the first medical school to open nationally in 20 years. There are 482 students at all its campuses…
Abuse toward animals may predict violent behavior toward humans
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
Data from the University of Florida suggests that if the abused animal was a pet rather than a stray, farm or wild animal, then the seriousness of the pathology increases and so does risk.
UNF crime alert: Student says she was robbed
First Coast News
A University of North Florida student says she was robbed in broad daylight by two men wearing masks and gloves in a campus parking garage. The incident was reported to UNF police on Thursday night, and the school sent students emails about the robbery and posted crime alert posters on campus Friday morning…
‘Forbes’ ranks UNF one of ‘America’s Best Colleges’
First Coast News
The University of North Florida has been ranked by Forbes as one of “America’s Best Colleges.” This is is the second year in a row the university has made the list. UNF ranked fourth in Florida among state universities. UNF ranked No. 427 in the nation. Last year it had been ranked No. 491. USF ranked No. 449 and UCF ranked No. 462.
USF course aids health providers with vets’ care
Tbo.com
Which is why I have been intrigued with a new course at the University of South Florida College of Nursing ever since I heard about it a few months back from the college’s military liaison, Carrie Elk. It’s the result of discussions kicked off by …
TURNING TAMPA INTO THE SILICON VALLEY OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Tbo.com
The University of South Florida is now recognized as a leading national research institution — ranked 27th in the nation among U.S. public institutions in the May 2011 edition of Top American Research Universities, 50th in research expenditures and 9th in patent production…
Florida is angling to cash in on drones
Tbo.com
Space Florida also has been working with universities, including the University of South Florida, as well as MacDill and the state’s other military installations…
UWF in Forbes Top Colleges list
Pensacola Business Journal
For the second consecutive year, Forbes has named the University of West Florida one of America’s Top Colleges, according to the publication’s annual poll released this week. UWF was the only Florida university included in the Best Public College category, ranking No. 10. It also was listed as No. 10 in the Best Value College category. Additionally, UWF is No. 603 in the overall Top Colleges category, which puts it ahead of two other Florida universities…
Attention shoppers: the sales tax holiday won’t save you as much as you think
Orlando Sentinel
But the report also notes that the University of West Florida in 2001 found retailers responded to the increase in demand during sales-tax holidays by increasing prices. This is a pretty basic function of markets: sellers increasing prices to adjust to greater demand. And it suggests shoppers may not be getting the savings they expected. The UWF study tracked the prices of apparel at 10 stores in Pensacola during a three-week period — before, during and after the then-longer sales-tax holiday — and projected that shoppers would save $125.58 during the break. But because retailers adjusted prices, the actual savings turned out to be $100.06…
State College System
Florida college system first in nation to implement Common Core Teacher Training
Chipley Bugle
The Florida College System Teacher Educator Programs are the first in the nation to voluntarily commit to a system-wide implementation of the Common Core State Standards. The new standards will be embedded in the teacher preparation program curriculum throughout the college system so new teachers who enter the classroom will be ready for the more rigorous standards…
Brevard residents team with police to combat crime
Florida Today
The larger of the two at Brevard Community College could draw 1000 people, people who can feast on free wings and Florida-favorite Key Lime pie. Though the food’s a perk, it’s not the point…
Chipola College Fall registration
Chipley Bugle
Registration for the Fall semester at Chipola College begins Aug. 15 for returning students. New and returning student registration is Aug. 16 and 17. Classes begin Aug. 20…
Chipola theater students tour in new center
Chipley Bugle
Current and former Chipola College theater students and directors served as tour guides for the recent ribbon-cutting of the Chipola Center for the Arts.
Big Bend AHEC hosts health careers summer camp
Chipley Bugle
For the third year in a row at Chipola College, Big Bend Area Health Education Center (Big Bend AHEC) has sponsored a summer camp for 34 high school students interested health careers. The camp is provided at no cost to the students. Twenty students from Jackson and Washington counties spent the camp week at Chipola. While the 14 students from Calhoun and Liberty counties visited locations in Bristol and Blountstown and Chipola College…
Daytona State College expands registration for fall classes
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Daytona State College is extending its registration hours to provide more opportunities for students to sign up for fall classes…
Big changes for Edison State in new school year
WZVN-TV
Edison State College is starting the school year off with big changes; a new president, new dorms and hope for a new era…
FSCJ trustees will no longer discuss buisness over lunch
Florida Times-Union
Lunch will now be served to Florida State College at Jacksonville trustees and cabinet members before — not during — the board’s “strategic conversations.” A Times-Union story Monday addressed the legal-but-discouraged practice of lunch meetings, which have been found to make the public uncomfortable and can stifle participation. In an email he sent to trustees Friday, FSCJ President Steve Wallace said lunch — a more “modest fare” than the $18-$24 a plate that was being served by caterers — will be served at noon, with the board meeting starting a half hour later…
Registration open for IRSC aquaculture program
Fort Pierce Tribune
Registration is now open at Indian River State College for anyone interested in preparing for a career in the farming of aquatic animals and plants. Florida is the third largest aquaculture producing state with opportunities for …
Seminar to shine light on open government laws
The Northwest Florida Daily News
The Northwest Florida Daily News and the Costa Leadership Institute at Northwest Florida State College are hosting a First Amendment Foundation Sunshine Seminar” next month. Scheduled for Sept. 18 at the college’s Niceville campus, the seminar will focus on Florida’s Government in the Sunshine laws dealing with open meetings and public records.
Lake Worth’s regional sewer system criticized for sloppy record-keeping
Palm Beach Post
Lake Worth’s partners in the regional sewer pact are: Atlantis, Lantana, Palm Springs, Palm Beach, South Palm Beach, Manalapan and Palm Beach State College…
Polk State Has Thriving Season Planned on Lakeland, Haven Campuses
The Ledger
Four years ago, the theater program (it really wasn’t a department) at Polk State College had not done a full-blown production in many years. There was a theater appreciation class, an acting class and the PCC Community Players did mostly staged readings…
Independent Colleges and Universities
Assessments Flat, Irrigation Fees Higher in AMSCD Budget Proposals
The Ave Herald
Ave Maria University is also asking for approval to use irrigation water for a student club that wants to begin farming an area of land northwest of the current campus, near the site of the temporary fire/EMS facility…
Beacon College plans $10 million campus expansion
Daily Commercial
Beacon College will break ground next week to build a $2.3 million administration building with classrooms that will be part of an overall $10 million campus expansion in downtown Leesburg, the school’s president said Thursday…
Boca Raton’s Lynn University making wireless upgrades before hosting presidential debate
Palm Beach Post
Oct. 22, the day of the final presidential debate, will be Lynn University’s Cinderella moment. But don’t forget how hard Cinderella had to work before the big night…
Lynn University to merge hospitality, business colleges
Palm Beach Post
Lynn University is merging its hospitality programs into the College of Business and Management this fall. The College of Hospitality and Management will become part of the business college starting with the fall semester and will be overseen by business Dean Thomas Kruczek. Longtime business professor Ralph Norcio will service as senior associate dean…
Market snapshot: Longbeach Village at end of Longboat Key
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
The Longboat Center for the Arts, which is now associated with Ringling College of Art and Design, is the hub of the community and is about to celebrate its 60th anniversary…
St. Thomas University Sued by Father of Car Accident Victim
JDJournal.com
The lawsuit was filed against St. Thomas University, which hosted the party, along with Scarlett’s Cabaret and State Farm Insurance…
GOP convention organizers readying for Florida heat, hurricanes
Chattanooga Times Free Press
A statue of John F. Kennedy is located in Plant Park on the University of Tampa campus in Tampa, Fla. Tampa also has a street named Kennedy Boulevard memorializing the president’s visit to Tampa four days before he was assassinated in 1963…
As Tampa hosts the Republican National Covention, visitors have plenty of options
Newsday
Today, the building houses a museum and is a centerpiece of the stately downtown University of Tampa campus…
Revitalized downtown, sense of electricity emerging from RNC
Tampa Bay Business Journal
For the business community, the Republican National Convention is not about politics, it’s about economic development for the region. That was the message stressed by the panelists who participated in “The Economy Convention,” a Tampa Bay Business Journal event at University of Tampa July 30. An edited transcript of the panel discussion is below…
Yip Yap: Noted and Quoted FLHE Voices from Around the State
Editorial: For-profit colleges: raw deal for taxpayers
Tampa Bay Times
The for-profit college industry would barely exist without federal tuition aid, but a new report by U.S. Senate Democrats says that taxpayers are getting a raw deal. The real beneficiaries of the for-profit college sector are not students seeking to brighten their futures with more education. They are the executives and shareholders who have built a “profits over academic progress” model…
Penn State could learn from FAMU
Sun-Sentinel
Earlier this week, the NCAA imposed sweeping penalties on the Penn State football program. The penalties, which were in response to the heinous findings in the now-infamous Freeh Report, will likely cripple the Nittany Lions for years, if not decades. Aaron N. Taylor is a professor at Saint Louis University School of Law and a fan of both Rattler and Nittany Lion football. Follow him on Twitter at @TheEdLawProf.
New university is a waste of money
Florida Times-Union
During the last legislative session, one legislator used his position as appropriations chair to push through a bill creating the state’s 12th university while cutting $300 million from the existing 11. Not one of the legislative leaders reined in his costly pet project. Some claimed the state needed more STEM degrees — short for science, technology, engineering and mathematics — as though UF’s College of Engineering is somehow a front for the liberal arts…Paula Dockery is a term-limited Republican senator from Lakeland who is chronicling her final year in the Florida Senate. Email: pdockery@floridavoices.com.
Back-To-School Preparations for Students… and Families
Huffington Post
As the dog days of August approach, we collectively begin to redirect our attention from family vacations and summer camps to a return to school, complete with school supplies and new clothes shopping. This weekend marks Tax Free Weekend — offering consumers a break from the general sales tax — in Florida. Many other states across our country offer similar sales tax holidays. Most take place sometime during the month of August, to help parents save money on their kids’ back-to-school shopping needs. Especially in this economy, this is a great help to help families who need to prepare their children to head back to school on often tight budgets. Craig A. Mertler – Dean, Ross College of Education – Lynn University
New Voices: Home schooling not for all but still an option for busy parents
Orlando Sentinel
As a formerly home-schooled student and a current senior at the University of Central Florida, I’ve always thought home schooling was a great option for some families. It frustrated me that it wasn’t a practical option for families with two working … Megan Kizzort, 21, of Oviedo, is studying economics, studio art and nonprofit management at the University of Central Florida.
Facts support value of MBA
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
In my role as director of the MBA program at the Florida State University College of Business, I have seen my share of shameless promotion and unsubstantiated “hype” in the advertising of MBA programs. One of my favorite examples came from the MBA director at a small private school near Orlando who stated at a conference that her MBA program was the best in the state. (She later clarified that her statement was based on an article in a local entrepreneurial magazine.) However, I was still surprised when I saw the new billboard on the northeast side of our campus, advertising the University of Florida Internet MBA program. Strategically positioned at the bottom of the hill at Call and Macomb streets, blatantly placed in Seminole country, this billboard claims that the UF Internet MBA is the “World’s #1 Online MBA Program” and offers state employees special pricing… Professor Douglas E. Stevens is director of the MBA program at the Florida State University College of Business.
The politics of bread and circuses
MiamiHerald.com
The term “bread and circuses” is a pejorative metaphor for political strategies calculated to appease a population and divert attention from controversial or failed policies with populist welfare programs and low-quality entertainment and distractions. Public support is thus created not through exceptional public service and effective public policy, but through diversion and patronage… Dr. José Azel is a senior scholar at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies,University of Miami and the author of the book, “Mañana in Cuba.”
Letter: Martin County is better for Doug Smith’s service
TCPalm
I met Doug Smith in 1995 when he and several other visionaries were working to convince the county and residents that the old Florida Institute of Technology property on Indian River Drive would be an exceptional site for a county park, now Indian RiverSide Park…Martin Banister, Jensen Beach
Former B-CU student 1st from college to compete in Olympics
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Joel Redhead said the support from the folks back home in Grenada has been great. When the former Bethune-Cookman athlete steps into the blocks to represent the tiny island against the fastest men in the world in the 200 meters at the Olympics on Tuesday morning at 6:50 a.m., the people back home will be watching with high …
Audio: Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt Comment on America’s Imperfect …
WNYC (blog)
Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt interviews her friend Mary McLeod Bethune in a 1949 radio broadcast in support of ‘interracial understanding.’…
Baby brain? New mums ‘have BETTER memories’ say scientists
Daily Mail
Researcher Melissa Santiago from Carlos Albizu University in Miami said the findings counter the belief that women experience a decline in memory and cognitive function after they have children. ‘You don’t have to feel that because you have kids, your memory isn’t the same,’ she said as she presented her findings to a meeting of the American Psychological Association…
FIT Professor Earns $112500 Research Grant
Brevard Times
University Professor Guy Boy of the Florida Institute of Technology has earned a $112500 grant from the Partner University Fund (PUF) for his project, “Joint research lab on risk management in life-critical systems.” The project, between Florida Tech and the Université de Valenciennes, was one of 11 selected from among 70 applications. Boy is director of the university’s Human Centered Design Institute…
Matt Reed: Could Brevard endure a balanced budget?
Florida Today
As economics professor Mike Slotkin from the Florida Institute of Technology told me this week: “The thing that has always struck me as strange during this downturn is the belief that if somehow everyone collectively stopped spending on goods and services, that’s going to create more income.”
Senator’s Property Records Highlight Gap
Wall Street Journal
The absence of a deed or a publicly noted mortgage would suggest that a transaction was conducted privately between people who knew each other, said Stephen Bailey, a Florida State University real-estate research associate…
Finish him! In marriages, fighting is better than forgiving and forgetting …
New York Daily News
“I continued to find evidence that thoughts and behaviors presumed to be associated with better well-being lead to worse well-being among some people – usually the people who need the most help achieving well-being,” Florida State University researcher James McNulty said in a statement…
I-75 warning signs on Paynes Prairie may be year or more away
Ocala
Florida State University meteorology professor Peter Ray is studying ways to predict when there is a high probability for fog. It’s difficult to forecast when weather measurement equipment is sometimes located far from where fog happens, he said…
Hall of Famer to Lead Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Sunshine State News (blog)
Florida Women’s Hall of Fame member Barbara Palmer, the chief of staff at the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, has been moved into the position of director for the state agency by Gov. Rick Scott. Palmer will replace Mike Hansen, who has accepted a position with the Florida Senate…Palmer, who was Florida State University’s women’s athletic director from 1977 to 1985, was the assistant secretary for administration with the Florida Department of Children and Families prior to being named the agency’s chief of staff in 2011.
School Notes
The Ledger
Polk State College‘s Rob Clancey is putting his expertise in workforce development to use on a national level, serving as president of the National Council for Continuing Education and Training…
My Brother’s Keeper
News Chief
The faculty and administration at Polk State College has recognized a growing need among a small percentage of students who found themselves to be in a “have not” situation, said Carole Toney, professor of psychology and co-founder of My Brother’s Keeper (MBK), a resource and referral center for students at PSC…
Junior Achievement ready to answer the bell
Florida Today
“I also think it prepares them for the workplace,” said Gina Gresham, an associate professor of education at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. “I also feel it shows students how they can impact and affect the economy in many different ways…
Be on the lookout for free art in Orlando
Orlando Sentinel
If you find a piece of free art around town next week (Aug. 6-13), it’s yours to keep thanks to a University of Central Florida graduate. Here’s a fun story from the UCF press office about this art give-away: Artist Keith Jensen doesn’t like the business side of art, so he wanted to find a way to keep it fun…The University of Central Florida graduate and former communication adjunct now lives in New York City, but is the creative art director for a Florida company, which brings him back to Orlando each month. He recently started leaving original pieces of …
Tea party likely to flex muscle again
Gainesville Sun
“If Mica does get knocked off and Adams wins, the tea party will get some credit for it,” said Aubrey Jewett, a political scientist at the University of Central Florida. ”Conversely, if Mica is able to win the primary, I think a lot of analysts will say rightfully that the tea party influence in Central Florida has waned a bit.”…
Could tougher voting laws squelch the youth vote?
Atlanta Journal Constitution
In this Tuesday, July 31, 2012, photo, Aubrey Marks, left, helps a University of Central Florida student to register to vote in Orlando, Fla…
South Florida, state economies look brighter after summer
Bizjournals.com (blog)
“The farther you look beyond the summer and into the forecast horizon, the brighter the outlook becomes,” University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith says about Florida’s economy…
Florida forecast: Slow climb out of joblessness hole
Orlando Sentinel
“We’re getting into the difficult arithmetic of bringing that unemployment rate down,” said University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith. “This is going to be an extended process.”
UCF finds bright spots on horizon for Polk, Florida
News Chief
UCF economist Sean Snaith said the Florida and U.S. economies have been “slumping along” partly because of uncertainty surrounding national economic policies related to health care reform and the upcoming presidential election…
Learning to Manage Money Is Part of Leaving Home for the First Time
The Ledger
Matthew Weller, 18, left, a University of Central Florida sophomore, is also a spokesman for MidFlorida’s Rated T For Teen (RT4T) Program, a checking account and financial advisory program designed for teenagers…
Dolphin die-off tied to Gulf oil spill, other factors, study suggests
Orlando Sentinel
Finding evidence of that would be very difficult, if not impossible, said Graham Worthy, a University of Central Florida biology professor who has worked with marine mammals for more than 30 years.
UM Scandal’s Moving Parts Continue Churning
CBS Local
Friday, the University of Florida Gators football team began looking for a new wide receivers coach as Aubrey Hill abruptly resigned…
Extra Points: ACC news and notes
CBSSports.com (blog)
The Nevin Shapiro scandal at Miami appears to have claimed someone on a rival team. Former Hurricanes assistant Aubrey Hill resigned from his position at the University of Florida, most likely due to fallout from the scandal.
UF coach Aubrey Hill resigns
ESPN
University of Florida receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Aubrey Hill, who has been linked to a former University of Miami booster who allegedly provided improper benefits to numerous athletes, has resigned because of personal reasons…
Gators pledge Chris Thompson shocked by Aubrey Hill resignation, but remains …
Orlando Sentinel
Gainesville receiver Chris Thompson, who committed to the University of Florida’s 2013 recruiting class on Monday, was shocked Thursday wide receivers coach Aubrey Hill resigned. “It all came out of the blue,” said Thompson, who added Hill never mentioned he might be leaving the program.
Hill, allegedly tied to scandal at Miami, resigns from Florida
Yahoo! Sports
“Aubrey (Hill) informed me he was resigning for personal reasons that have nothing to do with the University of Florida,” Florida coach Will Muschamp said in a statement. “Aubrey didn’t want to be a distraction to our team and our football program and hthought it was best for him to move on. I appreciate Aubrey’s efforts and wish him the best of luck moving forward. He will always remain a Gator.”
Little houses, big on design
MiamiHerald.com
Henry Flagler also used prefab as worker housing, assembling and disassembling the cabins that came to a final rest on Pigeon Key as workers moved from key to key building his railroad, said University of Miami architecture professor Rocco Ceo.
Hurricane Soccer mourns passing of Austen Everett
Examiner.com
The University of Miami women’s soccer program was in mourning on Thursday evening as former goalkeeper Austen Everett passed away after a long battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma…
After Long Road, Nothing Left to Do but Win
New York Times
This is among the reasons the suggestion that Pistorius has an advantage on his carbon-fiber legs is inaccurate, said Robert Gailey, a professor of physical therapy at the University of Miami School of Medicine, who helped Pistorius gain the right to compete. “His ability to compete is a testament to what a great athlete he is, not because of any technological advantage,” Gailey said Friday in a telephone interview. “Literally, he has a disadvantage throughout much of the race, but he’s been able to overcome it. He’s an elite athlete. He just happens not to have feet.”
Spray-On Skin Cells Heal Wounds Fast
ABC News
The mean reduction in wound area at 12 weeks was up to 16 percent greater with the mix of keratinocytes and fibroblasts compared to placebo, according to Dr. Robert S. Kirsner of the University of Miami, and colleagues…
Experts say race for School Board may be the most important election for Duval …
Florida Times-Union
Local School Board races don’t enjoy much visibility because candidates typically can’t raise enough money to buy television commercials and full-page advertisements in newspapers, said Matt Corrigan, University of North Florida’s political science department chairman. Because of that absence, it’s up to business leaders, nonprofit managers and politicians to constantly talk about the race and push voters to the polls, he said. Corrigan, an observer of Jacksonville’s political scene, called this year’s School Board race “one of the more important election cycles. It’s a big deal.”
Aaron Bean-Mike Weinstein race for Senate District 4 a battle of the region …
Florida Times-Union
The Senate presidency implications for Bean and Weinstein are only in play if the winner can get past Democrat Nancy Soderberg, a University of North Florida professor who worked in the Bill Clinton White House, in November.
Pasco’s first microbrewery serving up Big Storm beer
Tampabay.com
Big Storm Brewing Co. president Clay Yarn, 31, left, of Holiday and brewmaster Mike Bishop, 27, of Odessa work together in the midst of a mash at the brewery the two friends founded in 2011. They met at the University of South Florida…
A Desperate Act, Born of Depression
New York Times (blog)
No one knows how often such cases occur; national data isn’t collected, according to Donna Cohen, a professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa who is an expert on suicides and murder-suicides in the elderly. She said only one spouse had been convicted of assisted suicide in the United States: a Manhattan resident, George Delury, who in 1995 admitted to helping his wife, Myrna Lebov, ingest a lethal dose of an antidepressant and later was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter. Ms. Lebov, 52, had lived for decades with multiple sclerosis. Typically, older adults who find themselves in these kinds of circumstances are depressed, Dr. Cohen observed. Depression is the most common underlying cause of suicide in older people, and seniors take their lives more often than people in any other age group…
Finding troubled students
Tbo.com
At the University of South Florida, the Students of Concern Assistance Team (SOCAT) primarily takes referrals from professors, says JJ Larson, program director. It began in 2009, and can include representatives from deans’ offices, university counseling and health centers, and other student organizations. SOCAT doesn’t just look for the student with a murderous glint in his eye. ”We help faculty, staff, the community and our students in dealing with a distressed student whose behavior is concerning other people,” Larson says. “When we get a referral, we gather the collateral facts.”
Tampa businesses linked to influential trial lawyer are major contributors to …
Tampabay.com
“When I describe the campaign finance laws, nationally and in the state, I describe it as a spider web — everything is connected to everything else,” said University of South Florida government professor Susan MacManus.
Brandes, Frishe race heats up for Senate District 22
Tampabay.com
“Mailers are more likely to be read by older voters,” said Susan MacManus, a University of South Florida political science professor. “The older voters are more likely to pay attention. (They) vote in every election.”
Florida Loses Another State Agency Head As Robinson Resigns
WFSU
“So many people are really down on government. They don’t like government employees they don’t like agencies, and the complaints against operations against high-profile agencies complaints are on the upswings. It’s really not the best of times or the most rewarding time to be a top level administrator in a high profile agency, regardless of the state,” said University of South Florida Political Scientist Susan McManus.
Tax-free weekend reaction mixed
Worcester Telegram
“To me, they remain a political gimmick,” Richard R. Hawkins wrote in an email. He is associate professor of economics at the University of West Florida and an expert on sales tax holidays. “I see them as a populist attempt to use tax policy to encourage people to do something that they were going to do anyway.” Shoppers were going to buy back-to-school supplies anyway, so the timing could not be better for most families, especially those seeking high-ticket items such as laptops and smartphones. The back-to-school shopping season accounts for 16 percent of annual retail sales, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. “I advise consumers to shop during the holiday,” Mr. Hawkins said. “But if possible, keep the bags and receipts handy and check the markdowns after the holiday.”
MH Care Benefits From Oil Spill Settlement
Psychiatric News
The University of West Florida (UWF) in Pensacola will train primary care clinicians, helping them make the doctor’s office a place to encourage discussion of mental health issues and set up follow-up appointments, said Glenn E. Rohrer, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., a professor at UWF and director of its School of Justice Studies and Social Work. “We want to get psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers in as part of the training process and get the next generation thinking about integrated care,” said Rohrer.
Releases and Web Stories
Lynn University preps to host presidential debate
Sacramento Bee
The final debate between President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney will be held Oct. 22 at Lynn University in Boca Raton. The school with 2100 students is preparing to host 2500 members of the media for a debate expected to draw up to …
USA. TOMS teams up with the University of Miami’s RJD program to create “The …
BYM News (press release)
TOMS has teamed up with the University of Miami’s popular R.J. Dunlap (RJD) Marine Conservation Program to help preserve an awe-inspiring and highly threatened group of marine animals: sharks.
CBS debuts new Tampa “Fan” at 98.7 FM, takes new calls of WHFS
Radio-Info.com
SPORTS RADIO 98.7 THE FAN and the University of South Florida announced today at a press conference that Tampa Bay’s newest all-sports radio station will serve as the flagship station of USF athletics. The multi-year agreement begins with the 2012-2013 school year and includes coverage of USF football and men’s basketball.
