Greek community takes the lead in setting the record straight on anti-hazing policies TAMPA, Fla. (Sept. 2010) – University of South Florida students have spontaneously organized a “Stop Hazing Rally” for Thursday, Sept. 2 beginning at 12:45 p.m. in the Marshall Student Center Plaza in Tampa. “I couldn’t be more pleased to have students taking [...]
The fifth seminar in the series will cover certification programs with Alejandro Rodriguez of the Florida Small Business Development Center at USF.
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You’re the first to know, so be among the first to preview Odyssey’s newest artifact exhibit – Odyssey’s Virtual Museum! While we display many shipwreck artifacts in our traveling exhibit and on loan to other museums, we love to share our interesting finds with everyone. We decided to use the power of the internet to [...]
Mote’s been tagging animals for decades to learn more about them. Starting this month, we’re using new kinds of “TAGs” developed by Microsoft to help our visitors and Sarasota area residents learn more about us. These TAGs are like barcodes that smartphones can read using an application – or “app” – that users can download [...]
Public Invited to Free Event Featuring Subject and Author of Award-Winning “What Is the What” [ST. PETERSBURG, FL, August 2010] – In “What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng,” bestselling author Dave Eggers describes the odyssey of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the “Lost Boys” of Sudan, as he journeys from southern [...]
SARASOTA, August 2010 – The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee will host an information session for anyone interested in pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA). The session will take place on Wednesday, September 1st from 5:30-7:00pm and will be held in the Selby Auditorium at USF Sarasota-Manatee, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Participants in [...]
The Science Center of Pinellas County will host an out-of-this-world call to NASA astronauts on the International Space Station. East Lake High School student Johnalyn Gordon is one of twelve students selected to talk with the astronauts. To qualify, Johnalyn completed a NASA robotics and marine science course and submitted questions to ask the astronauts. [...]
Mote volunteers Bill Town and Cyndi Seamon rescued Zora on May 25 from shallow waters off Longboat Key and brought the turtle to Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital. Zora had papilloma tumors along with algae and barnacles covering its upper shell, or carapace. The turtle had surgery to remove the tumors and had a healthy [...]
Ajax Building Corporation has attained LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for sustainable construction of Duval County’s Westview K-8, which opened last year as the first “green” public school building in Northeast Florida. On-site solar energy generation, substantial water-saving measures, use of recycled building materials and employing local suppliers were just a [...]







