GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two planning leaders will discuss the future of Florida’s growth management as part of the Ernest R. Bartley Memorial Lecture Series on Oct. 27 presented by the University of Florida and the department of urban and regional planning. Charles Pattison of 1000 Friends of Florida and David Tillis of WilsonMiller Stantec [...]
The Pasco-Hernando Community College Foundation was pleased to receive a scholarship donation from the Pasco High School (PHS) Alumni Organization. The group supports an endowment that provides scholarships for Pasco High School students and direct descendents of alumni who enroll at PHCC. The fund began in 1983, when the PHS class of 1943 contributed $1,200 [...]
An award-winning penguin film rarely seen in the U.S. will be shown during a special event on Nov. 8 at Burns Court Cinema. Get your tickets today for this one-time showing, which will celebrate Mote Aquarium’s limited-time exhibit, Penguin Island. The film, “City Slickers,” is an entertaining, educational and funny documentary featuring black-footed penguins [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For years, doctors and pharmacists have warned people to steer clear of fresh grapefruit or grapefruit juice when taking certain medicines. But University of Florida researchers now believe within the next few years, they’ll be able to release a grapefruit-pummelo hybrid that those who enjoy the zingy fruit can consume, without [...]
The Festival of the Genome at USF St. Petersburg will feature a series of five public lectures by nationally and internationally renowned speakers to explore the impact of DNA and the genomics revolution on science and society from a variety of perspectives. Ten years ago, a scientific breakthrough of enormous significance occurred: two major scientific [...]
Tampa, FL October 2011 – AHA! Tutors (www.ahatutors.com) is pleased to announce the publishing of their first reading comprehension workbook in the Learning Made Fun Series. The workbooks teach reading concepts through hands-on science experiments using standard household items. The experiments within the workbook have been previously leveraged by AHA! Tutors and have resulted in [...]
Six black-footed penguins are now settling into their new “vacation” home at Mote Aquarium, where they waddled out for a private, early-bird photo shoot Monday, Oct. 17. Two black-footed penguins of Mote Aquarium’s Penguin Island step out during a private photo-op on Oct. 17 at Mote. Penguin Island is currently under construction and will [...]
SARASOTA (October 2011) – On Wednesday, October 19th thirteen students, both undergraduate and graduate, along with three faculty members from the School of Hotel & Restaurant Management will travel to Atlanta for the Hospitality Financial & Technical Professionals (HFTP) Annual Convention & Tradeshow at the Omni Hotel. Students will attend workshops and network with professionals [...]
TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 2011) – Microscopic animals that live in soils are as diverse in the tropical forests of Costa Rica as they are in the arid grasslands of Kenya or the tundra and boreal forests of Alaska and Sweden, according to a groundbreaking study appearing today in the Proceedings of the Natural Academy of [...]
Conservationist to Speak at Eckerd College on October 20 [ST. PETERSBURG, FL, October 2011] – Sir Peter Crane, the Carl W. Knobloch Jr. Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University, will give a public lecture entitled “The Future of Plants” on Thursday, October 20 at 7 p.m. in Fox Hall. [...]
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