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1 hr ago | Washington County News

Bush seeks District 1 Washington County Commissioner's seat

"I have the education, experience, and personality to be a good County Commissioner," Bush said in a news release.

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Related Topix: Washington County, FL, University of Florida

5 hrs ago | Capital Soup

Storm Season is Here: Florida State University's 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast

Scientists at the Florida State University Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies have released their fourth annual Atlantic hurricane season forecast, using a unique computer model with a knack for predicting hurricanes with unprecedented accuracy.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Tornado, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Adam Putnam, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Florida, Florida Government

8 hrs ago | Capital Soup

Bus Trips Introduce New Medical Students to Rural Medicine

Friday, for the third consecutive year, first-year Florida State University medical students will board buses and fan out across North Florida to explore rural health care.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Adam Putnam, Florida, Florida Government, Holmes County, FL

Wed May 30, 2012

Florida Trend

I worry about places like Tampa Bay, Florida, the Florida Keys,...

"I worry about places like Tampa Bay, Florida, the Florida Keys, Savannah, Georgia, the New Jersey coastline - places that haven't been hit by a devastating hurricane in a long time." -- said Dr.

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Related Topix: Florida, Meteorology, Science

Palm Beach Post

Multiyear budgeting eyed by Fla higher ed panel

Rick Scott's panel on overhauling state colleges and universities began its work Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Rick Scott, US Governors, Healthcare Law, Law, University of Florida

The Washington Post

Storm Beryl Wasn't Much Help for Southeast Drought, States Say

Tropical Depression Beryl's soaking rains were swallowed up by parched soil in Florida and Georgia and won't be enough to relieve drought conditions, state climatologists said.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Weather, Drought, Tornado, Tallahassee, FL, Science / Technology

Christian Science Monitor

Financial aid on a debit card? Students hit with extra fees.

Financial aid can be cheaper to administer when colleges hand it off to debit card companies.

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Related Topix: Florida State University Panama City, Panama City, FL

PennLive.com

Most central Pennsylvania suicides are by people ages 40 to 60, coronor reports show

When 14-year-old Brandon Bitner walked into the path of a tractor-trailer in 2010 in Perry County, midstate residents were shocked and called for more action to counter the bullying that drove Bitner to take his life.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, Suicide, Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

WDBO-AM Orlando

Public's misperceptions another hurricane hazard

Florida State University professor Jay Baker, who has spent almost four decades questioning people about their storm experiences, said one constant over that span is that too many people believe they are safer than they are.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Baker, FL, Charlotte County, FL

Tue May 29, 2012

Joplin

Outrage Grows to University of Missouri Shutting Down Press

By Claire Kirch Bruce Joshua Miller, a commission publisher's rep in Chicago and Ned Stuckey-French, an English literature professor at Florida State University, are leading the charge in drumming up public opposition to the University of Missouri's ...

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Related Topix: University of Missouri

Chemistry World

Buckyballs grow by gobbling up carbon

New insights into the formation of some of chemistry's most iconic molecules - the fullerenes - suggest they grow by 'eating' carbon atoms.

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Related Topix: Chemistry, Science

Mon May 28, 2012

St. Augustine Record

Creekside grad sets sights on engineering

Every year, The St. Augustine Record applauds all the graduates of area high schools, both public and private, for their achievements.

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Chronicle.com

As He Prepares to Retire, California State's Leader Stands Up for His Decisions

Charles B. Reed announced his plans to retire on Thursday. He has been chancellor of California State U. since 1998, overseeing a period of rapid growth and severe budget cuts.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Standardized Testing, Education

BellaOnline

The Just Do it NOW To-Do List

Beauty & Self Books & Music Career Computers Education Family Food & Wine Health & Fitness Hobbies & Crafts Home & Garden Money News & Politics Relationships Religion & Spirituality Sports Travel & Culture TV & Movies According to an article on psychologytoday.com, twenty percent of people identify themselves as chronic procrastinators.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Psychology, Science

Naples Daily News

Class of '12: Lely graduate had good chemistry with school studies

This is one of a series of reports publishing through the end of May about some of the outstanding seniors in the Class of 2012.

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Related Topix: Lely, FL, Libraries, University of Central Florida, Tallahassee, FL, Orlando, FL

New Scientist

Birds got smart by becoming big babes

Out of the skulls of babes. Modern birds have skulls that look remarkably like those of juvenile dinosaurs, offering an unusual explanation for how birds came to have relatively large brains.

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Related Topix: Dinosaur, Science, Paleontology, Harvard University, Tallahassee, FL

Sun May 27, 2012

Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

23 doctors graduate from FSU's Daytona Beach campus

Twenty-three students from the Florida State University College of Medicine's regional campus in Daytona Beach have graduated recently as physicians and start their residency programs in June.

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Related Topix: Daytona Beach, FL, Deland, FL, Deltona, FL, University of Denver

Tampa Bay Online

Judy Martin retiring for a second time

Jana Butler, left, was selected as South Florida Baptist Hospital Foundation executive director, to replace Judy Martin, who is retiring May 31.

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The Florida Times-Union

Ponte Vedra 'remarkable senior' inspires through courage, compassion

Some have made top grades. Others have excelled in sports, art or music. Most have volunteered in their community.

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Related Topix: Ponte-Vedra, FL, Jacksonville University

BurlingtonFreePress.com

MacQueen ready to dive into 'dream job'

A car being driven at a high speed slammed into a utility pole and burst into flames on Bay Road... Steve MacQueen, director of the 7 Days of Opening Nights Performing Arts Festival at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL, has been hired to succeed outgoing artistic director Arnie Malina at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Tallahassee, FL

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