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31 min ago | St. Petersburg Times

Tampa Bay area Boy Scouts talk about the decision to allow openly gay members

Former Cub Scouts den leader Jennifer Tyrrell, who was ousted from Scouting because she is openly gay, wears a button on her uniform shirt that reads "We Support All Boy Scouts." Sam Bryant earned the rank of Eagle Scout 21/2 years ago, piling up merit badges, holding leadership positions in Tampa Palms Troop 180 and, for his big project, putting ... (more)

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Tampa, FL

3 hrs ago | The Gazette

UCCS degree comes after steep, long road to success

She graduated Friday from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with 1,800 other students at the Colorado Springs World Arena.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs, CO, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Standardized Testing, Education

10 hrs ago | WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Dozier School for Boys graves

Florida's new state budget includes money for University of South Florida researchers so they can try to uncover the truth at the controversial Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News, Bill Nelson

16 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

USF eyes degree programs for termination

In tight financial times, Florida universities have been told to comb degree programs to figure out which ones work, which ones need help and which ones need to go.

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Related Topix: University, FL

20 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

Amy Scherzer's Diary: Ronald McDonald House's Storybook Ball; Boobalishes; Go Red for Women

Candy apple, fire engine, crimson - 300 Go Red for Women guests wore every shade of the cheery color to the American Heart Association's learning luncheon.

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Related Topix: Tampa, FL

Thu May 23, 2013

Highlands Today

EDC honors businesses

Contributed photo From left are David Noel of the Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida, Robert Talley and Judy McCarter, owners of Sight Unseen Enterprises and Stephen Weeks, executive director of the Economic Development Commission.

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Related Topix: Avon Park, FL, Highlands County, FL

Onward State

Former QB Steven Bench Transfers to South Florida

Former Penn State quarterback Steven Bench announced that he would transfer to the University of South Florida today after he announced his transfer from Penn State a month ago .

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Business Journal

Pier Aquarium animals moving as attraction closes May 31

The Pier Aquarium on The Pier in downtown St. Petersburg will close on May 31, with all its 60 fish and other creatures going to temporary homes until a new facility is completed in the fall.

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Arutz Sheva Israel News

Technion Scientists Develop an Advanced Biological Computer

Technion scientists developed and constructed a molecular transducer, which is an advanced computing machine.

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Related Topix: Computers, Science, Computer Science, Chemistry

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Program teaches development practices

The Housing Finance Authority of Pinellas County is a sponsor of the Certificate in Community Real Estate Development program at the University of South Florida.

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Related Topix: Pinellas County, FL

Wed May 22, 2013

Medical News Today

Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity Suffers Days After Ischemic Stroke Leading To Serious Complications

While the effects of acute stroke have been widely studied, brain damage during the subacute phase of stroke has been a neglected area of research.

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Beacon

Raising student loan awareness

According to the Tampa Bay Times , the amount of debt that students face because of federal and private loans is now in the trillions, exceeding both credit card and mortgage debt.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Economics News, Bankruptcy

Patch.com

Who Are Largo High's Top Two Students?

All that hard work paid off, which is a fine lesson that seniors Steven Higginbotham and Adriana Wilson carry with them as they graduate from Largo High.

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Related Topix: Saint Petersburg College

WPTV Local News

Do sleep apps really help?

TAMPA, Fla. - Sleep experts estimate one in three people will suffer from insomnia at some point in their life.

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Related Topix: Tampa, FL

Tue May 21, 2013

WTLV

Ninth student scholarship given away

Deserving students have received $8,000. Another student received a $1,000 check Monday morning.

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Patch.com

Get Inspired to Climb Your Own Mountain

We all face challenges that can seem insurmountable. It's how we handle those challenges that defines us as people.

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Related Topix: Sarasota, FL, Lakewood Ranch, FL, Hillsborough County, FL

Mon May 20, 2013

St. Petersburg Times

EditorialsEditorial: Budget lacks long-term vision

Gov. Rick Scott signed into law on Monday a $74.1 billion state budget for 2013-14 that makes few waves thanks to an improving economy and a predictable list of vetoes totaling $368 million.

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Related Topix: Rick Scott, US Governors, Education Etc., Pinellas County, FL, Opinion

MediLexicon

Spanish Smoking Relapse Prevention

Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have evaluated how Florida health care and social service agencies distribute "Libres para Siempre" , a Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health

EurekAlert!

USF researchers find far-reaching, microvascular damage in uninjured side of brain after stroke

Findings suggest that blood-brain barrier integrity suffers days after ischemic stroke, leading to serious complications; repair of this protective barrier might prevent them Neuroscientist Svitlana Garbuzova-Davis, Ph.D., University of South Florida, was lead author of the study looking at brain deficits in the subacute phase of stroke.

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Related Topix: Tampa, FL

Patch.com

Kids Invited to Explore Florida's Prehistoric Side

Kids are invited to learn about Florida's past through archaeology and the clues left behind by ancient societies Monday, May 20 at 6 p.m. at the North Tampa Branch Library, 8916 N. Boulevard, Tampa.

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, Archaeology, Anthropology, Science, Tampa, FL