April 25, 2024
Education
StartUP FIU launches with 3 incubators and entrepreneurship accelerator program
StartUP FIU, an initiative aimed at supporting innovation among students, faculty, alumni and community members, encompasses three new incubators and an accelerator program that is accepting applications for the first cohort starting in September. Additionally, the initiative will leverage FIU's many existing entrepreneurship resources including the Small Business Development Center, Pino Entrepreneurship Center, AshokaU, Tech Station, and Miami Beach Urban Studios.
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Published on 6/9/2016
Digital arts detente
As Orlando grows into a center for digital media and video-gaming, two big players are learning how to get along.
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Published on 5/25/2016
Mega-donations
At least nine public and private universities in Florida have received what they call transformative donations since 2014.
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Published on 5/25/2016
College for commandos
At the Joint Special Operations University in Tampa, the curriculum isn't a secret. But the identity of most of its students is classified.
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Published on 5/25/2016
One-teacher school in Florida faces extinction -- again
Donna King reached into a filing cabinet and pulled out a yellowed newspaper from 1972. She pointed to an article bemoaning the likelihood that Duette Elementary School – Florida's last operating one-teacher schoolhouse – was almost certainly about to close.
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Published on 4/27/2016
NSU Names Kyle Fisher Vice President for Public Relations and Marketing Communications
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) President Dr. George Hanbury announced the appointment of Kyle Fisher, B.A. to vice president for public relations and marketing communications, effective July 11.
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Published on 4/25/2016
UF Online Learning Institute expands into new research lab
The University of Florida community got its first glimpse earlier this month of a new 1,600-square-foot research space where faculty and students will study how to use technology to create effective and engaging online learning experiences.
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Published on 4/15/2016
Which party wins White House could impact stock market returns
FAU finance professor says stock market returns can be impacted by which party wins White House and Congress.
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Published on 4/14/2016
UCF scientist part of $317M initiative to revolutionize textiles
A University of Central Florida scientist is playing a critical role in shaping a $317 million U.S. Department of Defense program that could expand the function of clothing to include...
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Published on 4/8/2016
Study: More financial literacy instruction needed in Florida schools
PwC report: Bridging the Financial Literacy Gap in Florida: Empowering teachers to support the next generation
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Published on 4/4/2016
UF ranks 2nd on Forbes 2016 list of Best Value Public Schools, 3rd overall
The University of Florida is ranked No. 2 on Forbes' 2016 list of Best Value Public Colleges and No. 3 on the magazine's overall list of best value schools nationwide.
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Published on 3/31/2016
Three new members named to UF Board of Trustees
Gov. Rick Scott has appointed former Board of Governors Chairman Morteza “Mori” Hosseini to the University of Florida Board of Trustees.
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Published on 3/31/2016
Saving hotspots of environmental diversity from destruction
The North American Coastal Plain, stretching from the Florida Keys north to Massachusetts, was recently declared a global diversity hotspot — one of the richest and most threatened reservoirs of plant and animal life on Earth.? Mike Maunder, associate dean of research engagement in the College of Arts, Sciences & Education, offers perspective on the designation.
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Published on 3/22/2016
Florida Poly Students host second annual Pi Run to support student scholarships
Florida Polytechnic University students organized and hosted the second annual Florida Poly Pi Run, which featured a scenic 3.14-mile course around the campus and award-winning Innovation, Science and Technology Building.
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Published on 3/14/2016
Interview with George Hanbury of NSU
George Hanbury, president & CEO of Nova Southeastern University, talks about what sets NSU apart, details the university's future enrollment plans and discusses the feature benefit of the school's "dual admission" program.
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Published on 3/10/2016
A spotlight on MBA programs in Florida
Across Florida, universities are rolling out a variety of MBA programs to attract working professionals who see the value in the degree.
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Published on 2/26/2016
Agriculture and Education
Industry interviews, charts, profiles and a by-the-numbers sector overview.
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Published on 2/26/2016
UF to hop into hops varieties for microbreweries
Scientists with UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will work with a $158,000 grant from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumers Services to develop a viable hops crop.
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Published on 2/23/2016
Student-run hackathon to inspire entrepreneurship, innovation
During the first weekend in March, 250 college students will hack day and night to make a new piece of technology that can help make the world a better place, or at least more entertaining.
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Published on 2/23/2016
Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein's prediction
University of Florida scientists' role essential to LIGO discovery that opens new window on the universe with observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes. The taxpayer-funded National Science Foundation support for the Florida LIGO group began in 1997 and has continued since then. The NSF has supported both instrument science and data analysis research.
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Published on 2/11/2016
Brian and Kathryn Ballard donate building to house entrepreneurship school at FSU
Brian Ballard, CEO of Ballard Partners, and Kathryn Ballard, a Florida State University alumna and member of the FSU Board of Trustees, are giving the university a building valued at $1.1 million in downtown Tallahassee that will serve as the home of the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship and the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship and will be the physical centerpiece of Florida State's “entrepreneurial university” initiative.
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Published on 2/10/2016
Nova Southeastern University undertakes largest fundraising campaign in its history
The initiative, named "Realizing Potential," has set a goal of raising half a billion dollars by 2020 through philanthropy and research funding.
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Published on 2/1/2016
Florida Southern College: A campus done Wright
Florida Southern's Frank Lloyd Wright architecture continues to attract both students and visitors to the school.
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Published on 1/27/2016
Florida graduation rates continue to soar
2015 data increase represents statewide 12-year high
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Published on 1/5/2016
Florida Poly launches STEMStudy.com website & app for high school students
Florida Polytechnic University has launched STEMStudy.com, a new website designed to help high school students interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees as they begin researching and applying for college.
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Published on 12/17/2015
