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• Hurricane season 2020 expected to be above average

  The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be another busy year after the already raucous 2019. AccuWeather meteorologists released their predictions of an above-average year suggesting 14 to 18 tropical storms.

• Behind the scenes of the pandemic

  An institute at the University of Florida has been working on COVID-19 research for more than a month, assisting in screening efforts and compiling data that may be useful in developing treatments or a vaccine.

How are Floridians doing with social distancing? Not bad, data suggests

One technology company is grading how well each state and county in the United States is doing when it comes to social distancing.

When coronavirus hit, sick workers were told to stay home. But years ago, Florida blocked sick leave laws

Eight years ago, the question about paid sick leave was at the center of one of the largest controversies Florida has seen in recent memory.

Through USF’s 3D virtual tours, you can visit St. Pete parks and historic sites from isolation

University of South Florida’s Libraries Digital Heritage and Humanities Collections has created a landing page for their virtual tours.

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