Gov. Charlie Crist released a proposal this afternoon that relies on billions of federal stimulus dollars to boost state spending by $1 billion next fiscal year. ...more

February 20, 2009

Researchers have begun documenting what they dub the "Truman syndrome," a delusion afflicting people who are convinced that their lives are secretly playing out on a reality TV show. Scientists say the disorder underscores the influence pop culture can have on mental conditions. ...more

November 24, 2008

Bodies - real bodies, revealing all of their muscular and anatomical secrets under the sheen of plastic - will once again pose inside the Museum of Science & Industry starting Jan. 22. ...more

November 14, 2008

Hoping for a spot in the University of Central Florida's inaugural medical school class? ...more

November 13, 2008

University of Central Florida officials announced today that they have received 4,000 applications for 40 available seats. That means applicants have a 1 in 100 chance of getting in by the time classes start in August. ...more

November 12, 2008

Have you seen them? They used to be among us. They used to be in your neighborhoods. ...more

September 17, 2008

A prominent diabetes researcher at the University of South Florida landed another multimillion-dollar grant and ensured that nearly every major effort to eliminate the disease will be orchestrated in Tampa. ...more

August 13, 2008

A prominent diabetes researcher at the University of South Florida landed another multimillion-dollar grant and ensured that nearly every major effort to eliminate the disease will be orchestrated in Tampa. ...more

August 1, 2008

A prominent diabetes researcher at the University of South Florida landed another multimillion-dollar grant and ensured that nearly every major effort to eliminate the disease will be orchestrated in Tampa. Jeffrey Krischer, who previously won USF nearly $200 million in federal grants to coordinate worldwide diabetes research, will lead a new effort to investigate new therapies that may arrest the progression of Type 1 diabetes. The National Institutes of Health has awarded his team another $128 million to do so. ...more

July 31, 2008

The Rattler Nation has reason to be proud. Florida A&M University survived one of its greatest challenges last week when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools lifted the probation imposed for serious accounting and management shortcomings. Last Thursday's announcement that SACS was satisfied with FAMUs reforms came as a result of hard work. This great institution had to confront its weaknesses and find ways to overcome them. ...more

June 30, 2008