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

TAMPA - Summer enrollment is up at the University of South Florida, but every number tells a story. ...more

July 14, 2008

The Housing and Education Alliance (HEA), which I oversee, is dedicated to finding homes for low-income families. ...more

July 14, 2008

With the help of one of Washington's best-connected lawyers, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are negotiating a thicket of complicated issues, like how to repay Clinton's campaign debt and her role at the Democratic convention. ...more

June 26, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - Tail wagging treats have come to downtown New Port Richey. Doggie Cakes, a dog bakery and boutique, is the latest addition to the historic downtown district. It offers high-quality, homemade treats for dogs. ...more

June 25, 2008

It would have shaken my dear, deceased grandmother to her financial core. ...more

June 22, 2008

Florida's public universities receive state money based on the growth in their enrollment. ...more

June 20, 2008

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will speak Monday at the National Retail Federation conference, detailing his agency's efforts in breaking up a multimillion-dollar retail crime ring in January. ...more

June 19, 2008

Buyers of homes topping $1 million aren't totally insulated from market forces but can afford unique luxuries. ...more

June 19, 2008

University of South Florida leaders have swept through their various colleges and reworked the way they will deliver a higher education to meet the grim budget realities they now face. ...more

June 13, 2008