The National Institutes of Health paid the University of Florida's College of Dentistry a $5.3 million grant to open a research center aimed at detecting oral disease early in low-income minority men. ...more

October 22, 2008

Forget rain, sleet or snow: The bite of a venomous snake didn't keep mail carrier Efrain Arango from his appointed rounds. What authorities think was a diamondback rattlesnake latched onto the 66-year-old's left index finger Friday after Arango surprised it in a New Tampa mailbox. Arango said he shook his arm and thwacked the snake against his car door to break its grip. ...more

October 10, 2008

UserNameCheck.com When you think up that perfect new handle for storming social networks and other registration-only sites across the Web, run it through UserNameCheck.com first. The application's purpose is simple: to tell you whether that name is already in use at a pretty impressive list of sites, from Delicious and Digg to eBay and Xbox Live. The list of checks can take some time, so grab a cup of coffee. ...more

October 6, 2008

Erin Stawarz can easily call her parents to baby-sit or suggest toys for Christmas, but one topic remains taboo: asking them to help pay for their grandchildren's college tuition. ...more

October 5, 2008

Four BCS conference schools better known for academic prowess are off to successful starts this season: ...more

October 4, 2008

If Florida's college-bound students haven't thought much about the SAT writing test, they had better start soon: the University of South Florida and others are paying more attention to their scores. ...more

September 28, 2008

The famed six-toed cats at Ernest Hemingway's island home aren't going anywhere. ...more

September 26, 2008

Missing your guns? Lost your laptop? Hillsborough County deputies might have them. The sheriff's office will hold a viewing within a month so people can reclaim some of the nearly $1.5 million in stolen items recovered during a recent sting operation, Maj. Paul Davis said. No official date has been set for the viewing. ...more

September 19, 2008

Missing your guns? Lost your laptop? Hillsborough County deputies might have them. The sheriff's office will hold a viewing within a month so people can reclaim some of the nearly $1.5 million in stolen items recovered during a recent sting operation, Maj. Paul Davis said. No official date has been set for the viewing. ...more

September 18, 2008

Sebring High School junior Kayla Deeson plans on graduating early, in December 2009, so at Monday's College Night she eagerly gathered information and talked to admissions counselors about her plans to study nursing. ...more

September 17, 2008