University News

After a half-hour presentation about the good things the University of South Florida has been able to accomplish - medical research, science and math degrees, graduation rates, veterans services - there came some tough questions.

As data-driven as Florida's Board of Governors wants to be, it's not just about the numbers when it comes to overseeing the state's public universities.

The symposium, "Artisans and Craft in Ancient Etruria: Symposium in Honor of Dr. Nancy de Grummond," was organized by two of de Grummond's former graduate students -- Charles Ewell of Syracuse University, Florence, and Laurel Taylor of the University of North Carolina-Asheville.

Q: To what extent should administrators of public universities have the right to censor student newspapers that receive funding as part of their university affiliation? Saba Hamedy, 21, senior, Boston University Hamedy is double majoring in journalism and political science.

Seeking to offset an automatic 1.7 percent tuition increase, Gov. Rick Scott met with university leaders one by one to lobby them to cut tuition rates by an equal amount next year.

Is there a business topic you feel passionately about, a problem in the local economy that needs public attention, or a business-related issue in the news you would like to comment on? Here's your chance.

The News Journal caught up with several of the local 2008 valedictorians to see what they have been up to since high school.

In 2007, the Hernando County Commission allowed a pot-bellied pig to live as a pet on residential property in Spring Hill.

As the director of a new charter school aimed at low-income minority children, Cheri Shannon has made all the right moves.

For a good 10 years, Josh Hastings had annoying stomach problems. Food just didn't sit well in his system.

As part of its ongoing piano festival, Lee University's ninth annual piano competition for high school students will showcase 10 different performers beginning Monday.

The Pat Tillman Foundation recently awarded 60 military veterans and spouses around the country almost $1.4 million in scholarship money.

An Anglican minister based in Baghdad, Iraq, for a decade will speak June 23 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church .

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida A&M University doctoral student Terrick Andey recently won first place in the Health Sciences category during the inaugural Statewide Graduate Research Symposium.

Research from North Carolina State University, the Research Triangle Institute and the University of South Florida shows that outpatient treatment of mental illness significantly reduces arrest rates for people with mental health problems and saves taxpayers money.

A reformist candidate bowed out Tuesday of Iran's presidential election, boosting the chances of the last remaining pro-reform candidate who wants better ties with the West.

The University of Florida and Florida State University have officially been deemed "preeminent," following a vote Monday by the Board of Governors.

Daily News Photos by THOMAS LAYER Antilles School graduate Danielle Ebenholtz celebrates receiving her diploma Saturday at the St. Thomas school.

In a story June 8 about Nicaragua's plans to build a canal, The Associated Press misidentified the university where Jason Bittner is director of the Center for Urban Transportation Research.

Seeking to offset an automatic 1.7 percent tuition increase, Gov. Rick Scott is meeting with university leaders one by one and lobbying them to cut tuition rates by an equal amount next year.