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18 hrs ago | FOX 4 Now - WFTX Home

Ex-lieutenant governor wants higher education post

Former Lieutenant Governor Frank Brogan wants to come back to Tallahassee. Now president of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Brogan joined two other new candidates Thursday who want to be chancellor of the Board of Governors, which oversees Florida's public universities.

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Related Topix: Florida Atlantic University, Florida

Yesterday | Digital Content Producer

Vista Systemsa Spyder Takes National Hurricane Center By Storm

With the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season officially underway, the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center at Florida International University is closely monitoring tropical weather threats.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Science, Computer Science

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Nanotechnology latest papers

The hydrophobicity of a lotus leaf: a nanomechanical and computational approach

The multi-scale microstructure of a lotus leaf is rendered non-wetting by micro-protrusions and nano-hairs present on its surface.

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Related Topix: World News, India, Asia, Miami, FL

Mon Jul 06, 2009

WTLV

Florida Keys Could Be Lost To Rising Seas ?

Treasure salvors searching for an 18th-century wreck in the Florida Straits a few years ago made a fascinating but little noticed discovery.

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, Key West, FL, Big Pine Key, FL, Monroe County, FL

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Police chooses not to inform student body about robbery at gunpoint

When a Florida International University recent graduate was robbed at gunpoint right outside the University's library, many wondered why the FIU police failed to inform students of the incident.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

FIU lectures to examine Haiti's political history

It is one of the most controversial periods in Haitian history, and yet Jamaican anthropologist and University of the West Indies lecturer Matthew Smith argues that it was also perhaps modern Haiti's greatest moment of political promise.

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Related Topix: African-American

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Boca Raton News

Boca Raton: Longtime FAU finance chief Jessell takes new job

In the midst of unprecedented budget-cutting, Florida Atlantic University is losing its longtime financial chief.

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Related Topix: Boca Raton, FL, Florida Atlantic University

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

FIU begins new tradition

They didn't graduate from Florida International University, but for their strong support, FIU named 10 state and local leaders ''honorary alumni'' at a luncheon Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mario Diaz-Balart, US Politics, Florida, Air Courier, Transportation, Miami, FL

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Discourse.net

Pressures Students Studying for the Bar Don't Need

A recent Florida International University graduate, cramming for his Florida Bar law exam, was robbed at gunpoint of his laptop outside the school's Green Library, FIU police said.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

FIU graduate robbed at gunpoint

A recent Florida International University graduate, cramming for his Florida Bar law exam, was robbed at gunpoint of his laptop outside the school's Green Library, FIU police said.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Rising Sea Levels Threatening Florida Keys

Rising sea-levels could one day leave significant portions of the Florida Keys underwater, experts say.

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Related Topix: Florida, Science / Technology

American Cheerleader

Help the FIU cheerleaders

Last week, Florida International University made the shocking decision to cut cheerleading from its athletic program because of budget cuts.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

Grimm: 'Big One' could bankrupt state

Our novel's set in the recession of '09. One out of every 10 workers is unemployed.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Foreclosures, Florida, Florida Government, Charlie Crist, US Governors

Thu Jun 25, 2009

KeysNews.com - The Florida Keys Best ...

Sea level rise: High concern, minimal action

Decision makers from local, regional, state and federal agencies, as well as private research institutions and nongovernmental organizations that serve the Florida Keys, are worried about the impact global warming will have on the low-lying island chain.

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Related Topix: Monroe County, FL, Marathon, FL, Big Pine Key, FL, Charitable Organizations

Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Miami Herald

S. Fla. divided over Iran's future

United in their fervor for a new regime for Iran, South Florida's growing opposition movement has Tweeted, rallied and marched to draw attention to the contested presidential elections in its homeland.

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Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, Miami, FL, Miami Metro, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Freerepublic.com

Miami's tent city for sex offenders

A Miami law is forcing many of the city's sex offenders to sleep rough under a bridge, reports Emilio San Pedro for the BBC's Americana programme.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

BBC News

Rough justice

A Miami law is forcing many of the city's sex offenders to sleep rough under a bridge, reports Emilio San Pedro for the BBC's Americana programme.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Florida, Florida Government, Prison, World News

Sat Jun 20, 2009

FirstCoastNews

Miami University Researchers Take on Rush Hour

The students sit at long desks, their eyes glued to big screens showing traffic-choked highways.

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government

DigitalKoans

Digital Library Jobs: Associate Director for Technical and Digital...

Digital Library Jobs: Associate Director for Technical and Digital Services at Florida International University The Florida International University Libraries are recruiting an Associate Director for Technical and Digital Services.

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Related Topix: Libraries

Fri Jun 19, 2009

The Ledger

A Long, Unpleasant Journey

Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 9:23 p.m. Tuition at all 11 of Florida's state universities will jump 15 percent next year, the first step in what promises to be a long and unpleasant journey to becoming average.

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, Tallahassee, FL

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