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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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.