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Deserving students have received $8,000. Another student received a $1,000 check Monday morning.

We all face challenges that can seem insurmountable. It's how we handle those challenges that defines us as people.

Gov. Rick Scott signed into law on Monday a $74.1 billion state budget for 2013-14 that makes few waves thanks to an improving economy and a predictable list of vetoes totaling $368 million.

Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have evaluated how Florida health care and social service agencies distribute "Libres para Siempre" , a Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series.

Findings suggest that blood-brain barrier integrity suffers days after ischemic stroke, leading to serious complications; repair of this protective barrier might prevent them Neuroscientist Svitlana Garbuzova-Davis, Ph.D., University of South Florida, was lead author of the study looking at brain deficits in the subacute phase of stroke.

Kids are invited to learn about Florida's past through archaeology and the clues left behind by ancient societies Monday, May 20 at 6 p.m. at the North Tampa Branch Library, 8916 N. Boulevard, Tampa.

There were girls flying paper airplanes in the hallways, sending marbles down roller-coaster tracks they built and controlling a humongous robot while having fun all day Saturday.

The mother of Mary Kate Truss, an 18-year-old senior at Bishop Kenny High School said, "Mary Kate has such a servant's heart.

PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Dr. Carol F. Probstfeld, president, State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota; Dr.

Shaina Davis enrolled in her first Brevard Community College course when she was 15 years old.

On May 15, 2013, the reported indictment of John Andrew Welden, 28, a pre-med student at the University of South Florida , Tampa, Fla ., sent shockwaves not only locally but nationwide.

What if you could go to college but not have to worry about grades and final exams? Well for seniors interested in continued learning the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute provides just that.

Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have evaluated how Florida health care and social service agencies distribute "Libres para Siempre" , a Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series.

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office will hold a news conference on Thursday to ask for help in identifying a murder victim.

Sumter County detectives need help in identifying the murder victim whose body was found near the highway exit where Interstate 75 and Florida's Turnpike intersect.

Before city officials can enter into an agreement for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to lease the current City Hall property, raze City Hall and build a new $160 million aquarium on the site, the voters must approve the lease in a special election that would be held on Nov.

As student debt climbs and legal employment for recent grads withers, universities across the country are working on innovative ways to insure that recent graduates have jobs, or, at the very least, get their J.D.s quickly and inexpensively.

The Herald's move to the heart of downtown will add more traffic and people to what promises to be a vibrant area this fall.

In a primary light on competition, three incumbents are on the ballot uncontested, and a fourth incumbent is running as a write-in candidate in another uncontested race.

Every year, dozens of emerging choreographers vie for a spot on Moving Current's New Grounds program.