Construction of Temple Terrace's $105 million downtown redevelopment project is slated to begin on July 2, according to an article in the Tampa Bay Business Journal. The project will include renovations of Sweetbay Supermarket, various building spaces and the possible future development of a performing arts center and a new library.Read the complete story.
PBS News Hour concluded its two-year "Spotlight City" tour with a visit to the Tampa Bay region last week. Senior News Correspondent and Host Gwen Ifill included discussions with members of the public in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Bradenton on key issues as one of five cities or regions selected by the news program to encourage the engagement of the community around local issues that have a national impact.In Tampa, Ifill led a panel discussion at the University of Tampa featuring Paul Tash, editor and CEO of the St. Petersburg Times, and Rob Lorei, managing editor of WEDU's "Florida This Week" and co-founder of WMNF-FM radio, about the ever-changing role of the media and the incorporation of social media sites.Read the complete story.
Polk State College recently developed special courses designed to guide students into careers in green technology and construction. The Design, Construction & Sustainability Institute of the Corporate College will include courses titled Solar Domestic Hot Water Installation and LEED Green AP—Existing Building: O & M Exam Preparation during its spring and summer lineup. There will also be a course offering Florida Department of Transportation training and certification. Read the complete story.
A University of South Florida student is building a name for herself as an entrepreneur with her St. Petersburg-based baking endeavor called Sarah's Sweets. Public relations senior Sarah Byrne was recently featured in a St. Petersburg Times article to discuss how she began the business and how she utilizes the skills she learned in college. Read the complete story.
Preparations for construction of the University of South Florida Polytechnic's new pharmacy school are well underway, according to a recent article in The Ledger. The school's board unanimously voted to seek approval from the main USF board of trustees for an additional $25 million in funding for the new science and technology building. The school will be located in Lakeland along Interstate 4. Read the complete story.
Journalists from the St. Petersburg Times and Sarasota Herald-Tribune were named finalists for a Pulitzer Prize in local reporting awarded by by Columbia University. The Times was recognized for its story "For Their Own Good," a documentation of school abuse that took place at the Florida School for Boys. The Herald-Tribune was recognized for its special report on billion-dollar real estate fraud in the state of Florida.Read the complete list.
A recent discovery in nanotechnology by University of South Florida physicists will lead to a major breakthrough in the development of graphene-based electronics. Graphene is currently the preferred material of use for manufacturing nanoelectronics because it can perform at speeds up to 100 times faster than silicon. The research of Dr. Matthias Batzill, Dr. Ivan Oleynik, graduate student Jayeeta Lahiri, undergraduate Pinar Bozkurt and postdoctorial associate You Lin was recently published in Nature Nanotechnology. Read the complete release.
For the second time in the 2009-10 academic year, Stetson University students have won a national mock trial competition. This is the school's fifth win at the event since they began participating.Stetson Law team members Brock Johns, Katelyn Knaak and Trina Sams participated in the National Trial Competition held in Dallas on March 27. They surpassed six other schools -- including Northwestern Law and Yale Law School -- in preliminary rounds to beat Stanford in the final round.Read the complete release.
Does your elevator speech communicate what you want? USF College of Business students practice making a terrific first impression in the second annual elevator speech competition, which helps them "sell'' themselves to prospective employers in less than a minute. Ride along with Matt Spencer and 83 Degrees to get creative ideas and feel the tension in different approaches designed to score in today's competitive job market.
State College of Florida in Bradenton will host EarthFest 2010 in honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22. The event was organized by Earth Club member Shane Henry in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for most plastic bottles collected in an eight-hour period.Manatee County Utilities, Waste Pro Bradenton-Sarasota and Keep Manatee Beautiful Inc., are among the event's sponsors.Read the complete release.
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