3 h. ago Person dies after becoming unresponsive on new rollercoaster at Universal Epic Universe in Florida

It is unclear what made the person fall unresponsive during the incident in Orlando

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6 d. ago Trial date for suspect in Florida State mass shooting has been postponed until next year

The trial of the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus in April has been postponed until next year

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3 w. ago When science meets music: Florida’s oyster decline is being told through jazz

A professor teamed up with student musicians to inspire interest in data about the ‘catastrophic scale’ of the crisisA university professor has set her team’s research on the plight of Florida’s declining oyster population to music, aiming to inform a receptive new audience about the “catastrophic” scale of the crisis.Heather O’Leary, professor of anthropology at St Petersburg’s University of South Florida (USF), partnered with student composers and faculty from its music department to create Oysters Ain’t Safe, a soft jazz alternative to crunching data into a “boring” technical report. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago University of Florida picks an interim president after last choice was rejected

The University of Florida has selected an interim president after their last choice was rejected by the state Board of Governors that oversees the university system

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3 w. ago Want to live longer? Turns out there's a simple trick that can help you extend your lifespan

Academics - from the universities of Montpellier, Edinburgh, Tartu, Limerick and Florida State University carried out a new study.

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4 w. ago ‘Deeply concerning’: reading for fun in the US has fallen by 40%, new study says

Over the last 20 years, the number of Americans who read daily for pleasure has seen a considerable declineThe amount of Americans who read for pleasure has fallen by 40%, according to a new study.Researchers at the University of Florida and University College London have found that between 2003 and 2023, daily reading for reasons other than work and study fell by about 3% each year. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago From Honors Way to Hadrian's Wall: FSU debuts new Honors Global Experiences program in London

From Honors Way to Hadrian's Wall: FSU debuts new Honors Global Experiences program in London  Florida State University

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last month Woman loses wedding ring at theme park then something unexpected happens

Shannon and her husband Nick were visiting Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, when things took a turn for the worse - but they were left utterly gobsmacked by what happened next

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