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News from January 2023

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Florida deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending Jan. 14

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jan 31, 2023

Florida's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending Jan. 14, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Florida: 1179 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died during week ending January 14

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jan 31, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 1179 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending January 14.

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FSU’s online graduate progams among the nation’s best in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings

By Press release submission | Jan 31, 2023

Four Florida State University online graduate programs placed among the Top 25 nationally — including two programs in the Top 5 — according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday.

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Secretary Byrd Announces the Designation of Village Improvement Association Hall in the National Register of Historic Places

By Press release submission | Jan 31, 2023

Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced today that Village Improvement Association Hall in Oak Hill, Volusia County, has been recently listed in the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places.

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How many 65-74-year-olds died in Florida during week ending January 14?

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jan 30, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 776 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending January 14.

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A friendly competition is key to unlocking our student’s full potential

By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023

A friendly competition is key to unlocking our student’s full potential. PTC Nail Specialist students hosted a 3D nail art competition where many showed their full talent and skills.

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USF engineers awarded $2.5 million federal grant to expand harmful algal bloom research along Florida coasts

By Press release submission | Jan 30, 2023

USF engineers are leading a team of scientists across the state in the development of a new, state-of-the-art system that allows water districts to better predict and manage harmful algal blooms.

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Week ending Jan. 14: 525 deaths among Hispanic people in Florida

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jan 29, 2023

There were 525 Hispanic people who died in Florida in the week ending Jan. 14, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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568 people in 45-64 age group in Florida are estimated to have died during week ending January 14

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jan 29, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 568 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending January 14.

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Florida deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending Jan. 14

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jan 29, 2023

Florida's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Jan. 14, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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CDC predicts 123 people in 25-44 age group in Florida died during week ending January 14

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jan 28, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 123 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending January 14.

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Proven leaders to advance academic planning and development on campus

By Press release submission | Jan 27, 2023

The USF St. Petersburg campus is welcoming two proven leaders to fill vital roles and provide collaborative direction for academic planning and development.

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The Florida Department of Health Announces the 2023 Radon Poster Contest Winners

By Press release submission | Jan 27, 2023

January is National Radon Action Month and the time of year when the Florida Department of Health announces the winners of our 2023 Florida Radon Poster Contest.

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Florida local governments give Amazon $43 million in tax breaks

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jan 26, 2023

Amazon received $43 million in subsidies, tax breaks, and grants from Florida communities for 13 projects.

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Music Faculty Recital on January 26, 2023

By Press release submission | Jan 26, 2023

NWSA Music Faculty members come together for an evening of collaborative musical selections.

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Peru protests: What to know about Indigenous-led movement shaking the crisis-hit country

By Press release submission | Jan 26, 2023

Peru is in the midst of a political and civil crisis. Weeks of protest have culminated in thousands descending on the capital amid violent clashes and running battles with police.

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Preschool Story Time (ages 3-6) @ Main Library on January 26, 2023

By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2023

Join us for Preschool Story Time featuring songs, rhymes, and stories with Ms. Deirdre to help your child develop early literacy skills.

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The What and Why of Cults Central to Inaugural Eckerd College Winter Term Course

By Press release submission | Jan 25, 2023

Stephanie Mallinas’s The Psychology of Cults class divides into groups of four or five students to discuss why people became followers of such notorious figures as David Koresh of the Branch Davidians, Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple, and Charles Manson and his Manson Family.

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End of life: Florida deaths during week ending Jan. 7 did not exceed death expectancy

By Sunshine Sentinel | Jan 24, 2023

Florida's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending Jan. 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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UCF Medievalist Receives Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities

By Press release submission | Jan 24, 2023

A stereotype about the Middle Ages is that medieval people were obsessed with hell: manuscript images are full of demons torturing naked souls, and visions, like Dante’s Inferno from the Divine Comedy, remain enduringly popular to this day. Why were medieval people so fixated on hell?