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UF researchers deploy robotic rabbits across South Florida to fight Burmese python explosion
Version 2.0 of the study will add bunny scent to the stuffed rabbits if motion and heat aren’t enough to fool the pythons.
Florida education leaders give thumbs up to new university accreditation plan
Higher-education leaders Friday backed a plan to form a new accrediting agency that Florida will help fund and oversee with ...
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USF report finds Florida among states with highest rates of human trafficking
Even though a state-designated lab had been compiling data on human trafficking since it was established in 2019, the report ...
University of South Florida Names New Mental Health Research Center After State Senator and Rubenstein Law attorney Darryl Rouson
The University of South Florida (USF) recently announced that its Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute will be ...
Concerns mount in South Florida over Trump’s funding freeze affecting after-school programs
Officials raised concerns Thursday about how a federal funding freeze could affect school-related programs in South Florida — ...
Report reveals over 700,000 human trafficking victims in Florida in 2024
A statewide report from the University of South Florida's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Lab estimates that more than 700,000 ...
Florida approves $4 million for new college accreditation body
The Florida Board of Governors on Friday voted to move forward with the creation of a new non-profit accrediting body for colleges and universities, approving itself as the sole member of the group ...
‘Groundbreaking’ USF report shows human trafficking in Florida among highest rates in U.S.
State Report on Human Trafficking” commissioned by the state of Florida estimates that more than 500,000 people were exploited in labor trafficking and 200,000 in sex trafficking within ...