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USF professor known for cracking cases to use $1M grant to solve missing persons cases in another state
TAMPA, Fla. - USF Professor Erin Kimmerle uses bones to solve the mysteries of people who went missing years ago. In many cases, families were left with holes in their hearts. "What would I do if it was my child that was missing all these years and time doesn’t change that if someone you love has disappeared," said Kimmerle, who over more than a decade has put her forensic anthropology team from USF on the national map for solving many cases.
Gov. DeSantis visits St. Petersburg College with education commissioner
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis will make a stop in the Tampa Bay area Monday, according to his office. DeSantis is set to speak at 10:30 a.m. at St. Petersburg College. Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. will join the governor. There is no word...
USF becomes one of four universities with new AI voice course aimed at detecting certain health conditions
TAMPA, Fla. - The University of South Florida is now one of four universities offering a course that uses artificial intelligence and a person's voice to identify certain health conditions. The new AI voice summer course is part of a broader program called Bridge2AI using the technology to study health...
As student aid requests lag in Florida, groups are stepping in to help some fill out the FAFSA
By summertime, most prospective college students know which school they're attending and how much they have to pay in tuition. But not Viviana Gonzalez. The Sumner High School graduate started filling out the FAFSA or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid back in January. But a technical issue prevented her from completing the parents' portion of the form for months.
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