The Straz Center
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The Straz Center is hosting virtual town hall discussions to give voice to BIPOC artists in the community.
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The study was intended to monitor students’ language development, but researchers realized they could use the data to reflect how density of individuals in a classroom affected infection rates.
WUSF is reporting on how distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine exposes inequities in Florida’s health care system.
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Five University of South Florida professors launched the Black Cemetery Network last June.
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Pfizer studied a lower dose of its vaccine in more than 2,200 kindergartners and elementary school-aged kids. They developed coronavirus-fighting antibody levels as strong as teens and young adults.
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A nonprofit advocacy group says Gov. Ron DeSantis has made the environment a priority, but enforcement is lower than what it was a decade ago.
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Gov. DeSantis says lawmakers will consider a proposal during the next legislative session to end standardized testing in Florida's public schools. What that will look like remains to be seen.
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Rain on Monday will be mainly across the northeast and central parts of the state, but sinking as far south as the I-4 corridor.
Latest news and what you need to know this hurricane season.
Coverage of the red tide outbreak across the region.
NPR
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Dr. Alan Braid said that his decision to perform an abortion past the six-week mark earlier this month was a matter of duty.
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Fungi, parasites, root rot: Climate change is increasing the risk of trees weakening and dying. Falling trees have increased power outages nationwide, which threatens public health and safety.
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The government is about to run out of borrowing power — risking the possibility of a federal default that could create harmful ripples throughout the economy as soon as next month.
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Johnson & Johnson says a booster six months after the first shot increases antibodies 12-fold, indicating a second shot would provide added protection.
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A new book explains why "the age of urban miracles" is far from over.
WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, is bringing you stories on how climate change is affecting you.
Climate change is impacting so much around us. How have you experienced climate change over time?
Politics / Issues
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TwitterAgriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried asked for planned changes to the national distribution of antibody drugs to be delayed until the COVID-19 caseload is “further reduced” in Florida.
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Bills filed in the Florida House and Senate would give voters a say in whether to turn school board elections into partisan contests.
Each day in Florida about 100 kids are involuntarily committed for psychiatric exams under the Baker Act. That adds up to about 36,000 kids a year, and experts say something has to be done. We explore what happens when kids get committed.
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WUSF wins three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.
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