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Charlie Crist.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1709&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Florida Kinship Center Notes Grandparents Day</title><description>With over 345,000 children in Florida being raised by grandparents and other relatives, USF resource for grandparents raising children's children urges remembrance of national holiday.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1700&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>REACHing out to Gifted Students </title><description>College of Education receives $1.5 million grant to fund REACH program at USF.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1690&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Students Urged to Participate in Sustainability Conferences</title><description>Students are encouraged to show their sustainability research in two upcoming conferences</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1695&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>WLP Symposium -- Dr. Susan Blumenthal</title><description>Global health champion to keynote USF Women in Leadership &amp; Philanthropy Oct. 9 symposium.  </description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1686&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>New Web Site for Distance Learners</title><description>Dramatic growth in number of distance learners prompts new easy-to-use site.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1687&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>&quot;Walk a Mile in Her Shoes&quot;</title><description>The march to stop rape and gender violence is sponsored by USF NITE and other campus organizations.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1738&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Serving Soldiers-Turned-Students</title><description>The father of USF, Sam Gibbons, shares a common bond with USF veteran-scholars.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1667&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>4,000 Miles to Fight Cancer</title><description>USF senior Zachary Turner rode 4,000 miles--from Baltimore to San Francisco--to raise money for cancer research.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1661&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>USF to Offer Free Alumni Career Services</title><description>Career and job assistance services will be available to all alumni.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1650&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Osher Grant Helps Non-Traditional Students</title><description>Bernard Osher Foundation's second $50,000 grant supports USF Osher Reentry Scholarship Program.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1637&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>USF WLP Annual Symposium &amp; Global Health Fair</title><description>USF Women in Leadership &amp; Philanthropy encourages USF programs that target global health and health-related initiatives to create a display for the fair, which takes place October 9.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1639&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Latino Scholarship Awards </title><description>Annual event on Aug. 19 features keynote speaker Academy Prep Center’s Lincoln Tamayo.

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Charlie Crist on June 9 in Tallahassee.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1483&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Architecture Students Win Awards </title><description>Three School of Architecture &amp; Community Design projects garner awards.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1485&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>USF to Remember Lakdawala</title><description></description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1457&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>USF Mourns Loss of Recent Graduate</title><description></description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1444&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>USF Students Earn EPA Sustainability Award</title><description>A team of USF students and faculty is one of six selected nationally by the Environmental Protection Agency to receive the prestigious &quot;People, Prosperity and Planet&quot; (P3) Award. The honor includes a $75,000 grant to commercialize their winning design.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1382&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>USF Affiliate to Present Off-Roading Rover to Injured Outdoorsman </title><description></description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1384&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Zoo Exhibit to Shine Light On Solar Energy Technology</title><description>Researchers at USF's Power Center for Utility Explorations and TECO are collaborating on a project to incorporate solar energy into the elephant exhibit at Lowry Park Zoo and introduce visitors to Smart Grid technology.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1359&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Register Your Child to Attend USF's &quot;Take Our Daughters &amp; Sons to Work Day&quot; April 23</title><description>Event open to children 8 - 18. Registration deadline in Monday, April 20.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1350&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Women in Leadership &amp; Philanthropy Scholarship Luncheon</title><description>Tickets are $25 per person.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1302&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Graduate Certificates Expand Options</title><description></description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1293&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Dance Marathon March 27</title><description>Teams endure up to 13.1 hours of dancing to raise money for All Children's Hospital.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1295&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>USF Faculty at Cinema Italiano 2009 in Ybor</title><description>Award-winning films with discussions led by USF faculty, La Trecchia, Sipiora and Ricci March 27 &amp; 28.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1284&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>President Genshaft Receives Regional Leadership Award</title><description>First woman to receive the Tampa Bay Regional Council’s Goldner Award; USF Research Park also honored with the McIntosh Award.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1287&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>USF Research Park Wins McIntosh Award </title><description>Award of Distinction honor bestowed by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. </description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1288&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Alternative Spring Break Helps Others</title><description>250 students will go to 26 locations throughout the country to provide community service.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1258&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>USF to Build Largest Comprehensive Energy Smart Grid in Southeast </title><description>USF awarded prestigious $15 million project to build one of the nation's largest comprehensive energy smart grids. </description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1254&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Florida’s &quot;Vanishing Waters&quot; March 15 </title><description>Author Cynthia Barnett part of Florida Conversations Lecture Series at new Tampa Bay History Center.

</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1246&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>College Fair Sunday at Tampa Convention Center</title><description>Opportunity to meet admissions counselors and get information about USF’s 219 degree programs, financial aid and more.</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1227&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>SIFE at USF's World Village Saturday</title><description>Global economics focus of free event for kids and families Feb. 21</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1204&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Second $1 Million for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute</title><description>Bernard Osher Foundation grant recognizes Institute’s efforts  to  promote learning opportunities for older adults in the Tampa area. </description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1101&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>USF's Patel Center Summit to Explore Trade with Latin America, Caribbean</title><description>Patel Center Summit on Latin America and Caribbean trade will explore future challenges.
</description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1070&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Over 3,000 Students Charged Up for &quot;Stampede of Service&quot;</title><description>Volunteers fan out Jan. 17 to 60-plus charitable, not-for-profit and government beautification programs. </description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1067&amp;z=42</link></item><item><title>Research Grant Brings Local School High-Tech Fitness</title><description>Fifth graders at Belle Witter Elementary School in Tampa get state-of-the art XRKade &quot;active gaming&quot; room thanks to College of Education grant from Centers for Disease Control.   </description><link>http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1061&amp;z=42</link></item></channel></rss>