Decline of the Tenure Track Raises Concerns
(New York Times © 11/20/2007)
DEARBORN, Mich. - Professors with tenure or who are on a tenure track are now a distinct minority on the country’s campuses, as the ranks of part-time instructors and professors hired on a contract have swelled, according to federal figures analyzed by the American Association of University Professors.  Mark B. Rosenberg, chancellor of the State University System of Florida, said…

Behind-the-counter medicines: Improved access, better health
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel © 11/20/2007)
Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had an informational meeting to hear opinions on the behind-the-counter (BTC) method of drug distribution. BTC implies the medications are distributed to patients upon a pharmacist's discretion, eliminating the need for a physician's prescription and improving the public health benefit.

Report: State population will rise by 325,000
(South Florida Business Journal © 11/20/2007)
Florida's population growth will be slower than in past years, but the numbers will continue to increase, according to analysis by Orlando economist Hank Fishkind. Although the state will continue to be one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, the population jump will slow to 325,000 in 2008, an analysis of demographic data from Fishkind & Associates showed.

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Florida's Newest Rhodes Scholar Seeks Health Care Solutions
(Tampa Tribune © 11/20/2007)
TALLAHASSEE - On-campus, Joseph O'Shea is a leader among his peers as student body president of Florida State University. Off-campus, he already is a leader in the fight to reform America's health care system. Now, the 21-year-old from Dunedin is heading to Oxford University in England as Florida's newest recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship.

Decline of the Tenure Track Raises Concerns
(New York Times © 11/20/2007)
DEARBORN, Mich. - Professors with tenure or who are on a tenure track are now a distinct minority on the country’s campuses, as the ranks of part-time instructors and professors hired on a contract have swelled, according to federal figures analyzed by the American Association of University Professors.  Mark B. Rosenberg, chancellor of the State University System of Florida, said…

Gift of $2 million brings smiles to UF College of Dentistry
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel © 11/20/2007)
Entrepreneur Edward T. Quinn has made a $2 million gift to the University of Florida College of Dentistry in honor of M. Franklin Dolwick, a UF professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery. The gift will create the M. Franklin Dolwick University Chair and is eligible to receive dollar-for-dollar matching funds from the state of Florida Trust Fund for Major Gifts.

FIU med school in hands of inspectors
(Miami Herald © 11/20/2007)
Florida International University's fledgling medical school must clear a major hurdle this week to be able to start recruiting its inaugural class in the spring. A team of inspectors from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education has been visiting the campus since Monday to determine if FIU has reached the milestones for the medical school to receive preliminary accreditation.

UM ship damages reef, keeps it quiet
(Miami Herald © 11/20/2007)
The University of Miami's marine research ship struck and stuck fast on a shallow reef in Biscayne National Park, then cruised on without reporting the incident. The university and the ship's captain both could face potentially heavy penalties for the grounding, which left the 96-foot F.G….

Former AG Gonzales Speaks at U. of Fla.
(Austin American-Statesman © 11/20/2007)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales endured screams of "criminal" and "liar" during a speech at the University of Florida on Monday evening. About 730 students and community members listened to Gonzales defend his career as White House counsel and head of the Justice Department.

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Educators fight for raises
(Pensacola News Journal © 11/20/2007)
Santa Rosa County teachers say the School Board's first offer of a zero percent salary increase does not get a passing grade. Teachers are in annual contract negotiations and have asked for an 8 percent raise, plus the "step increase." The district's counter proposal is zero percent plus step, or cost-of-living increase.

Polk School Board Leans Toward Inclusion of Intelligent Design
(Lakeland Ledger © 11/20/2007)
LAKELAND - A majority of Polk County School Board members say they support teaching intelligent design in addition to evolution in public schools. Board members Tim Harris, Margaret Lofton and Hazel Sellers said they oppose proposed science standards for Florida schools that lists evolution and biological diversity as one of the "big ideas" that students need to know…

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Behind-the-counter medicines: Improved access, better health
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel © 11/20/2007)
Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had an informational meeting to hear opinions on the behind-the-counter (BTC) method of drug distribution. BTC implies the medications are distributed to patients upon a pharmacist's discretion, eliminating the need for a physician's prescription and improving the public health benefit.

As obesity, uninsured rates rise, U.S. health is in decline
(Orlando Sentinel © 11/20/2007)
Bad news from America's annual checkup: We're slipping. An analysis of medical indicators found that the nation's overall health declined slightly from 2006 to 2007. The report blames rising obesity rates, the growing ranks of uninsured and "risky health behaviors" such as smoking for making Americans less healthy. The annual analysis comes from the nonprofit United Health Foundation…

May all feast in America
(Christian Science Monitor © 11/20/2007)
Around the Thanksgiving table, friends and family will thank the cook for perfectly parsleyed potatoes or glorious gravy. But for those dining on donations from a food bank, gratitude will be especially meaningful - if, that is, there's enough food. "There simply may be no food for many families when the rest of the nation gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving…

Tomato companies, workers, and fast food firms square off
(Miami Herald © 11/20/2007)
IMMOKALEE -- It's mid-afternoon and instead of being out picking tomatoes in the fields, Wilbur Estrada Sanchez and his co-workers are sitting in their trailer reading the paper or napping. The problem: The tomatoes on the vines aren't quite ready for picking. Sanchez and his co-workers only got in two hours of work Thursday morning…

Former Policeman Now DCF's 'Top Cop'
(Tampa Tribune © 11/20/2007)
TAMPA - Ed Hardy Sr., a 30-year law enforcement veteran from Broward County, will serve as the Department of Children & Families' first director of criminal justice services. Hardy, who founded and headed the Florida Association of Schools Police Chiefs and Administrators, said he will focus on improving communications between DCF and law enforcement…

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Report: State population will rise by 325,000
(South Florida Business Journal © 11/20/2007)
Florida's population growth will be slower than in past years, but the numbers will continue to increase, according to analysis by Orlando economist Hank Fishkind. Although the state will continue to be one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, the population jump will slow to 325,000 in 2008, an analysis of demographic data from Fishkind & Associates showed.