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Solar Farm Grows on Florida Campus

ABC News On Campus reporter Alex Pena blogs: Construction has begun on Florida Gulf Coast University's solar farm. Solar panels are going up on the campus of Florida's Gulf Cost University. The solar panels that will line 16 acres of...

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September 8, 2009 in environment, Science | Permalink | User Comments (1)

University of Florida Widens Smoking Ban

ABC News On Campus reporter Andrea Alarcon blogs: To make Gator Nation healthier, the University of Florida plans to ban the use of all tobacco products on its main campus beginning in July 2010, joining about 140 smoke-free campuses across...

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August 10, 2009 in Science | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Summer Threat ‘Five Times Hotter Than the Sun’

(Associated Press) ABC News on Campus reporter Kristin Giannas blogs: July may be the time for lemonade, fireworks and fun in the sun, but weather watchers warn of a less positive distinction: “July typically is the month with the greatest...

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July 17, 2009 in Science | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Making Sure the Bedbugs Don't Bite

(Associated Press) ABC News On Campus reporter Heather Riggs blogs: University of Florida researchers say they have a developed a solution to the creepy crawly, blood-sucking insects that live in beds and furniture everywhere. Phil Koehler, an urban entomologist and...

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July 13, 2009 in Science | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Giving Mold the Cold Shoulder

ABC News On Campus reporter Chris Badders blogs: With the average daily summer temperatures hovering in the 90s, students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are getting a healthy blast of air conditioning in each classroom. It’s...

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July 10, 2009 in Science | Permalink | User Comments (0)