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Moffitt Doc Targets Cancer With Unique Radiation Therapy

By Theresa Woods Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Radionuclide Therapy being developed by Dr. Michael Tomblyn at Moffitt Cancer Center does less damage to healthy tissue and has fewer side effects. It works by acting like a heat-seeking missile, riding antibodies through the body to target specific proteins.  

Reuben & Hunter: Creative Duo Exude Energy, Ideas

By Megan Voeller Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Building community is at the center of most everything Reuben Pressman and Hunter Payne tackle in St. Petersburg and the rest of the Tampa Bay region. From Swings to the new "I'm Staying!'' campaign, the young professionals who have been buddies since high school aim high even as more traditional thinkers don't get everything they do.

A Taste Of Central Avenue, St. Petersburg

By Paul Wilborn Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Looking for the hippest, hottest foodie scene in Tampa Bay? Take a walk along Central Avenue anywhere from downtown St. Petersburg to I-275 and you'll soon find enough tantalizing tastes to scandalize the senses.

Intelladon: Tampa Bay Tech Firm Carves Out Niche in Flexible Learning

By Chris Kuhn Tuesday, January 24, 2012
How are companies around the globe bringing training and recruitment processes up to speed in a rapidly moving marketplace? They're leaning on Intelladon, a Tampa-based e-learning partner for guidance and customized technology.

Tampa Bay Hooping Connections Span The Globe

By Chris Kuhn Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Hooping, a 1950s rock-n-roll phenom, is fast becoming a popular activity for fitness and meditation, performance art and social connection, especially among 20-somethings looking for new ways to connect with each other.

Mote Marine: Science Binding Fish To Humans

By Janan Talafer Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Mote Marine scientists pursue innovative research and technology in their studies of the oceans and marine life. This small, but mighty independent, nonprofit laboratory and aquarium in Sarasota has a global presence and a big vision.

What's Working In Cities: Baldwin Park, Orlando

By Jan Hollingsworth Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Orlando's Baldwin Park neighborhood, carved from the carcass of an abandoned naval training station, serves as a model for  cities looking to combine tradition and innovation in the design of new urban communities.

USF Health Prepares To Open Medical Simulation Center, Downtown Tampa

By Janan Talafer Tuesday, January 10, 2012
When the University of South Florida opens its $38 million Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation in February, it will put Tampa on the map as the "go-to'' place for training using the latest high-tech robot patients that do everything but talk. The new downtown medical facility is designed as a state-of-the-art educational place for health care professionals to test their skills in scenarios that mimic real-life -- everything from surgery and trauma to childbirth.

Photo Slideshow: Duncan McClellan, St. Petersburg

By Julie Busch Branaman Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Duncan McClellan shares his glass studio in St. Petersburg with members of the public and a variety of charitable causes.

Tampa Bay Competes For Talent Dividend, $1M

By Tracy Certo Tuesday, January 03, 2012
The Tampa Bay region is competing with 57 other U.S. cities/regions, including Pittsburgh, Memphis, Cincinnati and Oklahoma City, for a $1 million prize that will recognize success in attaining college degrees through the Talent Dividend.

TGH Medical Records Make Epic Digital Conversion

By Curtis Ross Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The digital conversion of Tampa General Hospital's massive medical records gives patients and doctors much faster access to information used in care and treatment. The $128 million investment means some 900 monitoring and measuring devices are now integrated into a computerized system that allows medical personnel to quickly assess a patient's totality of care.

Enterprise Village: A New Economy For Kids, Largo

By Janan Talafer Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The highlight of the year for fifth-grade students in the Pinellas County School System is the day they spend at Enterprise Village. It's the culmination of a six-week curriculum in economics and free enterprise. The students take concepts they’ve learned in the classroom and apply it to a simulated business environment. It's a much-needed lesson in today’s economy.

Video: Not Your Average Speakers, Champions For Change

By Diane Egner Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Being an effective change leader requires a person to drive deliberate change within an organization or community. Watch and listen to four Tampa Bay area change leaders -- Tom McLain, Tim Dutton, Sean Davis and Stacie Blake -- talk about what it takes to make changes and what they envision for Florida.

Awesome Tampa Bay: Grow Food Buying Club

By Matt Spencer Tuesday, December 06, 2011
What's the Awesome Foundation? A Boston-born philanthropic grassroots organization dedicated to building community one awesome idea at a time. Chapters are popping up all over the world and Tampa Bay launched its very own this fall with the help of philanthropy extraordinaire T. Hampton Dohrman and a group of creative minded individuals. It's time to embrace our awesomeness, Tampa Bay.

Book Excerpt: Straightforward By Pam Iorio

By Pam Iorio Tuesday, December 06, 2011
"The leadership problem we face as a nation, in business, government and community requires an infusion of talent, of people committed to a mission larger than their own personal advancement or enrichment,'' writes former Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio in her book, "Straightforward: Ways to Live & Lead.'' Read an excerpt in 83 Degrees Media. 
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