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Not Your Average Speakers talk 'Big and bigger: How to grow your startup from here'

Diane Egner Friday, January 30, 2015

How to grow your startup? Your connections? Your community? Join 83 Degrees Media as we talk solutions with a panel of experts at the next edition of 'Not Your Average Speakers' on February 5th in downtown St. Petersburg.

Q&A: Bill Jackson, 2015 entrepreneurship educator of the year

Megan Hendricks Tuesday, January 27, 2015

A professor at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg is named the nation’s top Entrepreneurship Educator at a conference in Tampa. The winner, Bill Jackson, shares his insights on entrepreneurship with 83 Degrees Media.

Hannah Edmonds (left) and Lauren Wonick-Cook work on designing a pen.

Tampa Bay area grows next generation of STEM experts

Marianne Hayes Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Schools and colleges around the Tampa Bay region are busy grooming tomorrow's leaders in science, technology, engineering and math. We take a closer look at three local educational programs focused on engineering studies and research.

Mark Sharpe speaks at the Tampa Innovation Alliance launch.

Tampa Innovation Alliance: Creating plans, partnerships and sense of place

Justine Benstead Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Investing in neighborhoods and creating safer streets are as important as attracting talent and conducting research under the goals set forth for the new Tampa Innovation Alliance, which will focus on creating transformational change around the University of South Florida Tampa campus.

UT student entrepreneurs compete for global prize recognizing solutions to social issues

Justine Benstead Tuesday, December 09, 2014

University of Tampa students win the regional competition to compete in 2015 for the $1M Hult Prize, a global recognition for innovative solutions to traditional problems facing urban slums around the world. Bamboo, the students say, is key.

Phuong Cotey and Virginia Barnett are founders of Gr8Code.

Gr8Code fills skills gap by teaching computer programming, coding to children, adults

Jared Leone Tuesday, December 02, 2014

A $5.4 million investment by venture capitalists supports the teaching of programming and coding skills by startup Gr8Code, another sign of strength in the Tampa Bay area’s growing tech community.

Advluence team. - Photo by Julie Branaman

UT grads grow startup into 'Advluence' ad agency

Justine Benstead Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Passion drives the team behind Advluence, a startup created by a University of Tampa grad intent on growing his business into one that competes on the national stage while helping local companies carve out their share of the market.

Dr. Eugenie Clark in her office at Mote Marine Laboratory. - Julie Branaman

BLUE Ocean Legacy Award goes to Sarasota's famous Shark Lady

Jessi Smith Tuesday, October 28, 2014

When the BLUE Ocean Film Festival and Conservation Summit looks for living legends to honor with its prestigious Legacy Awards, Dr. Eugenie Clark of Sarasota quickly surfaces as one of the winners for a lifetime spent bridging Gulfs in international marine research.

The St Petersburg Waterfront is the new location for the 2014 BLUE Ocean Film Festival.

St. Pete ramps up to host BLUE Ocean Film Festival, Conservation Summit

Kenneth Knight Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Major celebrities, scientific experts and global scholars will mingle with Tampa Bay area residents and film lovers as BLUE Ocean Film Festival and Conservation Summit arrives in Florida during the first week in November.

Andrea Assaf is the founding Artistic Director of Art2Action Inc. - Julie Branaman

USF Engages Arts, Humor To Bridge Differences Among People

Kendra Langlie Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Negin Farsad, a nationally acclaimed comedian and co-producer of “The Muslims are Coming!,’’ visits Tampa to kick off a two-year collaborative program at USF that aims to promote dialogue and understanding of the Arab and Muslim cultures and identities through the arts.

A Game For Life: Amputees Learn Movement Through Virtual Reality

Justine Benstead Tuesday, August 19, 2014

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of South Florida in Tampa uses innovative technology to treat survivors of accidents, disease and war with a new, more effective form of physical therapy assessment and rehabilitation.

Foggy On Details? USF Researchers Patent Formula To Enhance Brainpower

Jan Hollingsworth Tuesday, May 20, 2014

A nutritional supplement developed at the University of South Florida that combines the mind-building strengths of blueberries, green tea and more is finding scientific confirmation and a place on supermarket shelves across the nation.

Nick Price is founder of City Sleekers. - Julie Branaman

Students In USFSP Entrepreneurship Program Launch Creative Startups

Janan Talafer Tuesday, May 20, 2014

City Sleekers and NeverWander, two Pinellas County startups created by students at USFSP, represent the growing trend of young professionals who aren't counting on a Fortune 500 company to secure the perfect job. Instead, they're dreaming up the next great idea and creating their own businesses.

3 Things Tampa Bay Needs To Help Startups Thrive

Justine Benstead Thursday, May 15, 2014

Retaining talent, attracting investment capital and engaging entrepreneurs in the greater community are key to nurturing the Tampa Bay region's growing startup culture, say a diverse panel of thought leaders, entrepreneurs and educators during 83 Degrees Media's latest "Not Your Average Speakers'' event.

USF Students Aim To Tell Muslim History In TV Pilot

Justine Benstead Tuesday, April 29, 2014

The Salahadin Project, an enormously successful Kickstarter campaign, will allow University of South Florida students to explore Muslim history in a pilot TV episode with an $84,000 budget.

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