
Kerry Sheridan
Reporter and Host at WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL)
Reporter/host @WUSF. Bylines @NPR @AFP @washingtonpost @NatGeo. Author of Bagpipe Brothers. '02 grad @columbiajourn email: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
wusf.org | Kerry Sheridan
If any merger of higher education institutions takes place in Sarasota, the University of South Florida should take the lead due to its strong standing in both academics and finances. That's what some faculty and leaders at the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus said at a board meeting on Friday. USF alumni, faculty, staff and members of the community spoke about their strong ties to the area.
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2 weeks ago |
wusf.org | Kerry Sheridan
Before he became a popular voice on public radio and podcasts as the host of the social science and psychology show, "Hidden Brain," Shankar Vedantam was a newspaper reporter at The Washington Post, covering social science research.
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2 weeks ago |
wusf.org | Kerry Sheridan
Sarasota County may create a new department that focuses on stormwater, with the goal of addressing concerns about a repeat of last year’s floods from Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton. Sarasota already has a stormwater division. It's based inside Public Works, which also manages roadways. After months of hearing from people whose homes flooded, many of whom have been unable to return home, Commissioner Joe Neunder said it is time to do more.
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3 weeks ago |
wuwf.org | Kerry Sheridan
Top leaders at the University of South Florida said Tuesday they don't want to lose the Sarasota-Manatee campus and expressed relief that it did not happen during this year's legislative session, but stopped short of ruling out such a scenario in the future.
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3 weeks ago |
wusf.org | Kerry Sheridan
Top leaders at the University of South Florida said Tuesday they don’t want to lose the Sarasota-Manatee campus and expressed relief that it did not happen during this year’s legislative session, but stopped short of ruling out such a scenario in the future.
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RT @wusf: University of South Florida leaders quietly drafted a plan to hand over their Sarasota-Manatee campus to neighboring New College,…

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