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Seminoles season sliding fast as defense crumbles

A 500-yard offensive outburst wasn't enough to take any pressure off of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden.

Court: NCAA must release records in cheating case

The NCAA must release documents on Florida State University's appeal of an academic cheating penalty because they are public records, a state appellate court ruled Thursday.

Judge: NCAA records on Fla. St. cheating public

A top official at the NCAA said a court ruling Thursday that documents dealing with cheating at Florida State are public records sets a precedent that will "rip the heart out of the NCAA" and its efforts to ensure competition is fair and equal.

Judge refuses to dismiss media suit against NCAA

A judge has rejected the NCAA's motion to dismiss a media lawsuit seeking access to documents on academic cheating at Florida State University.

NCAA says it doesn't have to reveal FSU documents

The NCAA on Monday said it cannot be forced to release documents in Florida State University's appeal of academic cheating penalties because the papers are not covered by the state's public records law.

Researchers study 'personality traits' of cars

The butterfly decals on the front bumper, flowers in the dashboard vase and lime-green paint job only confirmed Dennis Slice's perception of a Volkswagen Beetle parked in a lot at Florida State University.

NCAA intends to take away Florida State victories

The NCAA infractions committee intends to uphold sanctions against Florida State that would take away wins in 10 sports, including as many as 14 by football coach Bobby Bowden.

Bowden calls Florida St. penalties 'too stiff'

Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden believes the NCAA sanctions calling for the school to give up wins in 10 different sports are too harsh.

2 Florida State players arrested in campus fight

Two Florida State freshman wide receivers have been arrested on misdemeanor battery charges stemming from a fight in the student union two weeks ago.

Study: 2 of 5 Bosses Don't Keep Word

For most people, it's back to work Tuesday after a holiday weekend with family and friends. And for many, a new study shows, it will be under a bad boss. Nearly two of five bosses don't keep their word and more than a fourth bad mouth those they supervise to co-workers, the Florida State University study shows.

FSU Launches Seminole History Class

Florida State University student Daniel Lee learned in fourth grade most of what he knew about the Seminole Indians, namesakes of his school's athletic teams. It wasn't much.

Photos Taken of 'Living Fossil' in Laos

The first pictures showing a live specimen of a rodent species once thought to have been extinct for 11 million years have been taken by a retired Florida State University professor and a Thai wildlife biologist.

Scientist: Jesus May Have Walked on Ice

Jesus walked on water, according to the Bible, but a Florida State University professor says he may have actually walked on a hard-to-see patch of ice.

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Photo Gallery: Microscopic Photographic Art
Source: The New York Times

Since 1975, Nikon has been awarding annual prizes to scientists and enthusiasts who take pictures through a microscope. Popularly known as a maker of professional and consumer cameras, the company is also a major manufacturer of biological and industrial microscopes.

Florida State turns off professors' phones to save cash
Source: USA Today

If a Florida State University student needs to reach his English professor, he better have the teacher's cellphone number.

'Brain drain' taking toll at Florida State
Source: tallahassee.com

On April 13, the same day Florida State administrators released a proposal with 21 departments targeted for elimination in the wake of drastic reductions in state funding, assistant oceanography professor Louis St. Laurent received a letter with an offer for a new job.

Future planes, cars may be made of `buckypaper'
Source: Yahoo! Finance

It's called "buckypaper" and looks a lot like ordinary carbon paper, but don't be fooled by the cute name or flimsy appearance. It could revolutionize the way everything from airplanes to TVs are made.

FSU study says climate change will affect Florida coast, economy
Source: fsu.edu

A just-released Florida State University report finds that climate change will cause significant impacts on Florida's coastlines and economy due to increased sea level rise.

FL State Senator Haridopolos a Controversial Hire @ University of Florida
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

State Sen. Mike Haridopolos, responding to his controversial hiring at the University of Florida, said last week that he was working toward a Ph.D. in history at the University of Arkansas. UF said the same in a news release announcing his $75,000-a-year job as a lecturer.

Computer Memory May Leap With Solution To Chemical Mystery
Source: Science Daily

A Florida State University researcher has helped solve a scientific mystery that stumped chemists for nearly seven decades. In so doing, his team's findings may lead to the development of more-powerful computer memories and lasers.

Nuclear reactor aids mild climate
Source: dailyexpress.co.uk

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, an undersea mountain range that crosses the centre of the Atlantic, is one of the most turbulent places on Earth.

Report: In America, Fat is the New 'Normal'
Source: FOXNews.com

America's collectively growing waistline has made it more "socially acceptable" for people, especially women, to carry a few extra pounds, a new report says.

Bonding Over a Mascot
Source: The New York Times

Unlike many universities with Indian mascots, the Seminole family and Florida State University work in harmony.

Stirrings of Sea Creatures Affect Global Climate
Source: Live Science

They are the very lowest rung of the marine food chain, but microscopic plants in the world''s oceans generate five times more power than is consumed by all the humans in the world, according to a new study. (via Divester)

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