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Florida State University

(Encyclopedia) Florida State University, at Tallahassee; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1857. Present name was adopted in 1947. Special research facilities include those in nuclear science and…

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich is a composer whose Three Movements for Orchestra (Symphony No. 1) won a Pulitzer Prize in 1983 and boosted her to international recognition. Zwilich studied music at Florida…

November 2017 Current Events: US News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

Barry Jenkins

The second feature film from Barry Jenkins was Moonlight, a critical and box office success in 2016 that won a Golden Globe as the year's best drama and then the Oscar for best picture. Barry…

Jason ALTMIRE, Congress, PA (1968)

ALTMIRE Jason , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa., March 7, 1968; B.S., Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1990; M.H.S.A., George Washington…

Kathy CASTOR, Congress, FL (1966)

CASTOR Kathy , a Representative from Florida; born in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., August 20, 1966; B.A., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1988; J.D., Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.,…

F. Allen BOYD, Jr., Congress, FL (1945)

BOYD F. Allen, Jr. , a Representative from Florida; born in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Ga., June 6, 1945; graduated from Jefferson County High School, Monticello, Fla., 1963; B.S., Florida State…

Jenn Sterger

Florida State University student Jenn Sterger parlayed two seconds of national TV time into years of Internet fame and an on-camera job with the New York Jets. After Jenn Sterger and two friends…