Former USF engineering dean Mike Kovac dies

By Kim Wilmath, Times Staff Writer Thursday, May 10, 2012 TAMPA — The man who helped develop the Interstate 4 high-tech corridor also designed roller coasters. He invented technology that's used in your cell phone camera. He set up telescopes for his children in the backyard and worked through household problems with a piece of graphing paper and mechanical pencil. Michael Kovac, his friends and ...

Around the World in 80 Plates Recap: David Rees on Sheepherding and Rural French Bullsh-t

Bonjour, Curtis. I watched this week’s episode of Around the World in 80 Plates with some friends who graduated from the Culinary Institute of America. They run a wine shop in my town ( I used to volunteer there ) and they know everything about flavors and haute cuisine — but I wasn’t exploiting them for their culinary knowledge; I was exploiting them because they own a television, which I do ...

Former USF engineering dean Mike Kovac dies at 70

The school's former engineering dean and I-4 tech corridor plan champion dies at 70.

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There was a lot of cheering -- and rightly so -- when researchers proved this week that a paralyzed person, with a small sensor the size of a baby aspirin implanted in the cortex of their brain, could cause a nearby robot to do a simple task.

'Roger Vivier: Process To Perfection': Bata Shoe Museum Exhibit Sheds Light On History Of The Stiletto (PHOTOS)

The question of who truly invented the stiletto has long been debated by fashionistas and historians alike: While some say Salvatore Ferragamo is the mastermind behind the iconic heel, others credit French designer Roger Vivier with refining the modern stiletto.

Philip Morris International, Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call

Philip Morris International Inc. (PM)May 09, 2012 9:00 am ET Executives Louis C. Camilleri - Executive Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerJerry E. Whitson - Corporate Secretary and Deputy General CounselJacek ...