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Minor in teaching offers license upon graduation

Many college students have one goal after graduation – to find a job. UM’s School of Education and Human Development is offering students a real advantage in today’s tough economy with the professional training option (PTO) minor. The Florida Department of Education developed the PTO, an 18-credit minor that gives non-education majors the opportunity to...

New study dubs freshman 15 a myth

The worry of most first-year students, the freshman 15, may soon be disproved with the help of Amanda Price, a third-year doctoral student in exercise physiology. “The Freshmen 15 is a myth,” Price said about the weight gain sometimes caused by stress during the first year of college. “Students actually gain 3-5 pounds, including those...