University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE — Joining forces with IBM and several other companies, researchers at the University of Florida are attempting to give hundreds of thousands of American manufacturers a leg up on foreign competitors.

GAINESVILLE—Just when you thought you’d heard enough about DNA testing from the so-called “Trial of the Century,” University of Florida researchers are using the same science to police polluters.

GAINESVILLE — Florida consumers regained some confidence in the economy in June, but job worries and stagnant wages stand to curb their enthusiasm, say University of Florida economists.

GAINESVILLE —Ocean cooling in another part of the world may help explain sudden storms that flood Florida rivers and streams during summer, says a University of Florida researcher.

GAINESVILLE — Scientists hope two groups of rats being launched into space Thursday (6/20) on the shuttle Columbia will shed light on a unique 20th century phenomenon — bone loss in astronauts.

Physicians have long known that performing aerobic exercise helps patients with transplanted hearts pump blood better.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida commodities expert says he’s optimistic the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will give relief to the nation’s vegetable growers, hit hard the past two years by surging imports of tomatoes and peppers from Mexico.

GAINESVILLE—In a move physicians say will save thousands of lives each year, the Food and Drug Administration has proposed sanctioning the use of aspirin to reduce the risk of death from the nation’s No. 1 killer — heart attack.

GAINESVILLE — Developing nations, where drinking the water or even swimming in the ocean can be dangerous, may find a low-cost solution to their environmental woes by using wetlands for wastewater treatment, says a University of Florida scientist who is building such a system in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Most Florida residents think the nation should invest more money in medical research, and many are even willing to pay more for it themselves, according to a statewide survey.