University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE.—Athletes thrive on pushing themselves to limit, training to the mantra, “no pain, no gain.”

GAINESVILLE — Consumer confidence in the national economy in August is unfaltering, boosting Clinton’s chances of capturing Florida’s electoral votes in the upcoming presidential election, say University of Florida economists.

GAINESVILLE — New federal tobacco regulations are just the first strike in what figures to be a long legal and political battle, says a University of Florida law professor who thinks the Food and Drug Administration’s new rule could face trouble in federal court.

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s Hispanic population has broken the 2 million mark, and the youthful nature of the group bodes well for the state’s labor force, according to a University of Florida study that represents the first county-by-county breakdown of the state’s Hispanic population since the 1990 census.

GAINESVILLE — As Florida’s population grows, residents’ rights are increasingly clashing with the rights of those enjoying the state’s natural resources, a conflict exemplified by the fight over airboat use, said a University of Florida researcher and his professor.

GAINESVILLE—University of Florida researchers are making steady progress in solving one of nature’s most challenging genetic puzzles: finding the intricate bits of DNA that make some people susceptible to developing insulin-dependent diabetes.

GAINESVILLE — By using natural genetic “tags,” an international team of scientists has demonstrated that sea turtles migrate further than any other marine animal except seabirds.

GAINESVILLE—Shopping at the nursery for something pretty and unusual to add to your home’s landscaping?

GAINESVILLE — Humans have erased eons of evolution on remote Pacific islands, says a University of Florida researcher who follows in Charles Darwin’s footsteps on an upcoming television special.

GAINESVILLE — Like eager job seekers who present the right attitude, technique and dress for success, the homeless can go to great lengths to get what they need, says a University of Florida researcher.