University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE — Friday is the 20th anniversary of the first execution in the United States since the death penalty’s reinstatement, and a University of Florida researcher’s new study shows 90 percent of the nation’s top criminologists say killing people to deter violent crime is an immense waste of time and money.

GAINESVILLE—”Out with the old and in with the new” may not be the best New Year’s resolution if you have a heart attack in 1997, caution researchers at the University of Florida and the Gainesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

GAINESVILLE — Followers of evolution and creation have been feuding for nearly a century, but the two schools of thought may have more in common than it seems, says a University of Florida history professor.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—It’s common knowledge that a healthy diet includes vegetables, but they and other ordinary foods can interact with common prescription drugs and cause decidedly unhealthy side effects, pharmacists warn.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—High turnover among long-term care nurses is creating a shortfall in their ranks, just as demand for them is entering a decade of rapid growth, University of Florida researchers report.
The trend’s fallout — overworked, irritable nurses more prone to poor clinical judgment — is equally bad news for their elderly patients and already [...]

GAINESVILLE — Black businesses can defy stereotypes and thrive in inner-city neighborhoods, even earning more money than their suburban counterparts, a new University of Florida study finds.