University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE — The 90s may be remembered for the resurgence of the states, not a federal government mired in politics or scandals, says a University of Florida researcher.

GAINESVILLE — Militia groups have the weapons, explosives — and a surprising degree of education — to back up their threats of increased violence as the new millennium approaches, says a University of Florida researcher who infiltrated the movement.

GAINESVILLE — Space dust in the earth’s atmosphere and changes in the planet’s orbit may have started the gradual extinction of dinosaurs and other life thousands of years before a massive asteroid collision dealt the final blow, according to research from the University of Florida and the Carnegie Institution of Washington.

GAINESVILLE—Citrus and berry growers can squeeze more value out of their crops using a new juice processing technique invented by a University of Florida researcher.

With 10 tropical storms — six of them hurricanes — predicted for the 1998 hurricane season that starts June 1, the University of Florida offers these experts for comment on hurricane-related stories:

GAINESVILLE — Shorefront development does not appear to influence how fast beaches recover naturally after hurricanes, an ongoing University of Florida study has found.

GAINESVILLE — A state-of-the-art laser mapping system could save the state millions of dollars in surveying expenses and dramatically accelerate Florida’s efforts to rebuild its beaches after major hurricanes, say two University of Florida professors.

GAINESVILLE—It’s a debate that pits nature vs. nurture, and one University of Florida researchers hope a new study will soon settle: Are cocaine-exposed infants more likely to flourish or founder if their natural mothers lose custody?

GAINESVILLE—In one of the first large, comprehensive studies to refute the long-held belief that cocaine-exposed babies often suffer major birth defects, University of Florida researchers found no consistent pattern of abnormalities in these children.