February 1999 Archive

Hydroponic Vegetable Production Shooting Up

LIVE OAK — The Florida vegetable industry is moving under cover.

Filed under Agriculture, Florida, Research on Wednesday, February 10, 1999.

UF Astronomy Professor Wins Presidential Young Scientist Award

GAINESVILLE — For the third year in a row, a University of Florida researcher has won a prestigious presidential award for outstanding young scientists and will go to the White House to be recognized.

Filed under Awards & Honors, InsideUF (Campus) on Tuesday, February 9, 1999.

UF Researcher: New Techniques Help Reconstruct Ancient Diets

GAINESVILLE — Out of the mouths of long-dead animals come stories of vanished landscapes, ancient weather and the way the creatures lived and died.

Filed under Health, Natural History, Research on Friday, February 5, 1999.

UF Team Achieves Milestone In Design Of New Semiconductors

GAINESVILLE — A group of University of Florida engineers is the first to develop an important building block for a new breed of electronic switches likely to provide smooth, uninterrupted electricity in the coming era of utility deregulation.

Filed under Business, Engineering, Research, Technology on Friday, February 5, 1999.

UF Scientist Seeks Super Sea Oats

GAINESVILLE–Gulf Coast sea oats are genetically different from sea oats on the Atlantic Coast, a University of Florida researcher has found.

Filed under Agriculture, Environment, Florida, Research on Thursday, February 4, 1999.

From Pizzas To Roaches, Offbeat Inquiries Aimed At UF Statistic Workers

GAINESVILLE —Offbeat questions are nothing new when the folks at the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research pick up the phone.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Wednesday, February 3, 1999.