August 1999 Archive

UF Experts Help Escambia Farmers Diversify Into Aquaculture

PENSACOLA—Already a booming industry in the Mississippi River Delta, aquaculture is making a big splash in Escambia County, where farm-raised catfish production has more than tripled in the last two years.

Filed under Agriculture, Research on Friday, August 13, 1999.

Undergrad Research Gives Students A Leg Up In Careers, Graduate School

GAINESVILLE — As a member of a University of Florida design team at work on a project for a major phosphate mining company, Kungun Mathur spends at least 10 hours each week on calculations, technical drawings and meetings with company officials.

Filed under Education, Engineering, Florida, Research on Wednesday, August 11, 1999.

Industrial Disasters More Feared Than Natural Ones, UF Study Shows

GAINESVILLE — Radioactive leaks, chemical spills and other man-made industrial disasters strike terror into people more than natural calamities such as hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes, a new University of Florida study suggests.

Filed under Business, Environment, Florida, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, August 10, 1999.

Blocking The Binge: UF Researchers Explore Treatment For Uncontrolled Eating

GAINESVILLE—A medication for epilepsy holds promise of also helping people who suffer from binge eating, according to a University of Florida psychiatrist.

Filed under Health, Research on Monday, August 9, 1999.

Red Wine Can Help Maintain Immune System, UF Researcher Finds

GAINESVILLE—Unlike many other alcoholic beverages, red wine does not suppress the immune system, according to preliminary studies at the University of Florida.

Filed under Agriculture, Health, Research on Thursday, August 5, 1999.

New Coating Could Lead To Safer, More Convenient Asthma Drugs

GAINESVILLE — People who suffer from asthma won’t have to breathe into inhalers repeatedly throughout the day — or worry about harmful side effects of asthma drugs — if a University of Florida-developed coating proves as successful in humans as it has in rats.

Filed under Engineering, Health, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, August 3, 1999.

New Building Construction School To Be First Of UF’s “Green” Buildings

GAINESVILLE — The University of Florida’s new School of Building Construction will be the first of what may be many green buildings on campus — and that’s not referring to color.

Filed under Architecture, Environment, Research on Monday, August 2, 1999.