University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE — AIDS has joined traffic accidents as an occupational hazard for the nation’s long-haul truckers, a new University of Florida study finds.

GAINESVILLE — As a professor of geology and longtime director of the University of Florida’s seismic network, Doug Smith takes his share of calls about mysterious tremors that rattle someone’s windowpanes or set the neighborhood dogs barking.
In just about all the cases, Smith tracks the cause to something other than what callers usually swear was [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—A rare species of St. John’s Wort found only in four counties of Central Florida is disappearing, and University of Florida researchers are studying the plant’s genetics and local environmental conditions in hopes of conserving it and other endangered plants.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To address the nation’s critical need for skilled workers, University of Florida researchers have developed plans for a construction academy that will reduce traditional training time by at least 50 percent.

GAINESVILLE — Formal crossing-guard training makes walking to and from school safer for children by instilling competence and dedication in guards and their trainers, according to a new University of Florida study.