2000 Archive

UF Names Director For Government Relations

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida today announced the appointment of Marion Hoffmann as director for government relations. Hoffmann will be responsible for leading and coordinating the efforts of the university’s lobbying team and will report directly to President Charles Young and Provost David Colburn.

Filed under Appointments, InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, December 1, 2000.

For Rice, Warmer Earth Brings Uncertain Future, UF Research Shows

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Temperature increases anticipated as part of global warming appear to significantly reduce rice yields, a finding that has worrisome implications for the third of the world’s population that relies on rice as a primary staple.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research on Thursday, November 30, 2000.

UF Professor: Santa May Arrive By Boat Or At The Cape In Sunshine State

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Newcomers to the Sunshine State may pine for the snow and mistletoe of a northern Christmas, but Florida’s warm weather version is probably closer to the original holiday in Bethlehem, says a University of Florida professor.

Filed under Florida, Research on Wednesday, November 29, 2000.

UF Survey: Consumer Confidence Steady Despite Election Uncertainty

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite the contested presidential election and intense volatility in the stock market, consumer confidence in Florida remained steady in November, boding well for holiday sales, University of Florida economists said today.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Wednesday, November 29, 2000.

Sweet Smell Of Success: New UF System Helps Dairy Farms Reduce Odors

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With hundreds or thousands of cows eating, drinking and, well, doing what cows do naturally, dairy farms have earned a reputation for bad odors.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research on Wednesday, November 22, 2000.

UF To Become Partner With Spanish Govt. In World’s Largest Telescope

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thanks in part to its track record in building instruments for advanced telescopes, the University of Florida will become a partner in what will be the world’s largest telescope, a $93 million behemoth under construction in Spain’s Canary Islands.

Filed under Astronomy, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, November 21, 2000.

UF Researcher: Antioxidants Play A Role In Deadly Malnutrition Disease

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mainstream America has been bombarded in recent years with advertisements touting the health benefits of antioxidants such as vitamin E and beta carotene. But a new study from the University of Florida and Washington University in St. Louis suggests that they may be far more important to children in other parts of the world who have a severe form of malnutrition called kwashiorkor.

Filed under Health, Research on Tuesday, November 21, 2000.

UF Research: Does Make Up For Losses Of Hunted Bucks

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As fall hunting season opens in Florida and other states, a University of Florida professor says America’s native white-tailed deer have some unique ways to compensate for hunting.

Filed under Research on Thursday, November 16, 2000.

UF Scientists Discover Novel Mechanism Underlying Bone Destruction

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have discovered a new way bone-destroying cells function in the body that could pave the way for the development of new drugs to treat osteoporosis as well as some of the most deadly forms of cancer.

Filed under Health, Research on Wednesday, November 15, 2000.

National Medal Of Science Goes To UF Mathematics Professor

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida mathematician who once crafted a 253-page proof that occupied an entire academic journal issue has received what is arguably the nation’s most prestigious awards for science and engineering research.

Filed under Awards & Honors, InsideUF (Campus) on Monday, November 13, 2000.