August 2001 Archive

UF center’s 2nd annual rankings show public universities on the rise

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Although the nation’s best private universities still dominate, public universities increasingly beat their private counterparts at attracting federal research dollars over the past decade.

Filed under Research, Education on Monday, August 20, 2001.

UF researchers highlight role of second opinion for patients with prostate, bladder cancers

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—A new University of Florida study shows that seeking a second opinion after a diagnosis of prostate or bladder cancer can sometimes spell the difference between radical surgery or more conservative treatment — even watchful waiting. In rare instances, pathologists also disagree on whether cancer is even present, according to research published recently in the Journal of Urology.

Filed under Research, Health on Thursday, August 16, 2001.

Duke/UF researchers compare antirejection medicines in lung transplant patients

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—One of the latest drugs designed to keep the body’s immune system from attacking a life-saving organ transplant works no better than a 40-year-old mainstay in warding off short-lived bouts of rejection in lung transplant recipients, report researchers from Duke University and the University of Florida Shands Transplant Center.

Filed under Research, Health on Thursday, August 9, 2001.

UF-designed device cuts water runoff from vegetable farms

MYAKKA CITY, Fla. — When tree deaths began to exceed normal rates in Manatee County’s Flatford Swamp in 1998, environmentalists and Florida water managers suspected water runoff from nearby farms.

Filed under Research, Engineering, Florida on Tuesday, August 7, 2001.

UF researcher: beach mice face high probability of extinction

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The twin menaces of hurricanes and beachfront development appear poised to wipe out Florida’s most diminutive coastal native, the beach mouse, according to new research led by a University of Florida scientist.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida on Monday, August 6, 2001.

UF, FAMU work to make goat part of mainstream american diet

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Getting your goat will be as easy as picking up a loaf of bread on the way home, if Florida researchers have anything to do with it.

Filed under Research, Health, Environment, Florida on Thursday, August 2, 2001.

UF survey: florida consumer confidence steady but outlook uncertain

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence in Florida dipped slightly in August, reflecting a growing pessimism among consumers that could foreshadow a weak holiday shopping season, University of Florida economists said today.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida on Wednesday, August 1, 2001.