October 2001 Archive

UF Engineer, students create glow-in-the-dark bicycle

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nighttime cyclists may soon have a dramatic safety improvement that’s sure to get glowing reviews: a bike that glows from stem to stern, wheels included.

Filed under Research, Engineering on Monday, October 15, 2001.

UF nurse researcher identifies search criteria for wandering Alzheimer’s patients

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Less than 4 percent of memory-impaired adults who wander away from home are able to return unassisted, according to a new University of Florida study.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Thursday, October 11, 2001.

UF Study suggests women learn less than men during college

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite closing the gender gap in higher education in recent years, women learn only two-thirds of what men do during college, according to a researcher at the University of Florida.

Filed under Research, Education, Gender on Wednesday, October 10, 2001.

UF survey: citrus land values decline as other farmland values increase

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With the exception of citrus groves, the value of farmland in Florida increased during the past year, according to a new University of Florida survey.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida on Tuesday, October 9, 2001.

UF sources available for stories on Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

The following sources at the University of Florida are available to speak to the news media today regarding the apparent terrorist attacks in Washington and New York City.

Filed under General on Tuesday, October 9, 2001.

Cane syrup makes a comeback, with help from UF

QUINCY, Fla. — Grab a biscuit: Homegrown cane syrup is making a comeback.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida on Friday, October 5, 2001.

New radiation therapy technique developed at UF now used in treating tumors in animals

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Through a unique partnership between University of Florida veterinarians and scientists based at the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of UF, small animals with tumors are now able to receive some of the world’s most advanced radiation planning and treatment in a procedure thought to be the first of its type available anywhere.

Filed under Research, Health, Veterinary on Thursday, October 4, 2001.

UF researchers laser mapping WTC, Pentagon sites

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — People who live and work in buildings surrounding the former site of the World Trade Center may feel safer once a unique project to precisely map the damage is completed, says a University of Florida researcher.

Filed under Research, Engineering on Wednesday, October 3, 2001.

UF study: black tourists report wide range of racial discrimination

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Leisure travel for college-educated African Americans is often tainted by the ordeal of racial discrimination as more than three out of four black tourists report biased treatment in sit-down restaurants, new University of Florida research finds.

Filed under Research, Florida, Black on Monday, October 1, 2001.