February 2002 Archive

UF Expands Efforts To Help At-Risk High School Students

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Alliance program, designed to give at-risk high school students a better chance of attending college and obtaining a baccalaureate degree, is expanding to two new schools in Orlando.

Filed under Black, Education, Race, Research on Wednesday, February 13, 2002.

Experts Put Flowering Plants “On Trial” To Aid Consumers

BRADENTON, Fla. — If the flowering plants you bought for Valentine’s Day don’t live up to your expectations, maybe the “flower power” judges can help.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, February 12, 2002.

New Distance-Learning Course Aims To Help Foreign Veterinarians Prepare For Professional Licensure Exam

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Latin American veterinarians who hope to practice in the United States are receiving help through a new distance-education course offered by the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in collaboration with Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale.

Filed under Health, Research, Veterinary on Tuesday, February 12, 2002.

University Of Florida And Procter & Gamble Team Up Against Skin Cancer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida and Procter & Gamble today announced they have joined forces to advance research on Photoprotective Iron Chelator Technology, which was developed by P&G and shows promise for preventing or reducing the harmful effects of the sun, particularly skin cancer.

Filed under Research on Monday, February 11, 2002.

DNA Tests At UF Resolve Family Questions About Missing Daughter’s Fate

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — DNA tests on female skeletal bones at a University of Florida laboratory have ended a Central Florida family’s traumatic 19-year search to find a loved one and launched them on a new mission to apprehend her killer.

Filed under Research, Sciences on Monday, February 11, 2002.

UF Study: Pet Lovers More Likely To Lend A Hand To Humans In Crisis

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Loving like an animal can actually bring out the finer, more altruistic side of your nature, a new University of Florida study suggests.

Filed under Research on Friday, February 8, 2002.

UF Researchers Regenerate Heart Tissue In Mice With Human Adult Stem Cells

GAINESVILLE — In a study that may eventually provide hope for millions suffering from disease-damaged hearts, University of Florida researchers have transformed adult bone marrow stem cells from humans into heart muscle cells that remained healthy and functioning in mice for more than two months.

Filed under Research on Thursday, February 7, 2002.

UF Experts Help Southeastern Hunters Get Their Money’s Worth From Wildlife Forages

MARIANNA, Fla. — If you plant it, they will come. Maybe.

Filed under Environment, Research on Wednesday, February 6, 2002.

It’s In The Math: More Tax Audits May Reduce Some Workers’ Incentive

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Recent news that the Internal Revenue Service plans to randomly audit 50,000 extra returns this tax season may discourage cheaters, but it could also have some unintended consequences, say University of Florida economists.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, February 5, 2002.