January 2003 Archive

UF Study: Jewish Presidential Candidate May Generate Some Opposition

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As many as one in 10 Florida voters feel angry at the idea of a Jewish presidential candidate, and this hostility could be repeated nationally with Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman running for the nation’s top position, a new University of Florida study shows.

Filed under Research on Monday, January 13, 2003.

UF study: black students give higher grades to black colleges

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Black students attending the nation’s historically black colleges and universities say they make greater strides in a broad range of academic and social areas than their counterparts at predominantly white institutions indicate they attain, a University of Florida study shows.

Filed under Research, Education, Race, Black on Thursday, January 9, 2003.

New Web site explains risks of smallpox and related vaccine

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — What do a lottery ticket and a smallpox vaccination have in common?
Before getting either one you need to understand the odds it will pay off, says University of Florida smallpox expert Dr. Parker Small Jr., a professor of pathology, immunology and laboratory medicine with UF’s College of Medicine.
Small and risk assessment specialist […]

Filed under Research, Health, Technology, Sciences on Wednesday, January 8, 2003.