February 2003 Archive

UF Researchers: Migration Fuels Steady Growth To 2030 In Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida will continue to grow steadily but unevenly as the state’s current population swells nearly 8 million residents to 24.4 million by 2030, according to the latest projections from the University of Florida.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, February 11, 2003.

UF Researcher: Standard Surgery Is Best Treatment For Hyperparathyroidism

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida surgeon is calling for a return to a more traditional surgical treatment for a hormonal imbalance that causes a constellation of symptoms doctors have coined “moans, groans, stones and bones.”

Filed under Research on Monday, February 10, 2003.

Missouri law professor Robert Jerry named next UF law dean

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Missouri law Professor Robert Jerry has been named dean of the University of Florida’s Fredric G. Levin College of Law, effective July 1.

Filed under Appointments on Friday, February 7, 2003.

Built for battle, brain injury test may be health-care boon

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — U.S. soldiers fighting in today’s high-tech military force will be much more likely to survive traumatic brain injuries if University of Florida researchers succeed in developing a blood test to assess the severity of head wounds on the battlefield, U.S. Department of Defense officials say.

Filed under Health, Research on Thursday, February 6, 2003.

UF Researchers Developing Microbes And Plants To Detect Explosive Compounds In Soils

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To detect toxic explosive residues in the soil – including unexploded artillery shells and other weapons – University of Florida researchers are using genetic engineering to modify microbes and plants that can be used as “biosensors.”

Filed under Research on Thursday, February 6, 2003.

World Shark Attacks Sink For Second Year In Row, UF Research Shows

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A weak economy and excessive fishing may have taken a bite out of shark attacks, which declined in 2002 for the second straight year, a new University of Florida report shows.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, February 5, 2003.