April 2004 Archive

UF Researcher: “Veiled” Organizations Secretly Sway Ballot Measures

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Stealth or disguised political organizations with little public accountability are spending large sums of frequently untraceable money to influence the outcomes of referendum elections in many states, largely due to weak or loophole-ridden disclosure laws.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, April 14, 2004.

UF Researcher: Animals Think In Their Own Way, But Unlike Humans

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Does your dog know if you’ve had a bad day? Probably, but don’t expect your cat to catch on.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, April 13, 2004.

Committees hold the secret to campaign financing

If you’re keeping score of who’s filling up their campaign coffers the fastest this election season, you’d be wise not to focus your attention on the state parties or the candidates.

Filed under Op-Eds on Saturday, April 10, 2004.

Suburban coyotes on the rise, UF professor says

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — They’ve long been a symbol of the wild open spaces of the American West. Now coyotes are making themselves at home in Florida’s suburbs.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida on Friday, April 9, 2004.

UF Study: Barren Siberia, Of All Places, May Be Original Home To Animal Life

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Trilobites, the primitive shelled creatures considered by many to be among the first animals to appear in the fossil record, may have originated in a place known today largely for its barren lifelessness: Siberia.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, April 7, 2004.

UF Researchers Use Gel To Deliver Gene Therapy To Diaphragm Muscle

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have used a common gel to successfully deliver gene therapy to the diaphragm muscle of mice with inherited respiratory weaknesses, enabling them to breathe easier.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, April 6, 2004.

U.S. policies do not serve national interests

In the midst of the recent bombings in Spain, the turmoil in the Middle East, and the weak growth of American jobs, both George W. Bush and John Kerry are paying close attention to a “seemingly” minor issue: Cuba.

Filed under Op-Eds on Monday, April 5, 2004.

Barge vs. Bridge Experiments Set For Panhandle Waters; Aim To Increase Safety

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A tugboat captain guides a 150-foot, 800-ton barge up a bay and points it at a bridge with one goal in mind: to ram it.

Filed under Research on Monday, April 5, 2004.

UF Researchers Use Essential Oil As Earth-Friendly Pesticide

QUINCY, Fla. — Aromatherapy … for watermelons, tomatoes and strawberries?

Filed under Research on Thursday, April 1, 2004.