GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To fight mad cow disease and other deadly animal illnesses, a new computerized animal identification system will allow state and federal officials to quickly track potential disease threats from farm to plate.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In Florida, where invasive plants account for as much as 31 percent of all plant species, state and federal officials are ratcheting up their fight against the melaleuca tree, one of the most significant threats to the stability of the Everglades ecosystem.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Butterflies may seem like the quietest of creatures, but a UF researcher has uncovered new evidence that many of the colorful insects actually spend much of their time "talking" to each other.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s Hispanic population will significantly outpace the state’s non-Hispanic white and black populations over the next 25 years, largely because of migration and high birth rates among this relatively young group of migrants, according to the latest projections from the University of Florida.
Life in Nicaragua has changed dramatically since I lived there 10 years ago. My most recent trip, in early July, triggered some thought as I wandered around on a hot and steamy Saturday and noticed the preparations for the 25th anniversary of Nicaragua’s signature event: the Sandinista revolution.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — By analyzing nearly a century of data, University of Florida researchers have been able to prove definitively that mercury levels in the Everglades have dropped dramatically during the last decade after reaching dangerously high levels in the early 1990s.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Congress is considering a wide-ranging international trade agreement allowing pharmaceutical companies to prevent the import of prescription drugs to the United States. The following University of Florida sources are available to comment on the agreement, which is expected to be approved within the next two weeks.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Like Radio Free Europe was to those behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War, black radio stations and disc jockeys often were as important as ministers and politicians in mobilizing support for the civil rights movement of the 1960s, says a University of Florida researcher.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One of ornithology’s oldest pursuits, the study of migration, is heading south.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Summer reading lists for University of Florida faculty members will have one title in common this year - one that UF President Bernie Machen has asked them to read as part of an effort to raise diversity awareness.