July 2004 Archive

UF College Of Medicine Researchers Report Link Between Overeating, Obesity And Addiction

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — "Junk Food Junkie," that novelty song from the ’70s, may contain more medical truth than anyone imagined.

Filed under Research on Thursday, July 8, 2004.

UF Faculty One-Book Reading Project Will Highlight Diversity

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.

Filed under Research on Thursday, July 8, 2004.

U.S. Measures Strengthen Fidel

As a doctoral candidate researching Cuba, I just returned from a seven-week visit to the island. I witnessed firsthand the Cuban reaction to President Bush’s new provisions aimed at stemming the flow of hard currency reaching Cuba and hastening the end of Fidel Castro’s rule.

Filed under Op-Eds on Friday, July 2, 2004.

UF Study: Developed Shoreline May Attract, Not Deter, Water Birds

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Though widely perceived as "unnatural" harmful to wildlife, lakefront residential developments actually appear to be favored hangouts for many water birds, according to a University of Florida study.

Filed under Research on Thursday, July 1, 2004.