October 2004 Archive

"Strain Sensitive" Paint Highlights Flaws On Parts For Cars, Planes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new technique with the potential to significantly improve the design and manufacturing process for automobile parts may benefit consumers fed up with frequent recalls and repairs.

Filed under Research on Monday, October 18, 2004.

UF Researcher Unearths Reports Of Serial Murder By Children

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — They leave multiple clues at the scene of the crime. They are impulsive and less adept at hiding their weapons. And they confide in friends who just can’t keep a secret.

Filed under Research on Thursday, October 14, 2004.

UF Study: Brown-Nosing Works Better Than Boasting In Job Interviews

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sucking up or apple polishing are more likely to work in a job interview than boasting of one’s accomplishments, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, October 13, 2004.

UF Scientists Have Bionanotechnology Recipe To Find Elusive Bacteria

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida researchers has created tiny hybrid particles that can speedily root out even one isolated E. coli bacterium lurking in ground beef or provide a crucial early warning alarm for bacteria used as agents of bioterrorism and for early disease diagnosis.

Filed under Research on Monday, October 11, 2004.

UF Researchers Shine Light On New Explosives Detection Method

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida researchers has invented a way to rapidly detect traces of TNT or other hidden explosives simply by shining a light on any potentially contaminated object, from a speck of dust in the air to the surface of a suitcase.

Filed under Engineering, Florida, Research, Sciences on Thursday, October 7, 2004.

Amendment 2: Assault on right to vote

Amendment 2, a referendum on the November statewide ballot, is a misguided effort to ”reform” the state’s initiative process. The ballot measure, the brainchild of special interests in Tallahassee, is really an all-out assault on our rights as Floridians.

Filed under Op-Eds on Thursday, October 7, 2004.

Wachovia grant boosts UF-led school network

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Fourteen high-poverty elementary schools in Jacksonville, Miami-Dade County and Gainesville are forming a network and partnering with the University of Florida in a no-holds-barred effort to turn around their low student achievement and high teacher turnover.

Filed under Awards & Honors on Thursday, October 7, 2004.

UF Researchers Reveal Secret Lives Of Genes During Spinal Injury

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The body attempts to heal a damaged spinal cord in much the same way it repairs skin after simple cuts and scrapes, an insight that may lead to new treatments for the thousands of people paralyzed each year because of spinal cord injuries, say scientists at the University of Florida Health Science Center.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, October 5, 2004.

Women Misinterpret Health Benefits, Hazards Of Hormone Therapy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Menopausal women continue to overestimate the real risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy — and so do their doctors, University of Florida researchers report in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, October 5, 2004.

UF Study: Only Holders Of Brainy Jobs Get Paid For Emotional Toil

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Emotionally draining jobs bring few monetary rewards if the employment does not require great intellectual demands, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research on Monday, October 4, 2004.