GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida College of Nursing Assistant Professor Linda Sigsby, M.S., R.N., C.N.O.R., recently received the 2005 Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses Journal writing award. The annual award is sponsored Medi-Flex Inc. and recognizes excellence in writing.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Meredeth Rowe, Ph.D., R.N., a University of Florida College of Nursing associate professor, has been named a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In an effort to reach the rapidly growing number of people using MP3 players such as Apple Computer’s popular iPod to access news and information, the University of Florida has begun offering podcasts on the university’s news Web site.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has been awarded $2.5 million for its role in the Data Intensive Science University Network, a multi-university computer grid that will provide support for advanced research activities worldwide.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence dropped three points to 93 in July, largely because fuel prices have inched up again, University of Florida economists report.
Law professor Christopher Slobogin was quoted in a July 26 St. Petersburg Times (circ. 442,348) story about a Hillsborough County sheriff’s office unit labeled as too aggressive.
Research by William Dawson, a professor of ophthalmology and physiology, into a genetic link between humans and rhesus monkeys that could lead to a blindness treatment was the subject of a July 26 story on the Indo-Asian News Service. The story was the result of a news release.
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Macular degeneration has become the number one cause of vision loss in older Americans, affecting millions of people with advanced or moderate form of the disease. But now University of Florida scientists have identified key factors that could help predict who’s most at-risk for a disease that once diagnosed, often can’t be reversed. Here’s eye […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in older adults, yet researchers are still in the dark about many of the factors that cause this incurable disease.
Lightning expert Martin Uman was quoted in a July 24 Associated Press national wire story about a Pittsburgh woman who was struck by lightning.