GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have learned how to selectively shut down a flyweight-sized genetic molecule that packs a heavyweight punch, a discovery that may help doctors better understand cancer, birth defects and other health problems.
Retired U.S. Sen. Bob Graham’s plans to open two public policy centers at UF and the University of Miami was the subject of July 19 stories in the Orlando Sentinel (circ. 391,145) and the Associated Press. The stories were the result of a media advisory.
UF’s bat house was the subject of a July 19 story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel (circ. 375,145). The story was the result of a News & Public Affairs recommendation.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Improvisation and impersonation will meet on stage when Wayne Brady appears at the 80th Annual University of Florida Gator Growl “Revenge of the Swamp” on Friday, Oct. 7, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ray Moseley sees the trouble with advance health-care directives every time he speaks to a group of senior citizens: Several in the crowd always know someone who had a living will but whose end-of-life decisions were not honored anyway.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will host the temporary exhibition “In Search of Giant Squid” from Sept. 24 to Jan. 2, 2006.
Law professor Mike Seigel was quoted in a July 18 Tampa Tribune (circ. 313,693) story about an investigation of financial problems with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Martin Uman, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was quoted in a July 18 Miami Herald (circ. 444,119) story about lightning detectors. The quote was the result of a News & Public Affairs referral.
Law professor Michael Allan Wolf was quoted in a July 18 St. Petersburg Times (circ. 442,348) story about a Daytona Beach eminent domain case. See related Op-ed.
Retired U.S. Sen. Bob Graham will hold an open forum with faculty, staff, students and media to discuss the new Bob Graham Center for Public Service at UF.