University of Florida News

The Harn Museum of Art was mentioned in a Nov. 25 New York Times (circ. 1.1 million) story about African art.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — At the heart of the promises of nanotechnology – the emerging science of making molecular machines – are carbon nanotubes. These are tiny cylinders with remarkable properties that could improve products ranging from house paint to microchips.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — John Klauder, a professor of physics and mathematics at the University of Florida, has been elected to the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, within the class of natural sciences. The society’s purpose is to promote and recognize excellence in scholarship.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gators across the globe are now a mouse click away from each other.

Carl Crandell, director of audiology in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was quoted in a Nov. 22 Chicago Tribune (circ. 613,509) about Auditory Processing Disorder.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Stem cells may cause some forms of bone cancer, University of Florida scientists report.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As airline travel peaks for the Thanksgiving holiday, a newly completed wind tunnel at the University of Florida may help reduce the noise of commercial airplanes as they fly over homes and neighborhoods.

The volume of airline travel each year peaks over the Thanksgiving holiday. Now University of Florida engineers are working to turn down the volume on just how noisy jetliners can be.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Twins, triplets and other multiples have a nearly 50 percent greater chance of being born with birth defects, and boys tend to be more at risk than girls, according to two population-based studies conducted at the University of Florida.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of November 21st.