GAINESVILLE, Fla. — This fall, researchers at University of Florida will begin investigating high-risk drinking behavior among first-year college students and health marketing prevention methods that influence this behavior, thanks to a $283,745-grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a July 27 story in the Atlanta Journal Constitution (circ. 382,421) about several pending initial public stock offerings.
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a July 27 Bloomberg News Service about growing interest among venture capitalists in nanotechnology.
Brent Scott’s research showing a connection between lack of sleep and job dissatisfaction was the subject of a July 27 story in the Washington Post (circ. 732,872) A similar story also ran in the Toronto (Canada) Globe and Mail The stories were the result of a news release.
A study by Dr. Larry Deeb, a pediatrics professor, showing that children who get obesity-related diabetes face a much higher risk of kidney failure and death by middle age than people who develop diabetes as adults was the subject of a July 27 Associated Press national wire story that ran in numerous papers around the […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Dr. Mark Gold, a distinguished professor and chief of addiction medicine with the McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida, received the 2006 DARE America Distinguished Service Award on Wednesday in Orlando at the organization’s 19th annual international conference.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new test studied at the University of Florida that could lead to better screening for the most common cause of infection in newborn babies.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Performance on the dance floor may not always show it, but people are rarely born with two left feet. We have genes that instruct our arms and legs to grow in the right places and point in the right directions. They also provide for the spaces between our fingers and toes and every other formative detail of our limbs.
Cynda Crawford, an immunologist, was quoted in a July 26 Chicago Tribune (circ. 613,509) story about the spread of dog flu.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Seniors who like to “spoil the grandchild” without interference from the parents have discovered that the safest bets are long trips to theme parks, historical sites and even on safaris, a new University of Florida study finds.