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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is challenging students, faculty and staff to give up their cars and use alternative transportation on Oct. 17 with the hope it becomes a habit.
“The One Less Car Challenge is part of a larger campaign to help support the UF community in tough economic times, and to emphasize [...]

Epidemiologist Alexander Wagenaar was quoted in an Aug. 21 New York Times story about the reaction to the efforts by more than 100 university presidents nationwide to have the federal government consider lowering the legal drinking age.

With a new school year and a new football season about to kick off, UF President Bernie Machen and Gator Head Coach Urban Meyer headlined the annual Joint Civic Club Luncheon.

People living in rural America have higher rates of heart disease and obesity than those in urban areas, yet few weight-loss research trials have been conducted in rural settings.
A University of Florida research team plans to tackle the unique weight-loss challenges faced by rural residents in a new study called Rural Lifestyle Intervention Treatment Effectiveness [...]

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When Tropical Storm Fay came ashore in southwest Florida early Tuesday, University of Florida hurricane wind researchers were ready.
A team of UF civil engineering faculty members traveled to Marco Island — just north of Cape Romano, where Fay made landfall — and deployed four mobile wind-monitoring towers late Monday night. They gathered [...]

Brian Myers, an assistant professor of agricultural education and communication, is among 20 people recently recognized as “emerging leaders” by Phi Delta Kappa International, a professional association for educators.
The honorees are educators age 40 and younger and are chosen for their professional accomplishments. Podcasts featuring interviews with each of the 20 emerging leaders are available [...]