University of Florida News

Shark expert George Burgess was quoted in a June 22 Associated Press story about a new study of how great white sharks attack.

Law professor Sharon Rush was quoted in a June 22 Orlando Sentinel story about the legal arguments over whether Florida must recognize another state’s adoption laws if they permit gays and lesbians to adopt children.

Dr. N. Lawrence Edwards, a professor of medicine, was quoted in a June 12 New York Times story about the rising incidence of gout among Americans.

Law professor Katheryn Russell-Brown was interviewed June 8 by National Public Radio about the pattern of white people who falsely claim black men have victimized them.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Far from being insensitive to the plight of their prisoners, correctional officers overwhelmingly believe they must do everything possible to prevent sexual assaults behind bars, a new University of Florida study finds.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Museum of Natural History botanist and herbarium curator Norris Williams has won the Smithsonian Institution’s prestigious José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany for his 40-year career studying orchids.
The award is given annually to a botanist and scholar of international stature who has made significant contributions to the field of [...]

The saying goes “practice makes perfect” and University of Florida researchers are putting that to the test using virtual humans. Medical students are using this virtual patient to conduct a breast exam, one of the most difficult exams to teach and learn.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “What brings you in to see me today?”

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Asset Management has designed a new Web site for University of Florida staff and faculty to post unneeded or unwanted items. Supplies such as reams of paper, print toner, keyboards and monitors maybe be posted or found on the online supply swap site.
The new Web site allows users to manage office [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Winnipeg have developed the first detailed images of a primitive primate brain, unexpectedly revealing that cousins of our earliest ancestors relied on smell more than sight.