GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The federal Economic Development Administration has awarded the University of Florida an $8.2 million grant to help create the Florida Innovation Hub at UF, a facility officials describe as a “super incubator.”
The 45,000-square-foot facility, slated to be built on what is now a parking lot at Shands AGH, will nurture start-up companies [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A supercomputer named Novo-G described by its lead designer as likely the most powerful computer of its kind in the world became operational this week at the University of Florida.
Adolescence can prove stressful for both kids and parents. Now a University of Florida study suggests that letting adolescents know they matter could cut a lot of anxiety.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A newly discovered gene may be the key to producing fuel ethanol more efficiently from trees, and the University of Florida researchers who identified it have received a prestigious federal grant to investigate further.
The gene, which helps regulate wood growth and the composition of wood fiber, could also lead to improved tree [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To ensure that items owned by the libraries are available to patrons, the George A. Smathers Libraries will attempt to quickly replace each item lost by patrons with an exact copy, an updated edition of the title or a similar title. The libraries no longer refund replacement costs for items that are [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Congressman Cliff Stearns is sponsoring two upcoming home ownership workshops in Ocala and Gainesville. The sessions will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28 in the Klein Conference Center of the Ewers Century Center at the Central Florida Community College in Ocala, and from 4 to 8 p.m. [...]
Dr. David Guzick, senior vice president for health affairs and president of the UF & Shands Health System, was quoted in a July 15 St. Petersburg Times story about the awarding of $26 million from the National Institutes of Health to speed the transition from research to patient care. Stories about the grant appeared in [...]
Law professor Mark Fenster was quoted in a July 14 New York Times story about the persistent belief of some people that the moon landing in 1969 was faked.
Criminology professor Richard Hollinger was quoted in a July 11 International Business Times story about the continuing problem of employee theft in retail stores.
Psychologist Clive Wynne was quoted in a July 7 New Scientist story about research into how dogs sniff each other’s breath to determine sources of food.