University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An investigation by a major scientific group headed by a University of Florida professor has advanced understanding of the early evolution of the universe.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As many as one in five alcohol-consuming customers in bars is underage, and underage patrons tend to stay later at night, according to a new University of Florida study.

For the first time since World War II, more people are leaving Florida than moving into the Sunshine State, but that exodus may not last long. Here’s UF researcher David Denslow.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s economic slump has pulled down the state’s population, which declined for the first time since military personnel left the state after the end of World War II, according to the latest preliminary population estimates from the University of Florida.

Thousands of bats left homeless when the internal structure of the University of Florida Bat House collapsed over the weekend may be seeking new homes over a 10-mile radius, UF officials said.
The roosting fins inside the bottom of the structure on Museum Road across from Lake Alice collapsed Sunday, said Ken Glover, UF’s coordinator for [...]

GAINESVILLE — A multicenter team of childhood cancer researchers has discovered two genetic variations linked to an increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, the most common childhood cancer in the United States.

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Updated 8/17/09
University of Florida officials are monitoring Tropical Depression Ana.
Forecasters currently expect the storm to have little effect on the Gainesville area and plans currently call for UF work activities to remain on a normal summer-break schedule. Should the storm’s predicted track change or should forecast conditions for the Gainesville area [...]

Veterinarian Kristin Kirkby was quoted in an Aug. 10 Associated Press story about the use of stem cell treatments to treat animals.

Law professor William Page was quoted in an Aug. 9 Orlando Sentinel story about how litigation might test the powers of the NCAA and the NFL.

Psychology professor Clive Wynne was quoted in an Aug. 8 Boston Globe story about research into why dogs bark and what it might mean.