Many people rely on over-the-counter medicines like ibuprofen and naproxen for pain relief. But now a new University of Florida study warns these pain relievers and others that are similar can prove harmful for older adults with heart disease who overuse them.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A fire Tuesday afternoon destroyed the Austin Cary Conference Building.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It sounds like a pest control technician’s dream come true—eradicating hard-to-reach underground termite colonies by introducing small quantities of a pathogen or parasite, a practice called biological control.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Leading drug dependence and infectious disease epidemiologist William W. Latimer has been named chairman of the department of clinical and health psychology at the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the University of Florida will host a panel discussion on entrepreneurship July 25, featuring notable speakers such as Alex Sink, last year’s Democratic candidate for governor.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After nearly five months full of prize giveaways, email reminders and data analyses, the 2011 edition of the Student Experience in Research Universities, or SERU, survey, has officially closed with the University of Florida posting the highest response rate of the nine universities that participated.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will conduct a test of its UFAlert emergency notification system between 12:15 and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries have joined the HathiTrust Digital Library, a partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure that the cultural record is preserved and accessible long into the future.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s School of Theatre and Dance will perform “An Evening of Improv” today through Saturday.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The decline of large predators and other “apex consumers” at the top of the food chain caused by humans has disrupted ecosystems all over the planet, according to a review of recent findings conducted by an international team of scientists, including a University of Florida professor.