University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Children taking central nervous system stimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin do not face an increased risk of serious heart conditions during treatment, according to a new University of Florida study that confirms findings reported in 2011. Published in the British Medical Journal in August, the study contributes to a decade-long clinical and policy debate of treatment risks for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida’s public radio stations — Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM and WJUF-FM 90.1 — have completed the most successful listener membership campaign in the stations’ history.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — All tickets for the University of Florida’s Gator Growl 2012 on Nov. 9 will have assigned seats.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida will unveil its new Active Learning Studio during an open house celebration at 10 a.m. Friday in Matherly Hall, Room 120.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For years, bedbugs have been turning up in sometimes odd and random places, such as subways, movie theaters, dressing rooms and schools, but scientists believed that to flourish, the insects would need more frequent access to human blood meals.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Floridians’ consumer confidence remained near a post-recession high in October, according to a monthly University of Florida survey.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Invasive lionfish may never be eradicated from Florida’s coastal waters, but it’s possible to keep them under control – in specific, targeted areas and using plenty of manpower, a new University of Florida study shows.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sunday’s Swamp Symphony event on Flavet Field will include awards for the University of Florida’s Homecoming Education Celebration 2012.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will screen the 1966 classic “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” during its family-friendly, candy-free Halloween event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Marine biology professor George Burgess was quoted in an Oct. 13 Tampa Tribune article about a giant eye that washed up on Florida’s shore and the question of its origins.