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Published: April 30 1996
GAINESVILLE –Rising gasoline prices and long-term interest rates may cause consumer confidence in Florida to dip slightly in May after leveling off in April, University of Florida economists reported today (4\30).
Published: April 30 1996
GAINESVILLE — As college graduates across America collect their diplomas, chances are they are not optimistic about their job prospects, says a new study appearing in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Published: April 26 1996
GAINESVILLE—Learning something new about something old explains part of archaeology’s lure to legions of amateurs who follow their passion despite bug bites, bad food and nonexistent plumbing, says a University of Florida anthropologist.
Published: April 25 1996
GAINESVILLE—The petunias in University of Florida researcher David Clark’s greenhouse are the Energizer bunnies of flowers — they keeping blooming and blooming and blooming.
Published: April 25 1996
GAINESVILLE—In two new nationwide studies, an oral insulin capsule will be tested for the first time in hundreds of people in an attempt to prevent or stall the onset of insulin-dependent diabetes.
Published: April 24 1996
GAINESVILLE — When adult children and their elder parents live together, both groups tend to be relatively happy and satisfied with the arrangement, says a new University of Florida study.
Published: April 23 1996
GAINESVILLE — If you can read these words, chances are you don’t think a law making English the official U.S. language will change your life.
Published: April 22 1996
GAINESVILLE—Florida’s state park campgrounds don’t leave the light on for pets, but a UF survey may help officials decide if these unique members of the family should become overnight guests at campsites across the state.
Published: April 19 1996
GAINESVILLE—African-American teachers may be an endangered species by the year 2000, although the majority of the students will be minorities, said a University of Florida researcher.
Published: April 17 1996
GAINESVILLE — Richard Matasar, dean of Chicago-Kent College of Law, will be the next dean of the University of Florida College of Law, UF President John Lombardi announced Wednesday.
Published: April 12 1996
GAINESVILLE—Satellite radar imagery is giving scientists a first-ever look at ancient cultures, some buried beneath dense jungle or tons of sand.
Published: April 11 1996
GAINESVILLE—Cypress mulch, commonly considered the “Cadillac” of mulches, is widely used in professional landscaping plans and the yards of Florida homeowners. But at what price?
Published: April 9 1996
GAINESVILLE—A University of Florida entomologist has reassuring words for Central Florida homeowners who see a caterpillar carpet when they look out at their yards: The fuzzy visitors will be gone in a few more weeks.
Published: April 5 1996
BRADENTON—It’s been a rough year for Florida-grown Easter lilies. Unseasonably cold weather earlier this year will cause some plants grown outside the warmth of a greenhouse — about 30 percent of the state’s crop — to bloom well after the April 7 holiday.
Published: April 4 1996
GAINESVILLE—Popular “get tough” measures fail in dealing with juvenile crime, suggests a University of Florida study, which finds that youths tried as adults commit new crimes at higher rates than their counterparts who stay in juvenile courts.
Published: April 1 1996
GAINESVILLE—There are few places left in society where people can go to escape the onslaught of advertising, but according to a University of Florida English professor, the public almost enjoys being courted by commercialism.
Published: April 18 1996
GAINESVILLE — More than a quarter century after the first Earth Day, record numbers of Americans call themselves environmentalists, but few put their beliefs into action, says a University of Florida researcher.