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On College Campuses, A Surprise: Software Piracy In Decline

Published: February 28 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In a lesson for the music and movie industries, software makers appear to be winning the war against software piracy – at least among chronically offending college students, says a University of Florida researcher.

UF Engineering Professor Elected To National Academy

Published: February 21 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida engineering professor and expert in particle science and technology is the state’s only researcher elected to the National Academy of Engineering this year.

UF Develops Method To Grow Exotic Galia Muskmelons

Published: February 20 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Investors seeking the next big trend in produce might want to remember the name “Galia.”

UF Researcher: Nazis Treated Gays Worse Than Everyone Except Jews

Published: February 19 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gay men in Nazi Germany were treated worse than any group except the Jews, with castrations, torture, beatings and death common in Hitler’s concentration camps, says a University of Florida researcher.

UF Termite Expert: New Building Code Will Help Stop Pest

Published: February 15 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With termite damage at record levels, a University of Florida pest control expert says a new statewide building code will help stop the tiny home wreckers.

UF Researcher: Distant Space Travel Better Conducted As Family Affair

Published: February 14 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Forget Starship Troopers and steely-eyed astronauts – the right stuff for spaceship travel to faraway solar systems is more likely to be a family affair conducted by mom, dad, the kids, kinfolk, and generations to come, says a University of Florida anthropologist.

UF Expands Efforts To Help At-Risk High School Students

Published: February 13 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Alliance program, designed to give at-risk high school students a better chance of attending college and obtaining a baccalaureate degree, is expanding to two new schools in Orlando.

New Distance-Learning Course Aims To Help Foreign Veterinarians Prepare For Professional Licensure Exam

Published: February 12 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Latin American veterinarians who hope to practice in the United States are receiving help through a new distance-education course offered by the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in collaboration with Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale.

DNA Tests At UF Resolve Family Questions About Missing Daughter’s Fate

Published: February 11 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — DNA tests on female skeletal bones at a University of Florida laboratory have ended a Central Florida family’s traumatic 19-year search to find a loved one and launched them on a new mission to apprehend her killer.

University Of Florida And Procter & Gamble Team Up Against Skin Cancer

Published: February 11 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida and Procter & Gamble today announced they have joined forces to advance research on Photoprotective Iron Chelator Technology, which was developed by P&G and shows promise for preventing or reducing the harmful effects of the sun, particularly skin cancer.

UF Study: Pet Lovers More Likely To Lend A Hand To Humans In Crisis

Published: February 8 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Loving like an animal can actually bring out the finer, more altruistic side of your nature, a new University of Florida study suggests.

UF Researchers Regenerate Heart Tissue In Mice With Human Adult Stem Cells

Published: February 7 2002

GAINESVILLE — In a study that may eventually provide hope for millions suffering from disease-damaged hearts, University of Florida researchers have transformed adult bone marrow stem cells from humans into heart muscle cells that remained healthy and functioning in mice for more than two months.

UF Experts Help Southeastern Hunters Get Their Money's Worth From Wildlife Forages

MARIANNA, Fla. — If you plant it, they will come. Maybe.

'Cell Suicide' A Possible Culprit In Heart Disease, UF Study Finds

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists have known for years that the heart is one of the first organs to show the ravages of time. Now, two University of Florida researchers say they know why: cell suicide.

DNA Tests At UF Resolve Family Questions About Missing Daughter's Fate

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — DNA tests on female skeletal bones at a University of Florida laboratory have ended a Central Florida family's traumatic 19-year search to find a loved one and launched them on a new mission to apprehend her killer.

It's In The Math: More Tax Audits May Reduce Some Workers' Incentive

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Recent news that the Internal Revenue Service plans to randomly audit 50,000 extra returns this tax season may discourage cheaters, but it could also have some unintended consequences, say University of Florida economists.

‘Summer Of The Shark’ In 2001 More Hype Than Fact, New Numbers Show

Published: February 18 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite Time magazine labeling it the “Summer of the Shark” and the prevailing perception that 2001 was a banner year for shark attacks, actual numbers were slightly down, a new University of Florida study shows.

Experts Put Flowering Plants “On Trial” To Aid Consumers

Published: February 12 2002

BRADENTON, Fla. — If the flowering plants you bought for Valentine’s Day don’t live up to your expectations, maybe the “flower power” judges can help.

Feb. 26 - UF Survey: Confidence Falls As Consumers Are Shaken By Enron Scandal

Published: February 26 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jitters about the Enron scandal helped sink consumer confidence in February after a slow but steady recovery since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, University of Florida economists said Tuesday.

UF Develops New White Caladium Variety

Published: February 26 2002

BRADENTON, Fla. — A new kind of moonlight will soon brighten yards, but it comes from the University of Florida and it’s best seen during the day.