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Published: July 31 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nearly 6 percent of morbidly obese children and adults have a genetic defect that keeps them feeling like their stomach is running on empty, no matter how much they have eaten.
Published: July 27 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For two decades, the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) has laid the cutting-edge tools of genetics and molecular biology at the fingertips of University of Florida researchers. This summer, it advances that mission as ICBR expands into new state-of-the-art facilities under the guidance of a new director. That is, just as soon as the new director gets back from Mars — or, at least as close to Mars as you can find on Earth.
Published: July 27 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — This fall, researchers at University of Florida will begin investigating high-risk drinking behavior among first-year college students and health marketing prevention methods that influence this behavior, thanks to a $283,745-grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Published: July 27 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new way of delivering corrective genes with a single injection into a vein holds promise for long-lasting treatments of hereditary diseases of the heart, University of Florida researchers report.
Published: July 27 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists have pioneered a new approach to detecting cancer cells, one that could eventually allow doctors to discover many malignancies earlier than currently possible.
Published: July 26 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new test studied at the University of Florida that could lead to better screening for the most common cause of infection in newborn babies.
Published: July 26 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Performance on the dance floor may not always show it, but people are rarely born with two left feet. We have genes that instruct our arms and legs to grow in the right places and point in the right directions. They also provide for the spaces between our fingers and toes and every other formative detail of our limbs.
Published: July 25 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Seniors who like to "spoil the grandchild" without interference from the parents have discovered that the safest bets are long trips to theme parks, historical sites and even on safaris, a new University of Florida study finds.
Published: July 25 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians rose one point to 89 in July, but the slumping real estate market is likely to cause it to decline over the next several months, University of Florida economists report.
Published: July 24 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Student Government will host Museum Nights from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at the Florida Museum of Natural History and the Harn Museum of Art in the UF Cultural Plaza.
Published: July 24 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Older adults who consume a few alcoholic drinks a week are more likely to ward off heart disease and live longer, a new multicenter study led by University of Florida researchers shows, but not for the reasons many might think. In a surprising twist, alcohol’s anti-inflammatory properties alone do not explain the reduced risk of heart attack or death associated with light to moderate drinking, the researchers report.
Published: July 21 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — College of Health and Human Performance assistant professor Chris Hass will join fellow researchers and Parkinson's disease patients in a 450-mile bicycle ride across Iowa July 23-29 with the Pedaling for Parkinson’s team.
Published: July 20 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Boat owners should prepare for a hurricane now, not when a storm is bearing down on them, a University of Florida Sea Grant specialist warns.
Published: July 20 2006
State and university officials will discuss the creation of the Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research at the Evelyn F. and William L.McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida.
Published: July 19 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Henry A. Gremillion, an associate professor of orthodontics at the University of Florida College of Dentistry and director of the Parker E. Mahan Facial Pain Center, has received the Florida Dental Association’s Annual Dental Educator Award.
Published: July 19 2006
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers will return home for the first time in 13 years when the band performs at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at the O’Connell Center.
Published: July 19 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida pharmacists say a popular decongestant in over-the-counter medications is ineffective at the Food and Drug Administration’s approved dose.
Published: July 18 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As America becomes a nation of caffeinated insomniacs, a new University of Florida study shows lack of sleep not only makes people tired and cranky but also causes them to dislike and even hate their jobs the next morning.
Published: July 18 2006
University of Florida faculty, staff and students are invited to submit digital photographs of healthy Gators for possible use on a poster or on a Web site.
Published: July 17 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida logo is receiving a makeover this summer. Beginning today, UF will adopt a refreshed university signature and launch new identity and graphic standards to promote additional consistency in the visual communications produced by the university.
Published: July 17 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—University of Florida scientists have used gene therapy to eliminate disabling muscle contractions in a mouse model of the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy.
Published: July 17 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Student Government will host Museum Nights from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, at the Florida Museum of Natural History and the Harn Museum of Art in the UF Cultural Plaza.
Published: July 14 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gov. Jeb Bush has named two University of Florida students to the 2006-07 Gubernatorial Fellows class.
Published: July 13 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Women are more likely than men to stalk, attack and psychologically abuse their partners, according to a University of Florida study that finds college women have a new view of the dating scene.
Published: July 12 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Along with dusty boots, cattle and big pickup trucks, try this Texas icon on for size: a dry, fruity white wine with a striking bouquet.
Published: July 12 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Computing Help Desk is hosting a free Information Technology Fair next week.
Published: July 12 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Along with dusty boots, cattle and big pickup trucks, try this Texas icon on for size: a dry, fruity white wine with a striking bouquet.
Published: July 11 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If you think dinosaurs are hot today, just think back to about 110 million years ago when they really ran hot and heavy.
Published: July 10 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications recently named Master Lecturer Mike Foley its first Hugh W. Cunningham Professor in Journalism Excellence.
Published: July 7 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Student Government will host Museum Nights from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at the Florida Museum of Natural History and the Harn Museum of Art in the UF Cultural Plaza.
Published: July 7 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Comedian Jim Gaffigan will headline the University of Florida’s 83rd Gator Growl pep rally Oct. 6 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Published: July 7 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida and two biomedical institutes in France have signed a four-year cooperative agreement on biopharmaceutical research that is designed to help bring new therapies to clinical trials.
Published: July 6 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A seafood industry organization encouraging U.S. consumers to choose domestically caught shrimp will soon get a jumbo-sized boost – a new training program for its quality-control inspectors.
Published: July 6 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has won seven awards from professional organizations for its televised public service announcement and other efforts to promote UF.
Published: July 5 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A mainstay of the contemporary jazz scene since the 1970s, Spyro Gyra will perform at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13.
Published: July 5 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Foundation recently awarded Assistant Professor Juan-Carlos Molleda nearly $17,000 to continue building online resources for the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management.
Published: July 5 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A growing number of cystic fibrosis patients are battling a second, often deadly complication: a unique form of diabetes that shares characteristics of the type 1 and type 2 versions that strike many Americans.
Published: July 3 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Embryonic stem cells, prized for their astonishing ability to apparently transform into any kind of cell in the body, acquire their identities in part by interacting with their surroundings — even when they are outside of the body in a laboratory dish, University of Florida scientists report.
Published: July 1 2006
As NASA prepares for the scheduled blastoff of the shuttle Discovery today, there’s little doubt that Cape Canaveral is the best place to launch space vehicles in the United States and perhaps the world.
Published: July 19 2006
Mark Gold, professor of psychiatry and neuroscience, was quoted in a July 19 Wall Street Journal story about the connection between alcoholism and people who have had weight-loss surgery. The journal is a paid subscription so no link is available.
Published: June 5 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Your crop is a week or two from harvest when vines and leaves begin to yellow, crumple and die in a matter of days. Or you’ve shipped produce cross-country, where unsuspecting customers cut into fruit that looks fine on the outside, but brown and gummy inside.
Published: July 16 2006
Dr. Michael Okun, a neurologist and medical director of the National Parkinson Foundation, was quoted in a July 16 Time magazine (circ. 4.1 million) about deep-brain stimulation.
Published: July 12 2006
Criminology professor Ron Akers was quoted in a July 12 St. Petersburg Times (circ. 442,348) story about a reported drop in crime locally and statewide.
Published: July 10 2006
Law professor Mike Siegel was quoted in a July 10 St. Petersburg Times (circ. 442,348) story about the then-pending trial of murder suspect John Couey.
Published: July 12 2006
Graduate student Jason Acosta’s study showing that pirates were more democratic than most people think was the subject of a July 12 story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel (circ. 375,145). The story was the result of a news release.
Published: July 17 2006
Axion expert Pierre Sikivie was quoted in a July 17 Scientific American story about an experiment that may have detected a new particle.
Published: July 11 2006
Dr. Lindsey Kirsch-Darrow was quoted in a July 11 Reuters wire service story about her study showing that apathy is often part of Parkinson’s disease.
Published: July 20 2006
“The Biggest Back to School Poster Sale” will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 28-Sept. 8 in the Reitz Student Union Colonnade.
Published: July 30 2006
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a July 30 New York Times (circ. 1.1 million) story about the slumping market for initial public stock offerings.
Published: July 30 2006
Provost Janie Fouke was quoted in a July 30 New York Times (circ. 1.1 million) story that was part of a special section on colleges and universities. The quote was the result of a UF News Bureau referral.
Published: July 13 2006
Dr. Robert L. Wears, a professor in the department of emergency medicine, was quoted in a July 13 New York Times (circ. 1.1 million) story about how much computers really can help improve medical care.
Published: July 13 2006
Researcher James Gillooly was quoted in a July 13 National Geographic News about his study showing that larger dinosaurs were warm-blooded.
Published: July 4 2006
Steve Eikenberry, a UF astronomer, was quoted in a July 4 story in the Miami Herald (circ. 444,119) about UF’s project being conducted with Spain and Mexico to build the world’s largest telescope in the Canary Islands.
Published: July 30 2006
Law professor Michael Allan Wolf was quoted in a July 30 Miami Herald (circ. 444,119) story about nonresidents serving on Miami’s planning and zoning boards. The quote was the result of a UF News bureau referral.
Published: July 17 2006
Free GRE math review sessions will be offered next week.
Published: July 26 2006
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Mark Gold, a distinguished professor and chief of addiction medicine with the McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida, received the 2006 DARE America Distinguished Service Award on Wednesday in Orlando at the organization’s 19th annual international conference.
Published: July 12 2006
Dr. Michael S. Okun, co-director of the Movement Disorders Center, July 12 Cox News Service.
Published: July 26 2006
Cynda Crawford, an immunologist, was quoted in a July 26 Chicago Tribune (circ. 613,509) story about the spread of dog flu.
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Published: July 27 2006
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a July 27 Bloomberg News Service about growing interest among venture capitalists in nanotechnology.
Published: July 27 2006
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a July 27 story in the Atlanta Journal Constitution (circ. 382,421) about several pending initial public stock offerings.
Published: July 18 2006
Dr. Nancy Mendenhall, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, was quoted in a July 18 Associated Press national wire story about a new proton therapy center opening in Houston.
Published: July 11 2006
Dr. Michael Okun, co-director of the Movement Disorders Center at the University of Florida, was quoted in a July 11 Associated Press national wire about a study connecting pesticides and Parkinson’s disease.
Published: July 20 2006
“Mysteries of the Heart,” artwork by Tanya Beatty, a University of Florida alumna, will be on display in the Reitz Student Union Gallery from July 31 to Aug. 11.