Update: Weekly
Published: June 30 2008
Published: June 30 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “Build it and they will stay” would be wise policy with today’s growing number of elderly and disabled people who want to remain in their own homes, a new University of Florida study finds.
Published: June 26 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For black people, it doesn’t matter whether their color shows up in pigments or pixels. Doctors may be less likely to heed their complaints either way.
Published: June 26 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With the cost of gas and electricity rising seemingly by the day, Florida’s universities will work together on research aimed at boosting a largely untapped resource: renewable energy.
Published: June 24 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Higher gas and food prices, continued declines in housing prices and last month’s large increase in unemployment caused Florida’s consumer confidence to plummet six points in June to 57, its all-time low record in the index’s 25-year history, a new University of Florida study finds.
Published: June 24 2008
Published: June 11 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction.
Published: June 9 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers studying embryonic stem cells have explored the first fork in the developmental road, getting a new look at what happens when fertilized eggs differentiate to build either an embryo or a placenta.
Published: June 5 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It might not only be the state of your health but also the state you visit that increases the chances of dying from a stroke, a new University of Florida study finds.
Published: June 5 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mountain building may occur in faster fits and spurts than previously realized, according to a new study tracking the uplift of a central portion of the massive Andes Mountains in South America.
Published: June 4 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — How do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? Scientists have long suspected that the answer to the so-called “French paradox” lies in red wine. Now, the results of a new study bring them closer to understanding why.
Published: June 3 2008
Published: June 2 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Like a celestial top, the spinning neutron star known as the Crab Pulsar is slowing, a phenomenon that astronomers have yet to fully understand.
Published: June 2 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Desperately needed as youth mentors, some men are answering the call despite negative publicity about male transgressions that can keep them at arm’s length from children and teenagers, says a University of Florida researcher and author of a new book.
Published: June 8 2014
Agricultural economist Bill Messina was quoted in a June 8 Associated Press story about the success of Cuba’s farming program.
Published: June 17 2008
Charles Adams, a marine economics specialist, was quoted in a June 17 Associated Press story about the impact of high fuel prices on commercial and charter fishing.
Published: June 10 2008
Doug Archer, associate dean for IFAS, was quoted in a June 10 Associated Press story about the impact of the salmonella cases on the tomato markets.
Published: June 23 2008
Vasudha Narayanan, a distinguished professor of Hinduism, wrote a perspective on the film “The Love Guru” for the Associated Press. It was published June 23 in the International Herald-Tribune and other newspapers.
Published: June 14 2008
Dr. Cynda Crawford, a research assistant professor in veterinary medicine , was quoted in a June 14 Chicago Tribune story about the incidence of dog flu in Illinois
Published: June 5 2008
A Sustainability Week will be held in University of Florida Graduate and Family Housing apartment complexes, June 2 through June 5. The week will be sponsored by the UF Department of Housing and Residence Education Graduate and Family Housing Office and the Mayors’ Council — a student government group within Graduate and Family Housing.
Published: June 6 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Michael L. Good, a 20-year veteran of the University of Florida faculty, has been named interim dean of the College of Medicine.
Published: June 5 2008
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Governor Charlie Crist last week announced the members of the fourth class of the Gubernatorial Fellowship Program. Students participating in the program will gain first-hand experience into how state government operates.
Published: June 18 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It was 1971 when Seigfred Fagerberg said hello to the University of Florida’s College of Health and Human Performance. About 60,000 students, more than 1,000 recommendations, 25 courses and 11 college textbooks later, Fagerberg is saying goodbye.
Published: June 16 2008
Linda Serra Hagedorn, professor and chairwoman of educational administration and policy, was quoted in a June 16 Inside Higher Ed story about changes to allow more of Florida’s community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees.
Published: June 26 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The flamingo looks like it should be closely related to the stork or crane, but its closest relative may actually be the diminutive, modest grebe.
Published: June 22 2008
Win Phillips, vice president for research, wrote a June 22 column in The Miami Herald about renewable energy initiatives in Florida. The column was edited and pitched by the UF News Bureau’s Op-Ed Service.
Published: June 10 2008
Psychologist Ilan Shrira was quoted in a June 10 Montreal Gazette story about his research into the potential adverse health effect of visiting the South’s “stroke buckle.” The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: June 1 2008
Dr. Gary Reisfield, a palliative care specialist, was quoted in a June 1 New York Times story about the public impact of how celebrities cope with serious illnesses.
Published: June 5 2008
International shark expert George Burgess was quoted in a June 5 New York Times story about the panic along Mexico’s Pacific coast because of recent shark attacks there.
Published: June 13 2008
IFAS microbiologist Martha Roberts was quoted in a June 13 Newsweek story about whether produce from small, local farms is safer.
Published: June 30 2008
Former Gov. Bob Graham wrote a June 30 column in the Palm Beach Post about the state’s purchase of 200,000 acres of farmland from U.S. Sugar Corp. to improve water flow for the Everglades. Graham, also a former U.S. senator, founded the Graham Center for Public Service at UF.
Published: June 16 2008
Political science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in a June 16 Cleveland Plain Dealer story about the impact of the gay marriage issue on the 2008 elections.
Published: June 16 2008
A patent application for a tiny, plasma-propelled “flying saucer” invented by aerospace engineering professor Subrata Roy was the subject of a June 16 Popular Mechanics story. Dubbed a “winged electromagnetic air vehicle,” or WEAV, the battery-powered prototype was featured in numerous publications and was the result of a News Bureau release.
Published: June 12 2008
Grant Thrall, professor geography, was quoted in a June 12 Sarasota Herald-Tribune story about a proposal to turn agricultural property in Manatee County into a subdivision.
Published: June 24 2008
Chris McCarty, director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research’s survey research center, was quoted in a June 24 St. Petersburg Times story about the June consumer confidence report. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: June 19 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It takes two talented performers to fill the “Blue Suede Shoes” of “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Mike Albert and Scot Bruce, together with the Big E Band, re-create the hits that made Elvis Presley one of the 20th Century’s most enduring and beloved icons in “Blue Suede Shoes (The Ultimate Tribute),” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 5 at the Phillips Center.
Published: June 17 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Almost as soon as recent University of Florida journalism graduate John Cox landed in San Francisco earlier this month, he started competing in the national Hearst Championships. After attending a dinner reception, he received his spot-news assignment and quickly hit the pavement.
Published: June 3 2008
International tax expert Gary McGill was quoted in a June 3 Wall Street Journal story about the struggles of the Pfizer Inc. company to pay its dividends. A link is unavailable because the Journal is by subscription only.
Published: June 24 2014
Jonathan Crane, a tropical-fruit expert, was quoted in a June 24 Washington Post story about the wide variety of uses for coconuts.