UF researchers in the midst of state's largest-ever soil carbon study
Published: March 31 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Three women hop into their truck to begin their workday, and almost immediately begin dishing the dirt.
Published: March 31 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Three women hop into their truck to begin their workday, and almost immediately begin dishing the dirt.
Published: March 31 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians rose three points to 65 in March amid some good economic news, but the pattern is one of fluctuation rather than real economic recovery, says a University of Florida researcher.
Published: March 31 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians rose three points to 65 in March amid some good economic news, but the pattern is one of fluctuation rather than real economic recovery, says a University of Florida researcher.
Published: March 30 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists have shed new light — literally — on a possible way to starve cancer tumors or prevent side effects from a wide range of drugs.
Published: March 26 2009
Published: March 25 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Chinese brake fern accumulates huge quantities of arsenic, but one of its genes caused a model plant to do just the opposite, a discovery that surprised University of Florida scientists and could lead to low-arsenic rice varieties.
Published: March 23 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The economic recession has cast a shadow over growth in the Sunshine State, according to the latest population projections from the University of Florida, which see Florida’s population increases plunging to their lowest level in 60 years and some counties actually shrinking.
Published: March 23 2009
Open letter from Florida’s 11 university presidents
Published: March 18 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Trainers have used it for decades to help athletes build muscle. Late-night TV commercials hawk it as an effortless flab buster.
Published: March 18 2009
Published: March 17 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With the nation’s economy withering, University of Florida experts say many state residents are looking to put food on the table — by growing it.
Published: March 12 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study could help resolve a long-standing debate in shark paleontology: From which line of species did the modern great white shark evolve?
Published: March 12 2009
Published: March 12 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study could help resolve a long-standing debate in shark paleontology: From which line of species did the modern great white shark evolve?
Published: March 11 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nematodes may be the most abundant creatures on Earth, but analyzing communities of the wormlike animals is difficult because they’re microscopic and many species look alike.
Published: March 10 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dressing room lights may determine how bright the outlook for clothing sales is with the nation's retailers, a new University of Florida study suggests.
Published: March 6 2009
These are challenging times for all, and higher education is no exception. Economic stimulus dollars may offer some hope, but the University of Florida and the state’s 10 other public universities face the real possibility of severe cutbacks.
Published: March 5 2009
Tip Sheet
Published: March 5 2009
Published: March 5 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Older, active people who have a drink or two might be more impaired afterward than they think, according to a report today from a University of Florida research group in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Published: March 5 2009
Media Tip Sheet
Published: March 2 2009
Published: March 17 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Some foods may be acquired tastes, but could the love of certain foods become an acquired disease?
Published: March 18 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “How I Learned to Drive” will be shown at 7:30 p.m., March 20 to 21 and 24 to 28, as well as at 2 p.m. on March 22 and 29 in the Nadine McGuire Black Box Theatre.
Published: March 23 2009
Food and resource economist Alan Hodges was quoted in a March 20 Associated Press story about the Miami International Agriculture and Cattle Show.
Published: March 23 2009
Law professor Danaya Wright was quoted in a March 17 Bloomberg News story about the possibility that Ruth Madoff’s estate in Palm Beach might be shielded from creditors because she received a homestead exemption. Madoff is the wife of admitted swindler Bernard Madoff.
Published: March 5 2009
For current campus budget information, visit http://budget.president.ufl.edu/ or click on the blue “Budget News” on the UF homepage, www.ufl.edu.
Published: March 27 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Warrington College of Business Administration’s Student Investment Club (SIC) captured first place at the annual Russell Investment Management and Research Case Competition.
Published: March 4 2009
Joseph Simone, director of the UF-Shands Cancer Center, was quoted in a March 2 Florida Times-Union story about a $21 million contribution from Jerry and Judy Davis to UF’s College of Medicine and the cancer center. The story was the result of a University of Florida Foundation news release.
Published: March 4 2009
Milagros Pena, a professor of sociology, was quoted in a Feb. 22 Florida Times-Union story about whether heritage months are still relevant.
Published: March 24 2009
David Freeman, an equine surgeon and professor in the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named interim chairman of the college’s department of large animal clinical sciences.
Published: March 24 2009
As we get ready to celebrate the upcoming graduation of the Class of 2009, it is a good time to think about the important role alumni play in the life of the University of Florida.
Published: March 17 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Today’s economically spurred resurgence of the home vegetable grower can’t entirely be dubbed a “return to the earth.” Many burgeoning farmers aren’t breaking soil, they’re using hydroponics.
Published: March 18 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida College of Fine Arts students graduating with a Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) degree will showcase their fresh, innovative work in two exhibitions at the UF University Galleries from March 20 to April 24.
Published: March 23 2009
President Bernie Machen and presidents of 10 other Florida universities wrote a March 17 Miami Herald op-ed column about the need for universities to determine their own tuition. The column was edited by the News Bureau’s Op-Ed service. It also appeared in many other Florida newspapers, including the St. Petersburg Times, The Gainesville Sun and The Tallahassee Democrat.
Published: March 27 2009
President Bernie Machen and presidents of 10 other Florida universities wrote a March 17 Miami Herald op-ed column about the need for universities to determine their own tuition. The column was edited by the News Bureau’s Op-Ed service. It also appeared in many other Florida newspapers, including the St. Petersburg Times, The Gainesville Sun and The Tallahassee Democrat.
Published: March 4 2009
Economist Dave Denslow was quoted in a Feb. 26 Palm Beach Post story about the rising number of unemployed Floridians.
Published: March 18 2009
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM MOVEMENT DISORDERS COULD SOON GET A LITTLE JOLT TO HELP MOVE THEM. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION. THE TECHNIQUE SENDS AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE INTO THE MUSCLE OF A LITTLE-USED OR PARALYZED LIMB, ALLOWING IT TO EXPAND AND CONTRACT.
Published: March 11 2009
Kevin McCarthy, retired professor of English and linguistics, was quoted in a March 6 New York Times travel story about Gainesville. The quotes were the result of a News Bureau referral.
Published: March 11 2009
Coastal engineer Robert G. Dean was quoted in a March 8 New York Times story about a controversial project in Palm Beach to prevent beach erosion.
Published: March 23 2009
Geography professor Grant Thrall was quoted in a March 15 Sarasota Herald-Tribune story about efforts by the state of Arizona to lure Major League Baseball teams to move spring training facilities from Florida.
Published: March 4 2009
Chris McCarty, director of the Survey Research Center, was quoted in a Feb. 25 St. Petersburg Times story about the monthly Florida consumer confidence report issued by UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: March 23 2009
Chris McCarty, director of the Survey Research Center, was quoted in a March 15 St. Petersburg Times business column about whether the economy has reached the bottom yet.
Published: March 11 2009
Economist David Denslow was quoted in a March 7 St. Petersburg Times story about the latest unemployment figures in Florida.
Published: March 4 2009
Rose Koenig, a lecturer in the agronomy department and a longtime organic farmer, was quoted in a March 1 Tampa Tribune story about the growing popularity of farmer’s markets and food co-ops.
Published: March 11 2009
Sara Jo Nixon, a professor of psychiatry, was quoted in a March 5 Time story about her research into the actual effect of alcohol consumption on older adults. The story was the result of a Health Science Center news release.
Published: March 25 2009
If winning two national championships in three years doesn’t convince you that University of Florida football players are outstanding, then maybe scientific-based evidence will.
Published: March 30 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida recently announced the winners of its annual communication program. The Golden Gator program recognizes communication efforts that strengthen the university and help to meet its mission of teaching, research and service.
Published: March 18 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The College of Fine Arts in cooperation with the University of Florida Performing Arts presents “Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini, spoken in Italian with English supertitles, at 7:30 p.m. on April 16 and 18 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Published: March 23 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The winners of the 2009 ADDY Awards, a program of the Advertising Federation of Gainesville, were recently announced.
Published: March 23 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida senior David Cohen is one of 16 people to create a television commercial chosen by Hardees for prime-time television. The ad, currently airing, promotes the restaurant’s new, smaller Thickburger sandwich.
Published: March 4 2009
Stephen Golant, a gerontologist and professor of geography, was quoted in a Feb. 20 Washington Post story about how houses might be adapted to allow aging baby boomers to remain in their homes.
Published: March 11 2009
Molecular biologist Tony Romeo was quoted in a March 8 Washington Post story about efforts to break up biofilms, which organisms used to defeat the immune system.