Abstract art exhibit opens at the Harn Museum of Art, June 16
Published: May 29 2009
Published: May 28 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A dog born with a deadly disease that prevents the body from using stored sugar has survived 20 months and is still healthy after receiving gene therapy at the University of Florida — putting scientists a step closer to finding a cure for the disorder in children.
Published: May 27 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As the frozen soil in the Arctic thaws, bacteria will break down organic matter, releasing long-stored carbon into the warming atmosphere.
Published: May 26 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida's consumer confidence dropped one point in May to 71, reflecting pessimism about personal finances despite an improved national economic outlook, the latest University of Florida survey finds.
Published: May 25 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Brain may win out over brawn as the primary cause of breathing problems in children with a severe form of muscular dystrophy known as Pompe disease.
Published: May 22 2009
Published: May 18 2009
Kindergartners could soon be spending more time at their home computer than in a classroom and yet still be in school. A new University of Florida study suggests that virtual schooling in kindergarten through grade 12 could save schools money.
Published: May 18 2009
Published: May 18 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The birds are watching. They know who you are. And they will attack.
Published: May 18 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Charles Darwin described the sudden origin of flowering plants about 130 million years ago as an abominable mystery, one that scientists have yet to solve.
Published: May 18 2009
It turns out mockingbirds may be keeping a close eye on you and me and research shows they can even tell us apart. A new University of Florida study shows that mockingbirds seem to be able to distinguish between individual humans.
Published: May 18 2009
Published: May 12 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The first signs of confidence in Florida real estate are starting to appear with hopes that government stimulus plans will unfreeze markets and reinvigorate business, the latest University of Florida survey finds.
Published: May 11 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nice guys may finish last, but it's the smart ones that come in first with the lookers close behind, according to a University of Florida study that finds people with intelligence earn more in their lifetime than those who are attractive or self-confident.
Published: May 11 2009
How far will your looks get you? A recent University of Florida study says it could help you score the job and earn the money you’ve always dreamed of.
Published: May 11 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have learned more about how smallpox conducts its deadly business — discoveries that may reveal as much about the human immune system as they do about one of the world’s most feared pathogens.
Published: May 7 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have found that a potential strategy for treating malaria also extends to the bacteria behind maladies such as Legionnaires' disease, Weil's syndrome and botulism.
Published: May 7 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New research findings could lead to faster, smaller and more versatile computer chips.
Published: May 5 2009
Published: May 18 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New research at the University of Florida predicts more public school students in kindergarten through 12th grade will take classes online, have longer school days and more of them in the next decade. Academic performance should improve and schools could save money.
Published: May 19 2009
A dissertation by doctoral student Jim Porter about who was most likely to defend students from bullying was the subject of a May 6 column on ABC News.com. The column was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: May 19 2009
President Bernie Machen’s decision to donate his bonus to the Florida Opportunity Scholarship Program was the subject of a May 12 Associated Press story.
Published: May 19 2009
Plant pathologist Randy Ploetz was quoted in a May 8 Associated Press story about the threat of the redbay ambrosia beetle to Florida’s avocado industry. The story was the result of a news release from the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Published: May 8 2009
J. Glenn Morris, director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute, was quoted in an April 30 Florida Times-Union story about the likelihood swine flu would reach Florida.
Published: May 8 2009
A column by Jon Mills, law professor and former speaker of the state House of Representatives, about the constitutionality of the proposed Eric Brody bill was published April 28 by The Gainesville Sun.
Published: May 19 2009
President Bernie Machen was quoted in a May 11 Money magazine article about the growing financial pressure faced by large public universities such as UF. Also quoted were geology department chairman Michael Perfit and student Peter Laumann.
Published: May 8 2009
Pierce Jones, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering, was quoted in a May 6 St. Petersburg Times story about the possibility of a “drought surcharge” for water users in the Tampa Bay area.
Published: May 19 2009
Mary Brownell, a professor of special education, was quoted in a May 5 Washington Post story about the constant demand for special education teachers.
Published: May 27 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Timothy Wheeler, a professor and chair of the University of Florida College of Dentistry’s Department of Orthodontics and assistant dean for Advanced and Graduate Education, has been appointed as the Academy 100 Eminent Scholar Chair.