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Published: June 30 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida's consumer confidence fell three points in June to 68, possibly because of new and increased state fees for residents, General Motors' bankruptcy and a spike in Florida's unemployment rate a new University of Florida survey finds.
Published: June 25 2009
A few steps outside your home you could one day find a daily dose of caffeine and a small dose of wellness. Ages ago, people brewed a beverage from the leaves of a yaupon holly tree. University of Florida researchers say it could prove a tasty and healthy drink in modern times, too.
Published: June 25 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Coffee and tea drinkers, take note — a University of Florida study says a beverage made from a native holly tree might be just the thing to give you a caffeinated kick-start, plus a dose of antioxidants.
Published: June 24 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Far from being insensitive to the plight of their prisoners, correctional officers overwhelmingly believe they must do everything possible to prevent sexual assaults behind bars, a new University of Florida study finds.
Published: June 23 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — "What brings you in to see me today?"
Published: June 22 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Winnipeg have developed the first detailed images of a primitive primate brain, unexpectedly revealing that cousins of our earliest ancestors relied on smell more than sight.
Published: June 18 2009
GAINESVILLE — Researchers have identified a genetic glitch that could lead to development of neuroblastoma, a deadly form of cancer that typically strikes children under 2.
Published: June 18 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida astronomers is among the first in the world to make scientific-quality observations of the heavens using the newly completed Gran Telescopio Canarias, the world’s largest optical telescope.
Published: June 18 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Almost half of kidney transplant candidates older than 60 who are put on the waiting list for a deceased-donor organ will die before getting a transplant, according to new findings from the University of Florida, Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University.
Published: June 17 2009
Parents of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder could be unintentionally enabling their kids to become more fearful than they should be. Because of this, University of Florida researchers say parents could be giving their kids with OCD the wrong impression.
Published: June 17 2009
GAINESVILLE — For most parents, soothing a child's anxiety is just part of the job. But for a parent whose child has obsessive-compulsive disorder, soothing anxiety and helping with behaviors linked to the disease could lead to more severe symptoms, University of Florida researchers say.
Published: June 17 2009
GAINESVILLE — For most parents, soothing a child’s anxiety is just part of the job. But for a parent whose child has obsessive-compulsive disorder, soothing anxiety and helping with behaviors linked to the disease could lead to more severe symptoms, University of Florida researchers say.
Published: June 15 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The idea that anti-inflammatory drugs might protect people struggling with dementia from Alzheimer's disease has received a blow with the online release of a study of human brain tissue in Acta Neuropathologica.
Published: June 11 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have come up with a new gene therapy method to disrupt cancer growth by using a synthetic protein to induce blood clotting that cuts off a tumor’s blood and nutrient supply.
Published: June 4 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sunflowers track the sun as it moves from east to west. But people usually have to convert sunlight into electricity or heat to put its power to use.
Published: June 3 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Call it a Breathalyzer for the hands.
Published: June 2 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study shows mammals change their dietary niches based on climate-driven environmental changes, contradicting a common assumption that species maintain their niches despite global warming.
Published: June 1 2009
Tip sheet
Published: June 3 2009
Zoology professor Douglas J. Levey was quoted in a May 18 Associated Press story about his research into the ability of mockingbirds to discern human faces. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: June 3 2009
More than 250 people die every day from hospital-acquired infections. Now a new technology from the University of Florida could help prevent some of those deaths by helping health care workers keep their hands clean. Here’s UF anesthesiology professor Richard Melker.
Published: June 3 2009
Think of it as a “Breathalyzer” for your hands. Sensors on this “Hy-Green” scanner developed by University of Florida researchers check health-care workers’ hand hygiene by detecting sanitizer or soap fumes on their hands. And, if there isn’t any, they get a little buzz on a badge they wear on their shirt.
Published: June 15 2009
Retired journalism professor Jon Roosenraad was quoted in a June 12 CNBC.com story about Facebook’s decision to give employees, some companies and several hundred journalists an early opportunity to personalize their URL addresses.
Published: June 15 2009
Dr. Michael Okun, a neurologist, and Dr. Kelly Foote, a neurosurgeon, were interviewed by CNN for a June 10 report on dystonia, a movement disorder affecting about 500,000 people in North America. UF’s McKnight Brain Institute is leading research in this area.
Published: June 30 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The annual Independence Day Eve celebration, Fanfares & Fireworks, will not take place this year. A WUFT news release dated March 1, offered the following information.
Published: June 3 2009
Barton Weitz, executive director of the Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research, was quoted in a June 1 Florida Trend story about the possible corporate takeover of the Winn-Dixie supermarket chain.
Published: June 22 2009
Richard Lamont, Ph.D., a professor in the UF College of Dentistry Department of Oral Biology, recently received a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an honor bestowed on less than 5 percent of NIH-funded investigators.
Published: June 3 2009
Vladimir Rakov, professor of electrical and computer engineering and lightning expert, was quoted in a June 2 Los Angeles Times story about the disappearance of the Air France airbus over the Atlantic Ocean.
Published: June 15 2009
Barbara Purdy, an emerita professor of anthropology, was quoted in a June 10 National Geographic News story about the discovery of a 13,000-year-old bone etching.
Published: June 3 2009
English professor David Leavitt’s review of Reynolds Price’s memoir, “Ardent Spirits Leaving Home, Coming Back,” was published May 17 in the New York Times’ Sunday Book Review.
Published: June 25 2009
Dr. N. Lawrence Edwards, a professor of medicine, was quoted in a June 12 New York Times story about the rising incidence of gout among Americans.
Published: June 25 2009
Law professor Sharon Rush was quoted in a June 22 Orlando Sentinel story about the legal arguments over whether Florida must recognize another state’s adoption laws if they permit gays and lesbians to adopt children.
Published: June 15 2009
Zoologist Doug Levey was quoted in a June 9 Palm Beach Post story about his research into the behavior of mockingbirds. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: June 11 2009
WE KNOW DRUGS CAN PROVE ADDICTIVE, NOW IT TURNS OUT HIGH-CALORIE FOODS CAN TOO.
Published: June 25 2009
Economist David Denslow Jr. was quoted in a June 23 St. Petersburg Times story about the choices of aging baby boomers between condominiums or retirement communities.
Published: June 23 2009
The saying goes “practice makes perfect” and University of Florida researchers are putting that to the test using virtual humans. Medical students are using this virtual patient to conduct a breast exam, one of the most difficult exams to teach and learn.
Published: June 3 2009
Archaeologist Kathleen Deagan was quoted in a May 17 Washington Post story about research into the settlers of La Isabela, made up of crew members from Christopher Columbus’ ships on what is now the Dominican Republic.