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Published: July 30 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers were able to program bone marrow stem cells to repair damaged retinas in mice, suggesting a potential treatment for one of the most common causes of vision loss in older people.
Published: July 29 2009
Witnessing rude behavior at work may do more than offend, it can negatively affect how you think and act.
Published: July 29 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A destructive form of secondhand rudeness has been discovered by a University of Florida study, which concludes that employees who are not the intended targets of abusive workplace remarks still suffer from their effects.
Published: July 28 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The state's double-digit unemployment rate is likely to blame for a two-point drop in Florida's consumer confidence in July to 67, despite good news about housing prices and the stock market, a new University of Florida survey finds.
Published: July 23 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A supercomputer named Novo-G described by its lead designer as likely the most powerful computer of its kind in the world became operational this week at the University of Florida.
Published: July 16 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Invasive Cuban tree frogs are spreading through Florida, but a new University of Florida study suggests their impact could weaken as they move farther north, because colder weather seems to reduce their average size.
Published: July 14 2009
The University of Florida’s won a competitive and very lucrative grant meant to speed the transformation of scientific discoveries into medical advances for patients. UF officials announced the receipt of the nearly twenty-six million dollar grant at a July 14th news conference.
Published: July 13 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Four hundred years after Galileo first turned his handmade telescope toward the heavens, the world's largest, most technologically advanced telescope is set to make its formal debut.
Published: July 13 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Four hundred years after Galileo first turned his handmade telescope toward the heavens, the world’s largest, most technologically advanced telescope is set to make its formal debut.
Published: July 8 2009
Media tip sheet
Published: July 7 2009
Hotels and dormitories having trouble with bed bugs may just have to turn up the heat. University of Florida researchers have found a way to kill bed bugs that doesn’t involve any pesticides; it just works like a convection oven.
Published: July 7 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Bedbug infestations are notoriously hard to eliminate, but University of Florida researchers have developed a low-cost, low-tech method to kill the bloodsucking insects in furniture and bedding, using heat.
Published: July 7 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida biologist thinks he knows how dinosaurs got so big. And it turns out, Popeye and Pachycephalosaurus may have a thing or two in common.
Published: July 6 2009
Media advisory
Published: July 1 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Recent weeks of heavy rain have left conditions statewide ripe for a Fourth of July rife with mosquitoes. For some North Florida areas, however, the pests are more than a holiday annoyance — they bring the threat of the eastern equine encephalitis virus, known as EEEV.
Published: July 1 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The salamander is a superhero of regeneration, able to replace lost limbs, damaged lungs, sliced spinal cord — even bits of lopped-off brain.
Published: July 15 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Human Resources Training and Organizational Development will be offering workshops in July and August that provide an opportunity to focus on personal development as a step toward being more effective. Sign up for one or several of these workshops designed to help you “be your best:”
Published: July 23 2009
Adolescence can prove stressful for both kids and parents. Now a University of Florida study suggests that letting adolescents know they matter could cut a lot of anxiety.
Published: July 28 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Artistic Committee of Étant donnés, the French-American Fund for Contemporary Art, a program of the French American Cultural Exchange, awarded a $15,000 grant to the Harn Museum of Art in June. The museum is one of 14 grant recipients this year. The grant partially funds “Project Europa: Imagining the (Im)Possible,” a contemporary art exhibition opening Feb. 7, 2010.
Published: July 10 2009
Russell M. Bauer, Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of clinical and health psychology in the College of Public Health and Health Professions, has been elected president of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS), the largest scientific organization in the field.
Published: July 20 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Congressman Cliff Stearns is sponsoring two upcoming home ownership workshops in Ocala and Gainesville. The sessions will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28 in the Klein Conference Center of the Ewers Century Center at the Central Florida Community College in Ocala, and from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 in room R01 at Santa Fe College in Gainesville.
Published: July 8 2009
Biology professor Malcolm Maden was quoted in a July 1 London Telegraph story about his research into how humans might be able to replicate the salamander’s ability to regenerate body parts. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: July 17 2009
Biology professor Brian McNab was quoted in a July 6 MSNBC story about his research into the possible reasons why dinosaurs were able to grow so large. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: July 8 2009
Vertebrate paleontologist Jonathan Bloch was quoted in a June 30 National Geographic story about his research into how an early primate relied more on smell than vision. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: July 17 2009
Psychologist Clive Wynne was quoted in a July 7 New Scientist story about research into how dogs sniff each other’s breath to determine sources of food.
Published: July 8 2009
Veterinary medicine professor Cynda Crawford was quoted in a June 30 New York Times story about a newly approved vaccine for the H3N8 dog flu.
Published: July 24 2009
“The University of Florida’s partnership in the GTC reflects our continuing quest for international opportunities in world-class research projects. In 2001, we had opportunities to join other large telescopes, but we chose to join the GTC for several reasons. It offered one of the world’s most advanced telescopes at one of the world”s best astronomical sites. While we prize the observing time this affords us to peer into he universe, we realize you offer much more than that.
Published: July 17 2009
Dr. David Guzick, senior vice president for health affairs and president of the UF & Shands Health System, was quoted in a July 15 St. Petersburg Times story about the awarding of $26 million from the National Institutes of Health to speed the transition from research to patient care. Stories about the grant appeared in numerous newspapers statewide. Click here to see related Health Science Center news release.
Published: July 8 2009
Psychology professor Clive D.L. Wynne was quoted in a July 2 Washington Post story about research that found dogs may not actually be feeling and acting guilty when they’ve done something bad even if it looks that way to their owners.