Shark Bite Scale
Published: January 28 2010
Trauma doctors could soon assess shark bites the same way they diagnose a first or second-degree burn. University of Florida researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind shark bite severity scale.
Published: January 28 2010
Trauma doctors could soon assess shark bites the same way they diagnose a first or second-degree burn. University of Florida researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind shark bite severity scale.
Published: January 28 2010
Published: January 28 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Shark attack! These words can send waves of fear through the public and often guarantee prominent coverage in the news media — even if the bite is little more than a scratch.
Published: January 28 2010
Published: January 27 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Uncertainty continues to plague Florida’s bleak real estate outlook in the latest University of Florida quarterly survey, with fears that stagnant financial markets, rising unemployment and another round of foreclosures could make things worse in 2010.
Published: January 27 2010
Federal, state, and University of Florida officials and scientists gathered recently to dedicate the Sunshine State’s first research facility focused on new infectious diseases threatening plants, animals, people, and food safety.
Published: January 26 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In just a few years after Africanized honey bees were introduced to Brazil in 1956, the aggressive bees had dominated and ruined domestic hives throughout South and Central America. According to University of Florida research, however, the same story isn't playing out in North America.
Published: January 26 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in January by five points to 74, possibly a sign of post-holiday relief, according to a new University of Florida survey.
Published: January 26 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As scientists work to find new treatments for Pompe disease - the devastating genetic "villain" that drives the efforts of the main characters in the new film "Extraordinary Measures" — University of Florida researchers are hopeful that gene therapy will help patients in the late stages of the disease breathe on their own.
Published: January 26 2010
Published: January 25 2010
Tip Sheet
Published: January 25 2010
Tip Sheet
Published: January 22 2010
Tip Sheet
Published: January 22 2010
Published: January 21 2010
Published: January 21 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A tiny new sensor could provide fresh, inexpensive diagnosis and treatment methods for people suffering from a variety of diseases.
Published: January 21 2010
Published: January 21 2010
Published: January 20 2010
Tip sheet
Published: January 20 2010
Published: January 19 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of researchers including scientists from the University of Florida has shown insect colonies follow some of the same biological "rules" as individuals, a finding that suggests insect societies operate like a single "superorganism" in terms of their physiology and life cycle.
Published: January 19 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Vegetables of yesteryear may offer Florida farmers a brighter tomorrow, say University of Florida experts who’ll be teaching a workshop on commercial production of trendy “heirloom” varieties this weekend.
Published: January 19 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of researchers including scientists from the University of Florida has shown insect colonies follow some of the same biological “rules” as individuals, a finding that suggests insect societies operate like a single “superorganism” in terms of their physiology and life cycle.
Published: January 19 2010
Published: January 19 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Federal, state and University of Florida officials and scientists will gather Jan. 26 to dedicate the Sunshine State’s first research facility focused on new infectious diseases threatening plants, animals, people and food safety.
Published: January 15 2010
Published: January 15 2010
Haiti is facing a humanitarian crisis and is in desperate need of medical help after Tuesday’s devastating earthquake. University of Florida Dr. Mark Atkinson is heading there with a team to help with recovery efforts.
Published: January 14 2010
Published: January 14 2010
Published: January 14 2010
Published: January 13 2010
Tip Sheet
Published: January 13 2010
Media Advisory
Published: January 13 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have received an $870,000 grant to study how to better adapt to climate change.
Published: January 12 2010
Published: January 12 2010
Published: January 11 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — We have more in common with Dead Sea-dwelling microbes than previously thought. University of Florida researchers have found that one of the most common proteins in complex life forms may have evolved from proteins found in microbes that live in deadly salty environments.
Published: January 11 2010
Published: January 7 2010
Published: January 7 2010
Published: January 6 2010
Published: January 5 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It might be easy for the casual beachgoer to write off sea oats as mere weeds. However, the lanky grass holds the soil of beach dunes, making it a keystone of the natural barrier between land and water—and University of Florida researchers are using cutting-edge techniques to keep that barrier in place.
Published: January 15 2010
Geophysics professor Raymond Russo was quoted in a Jan. 13 USA Today story about the geology of Haiti and its susceptibility to earthquakes. The quote was the result of a News Bureau tip sheet.
Published: January 27 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Helping Haitians now is greatly important. Everyone is encouraged to lend a hand or to aid organizations here at the University of Florida or elsewhere.
Published: January 13 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Friends of Music will host their annual benefit in support of the College of Fine Arts School of Music. This year’s benefit “Swing Into Spring” promises an entertaining evening with music, dance, drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
Published: January 15 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The 2010 University of Florida Campus Directory is available for pickup at Central Stores Warehouse, Building 705, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central Stores Warehouse is located on Radio Road, directly west of the UF Motor Pool. For more information, e-mail Sharon Eyman, sharonla@ufl.edu.
Published: January 15 2010
Criminology professor Richard Hollinger was quoted in a Dec. 30 New York Times story about retail store employees who misuse gift cards to defraud their employers.
Published: January 14 2010
Two University of Florida students in Haiti who had been unaccounted for since Tuesday’s earthquake are alive and well, the UF Dean of Students has learned.
Published: January 15 2010
Research by biologist Doug Levey into the behavior of mockingbirds was listed as one of the top 100 science stories of 2009 by Discover magazine. See related News Bureau news release.