Lakeside Residential Complex wins 'Eco-challenge Energy Competition'
Published: March 31 2010
Published: March 31 2010
Published: March 31 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Call them tattletale pills.
Published: March 31 2010
Remembering whether or not you took your medication could soon be a thing of the past; your medicine itself will let you know. University of Florida researchers have developed an electronic pill that works a lot like a bar code that’s scanned at a grocery story.
Published: March 31 2010
Published: March 30 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida's consumer confidence fell in March by three points to 70 as the state's bleak unemployment rate cast doubts about the long-term health of the economy and people's ability to make major household purchases, according to a new University of Florida survey.
Published: March 30 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hemophilia, a disease linked with legends of European monarchs, frail heirs and one flamboyant charlatan called Rasputin, still afflicts many people today.
Published: March 25 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Your worst enemy can sometimes also be your best friend, according to entomologists from the University of Florida and Illinois State University.
Published: March 25 2010
Published: March 25 2010
Published: March 23 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Recent cold weather has delayed largemouth bass spawning, says a University of Florida expert whose research suggests anglers should enjoy the opportunity for easy catches, despite naysayers.
Published: March 23 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With loggerhead sea turtle nests in dramatic decline, researchers would love to know more about where the turtles go, and what they eat, so they can better protect the creatures’ habitat.
Published: March 23 2010
University of Florida researchers have found a way to treat blood cancers using stem cells from donors who are not perfect matches with their family members.
Published: March 22 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Current school reform efforts, like No Child Left Behind, emphasize teacher quality as the most important factor in student success, but University of Florida researchers have identified another, stunningly accurate predictor of classroom performance — the student's home address.
Published: March 18 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida engineering researchers have found they can ignite certain nanoparticles using a low-power laser, a development they say opens the door to a wave of new technologies in health care, computing and automotive design.
Published: March 18 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Sunshine State has an untapped industry close to home, says a University of Florida researcher studying how rural areas can attract Floridians hungry for relaxation away from the hustle and bustle of the big cities.
Published: March 9 2010
Cleaning up water spills could soon become a thing of the past, thanks to a new technology that makes surfaces resistant to dirt, dust and liquids. University of Florida researchers have developed a new coating modeled after the way spiders repel liquids.
Published: March 16 2010
Published: March 16 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Doctors have a clearer picture than ever before of how much radiation reaches sensitive tissues during routine X-rays and similar imaging, thanks to sophisticated models of the human body being developed at the University of Florida.
Published: March 15 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Technology Fee Advisory Committee is seeking ideas for how to improve or enhance current information technology services or create new ones.
Published: March 14 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For patients with diabetes and heart disease, less isn’t always more — at least when it comes to blood pressure.
Published: March 10 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Suicide has geographical differences, with people in the rural mountains of the West more likely than those in the more urbanized East to take their own lives, a new University of Florida study shows.
Published: March 9 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sonic hedgehog, a gene that plays a crucial rule in the positioning and growth of limbs, fingers and toes, has been confirmed in an unexpected place in the embryos of developing mice — the layer of cells that creates the skin.
Published: March 9 2010
Published: March 9 2010
GAINESVILLE, FL. — The humble papaya is gaining credibility in Western medicine for anticancer powers that folk cultures have recognized for generations.
Published: March 3 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Many pediatricians don’t think it’s their responsibility to treat severe, chronic pain in their patients, according to a new study co-authored by several University of Florida College of Medicine researchers and an investigator from Molloy College.
Published: March 3 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Brains translate into big bucks in the workplace, according to a University of Florida study, which finds that bright people have earned at least half a million dollars more by middle age than those who are less intellectually inclined.
Published: March 3 2010
Published: March 2 2010
Published: March 2 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida agriculture survived the first part of the economic downturn fairly well but decreased demand for exports has been a concern, a University of Florida expert says in an annual report.
Published: March 2 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s a small bounce, but Florida’s population should rebound this year from its first loss in more than half a century in a hopeful sign for the struggling state economy, new estimates from the University of Florida show.
Published: March 2 2010
Recently, several employees of a Florida hospital came under investigation for allegedly snapping and possibly e-mailing pictures of the ravaged body of Stephen Schafer, the Stuart kiteboard surfer who was fatally attacked by sharks on Feb. 3.
Published: March 2 2010
Published: March 1 2010
Published: March 1 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite last month’s fatality off the Florida coast, the number of shark attacks in the United States continued its downward trend by taking a plunge in the latest recorded year, according to a new report from the University of Florida.
Published: March 1 2010
Notice of Public Meeting
Published: March 12 2010
As is typical in Hollywood war films, The Hurt Locker carried a subtle anti-war message compatible with patriotic sensibilities. Underscoring her own patriotism, when accepting the best picture and best director awards, Bigelow dedicated them to the “women and men in the military who risk their lives daily to keep us safe.” With these words and in the film, Bigelow reminds us that war is hell, while reassuring us of our good intentions.
Published: March 3 2010
Stan Smith, director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, was quoted in a March 2 St. Petersburg Times story about new projections showing Florida’s population would start growing again in the next year. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: March 3 2010
An op-ed column by law professor Jon Mills about a recent California court decision regarding a privacy decision was published Feb. 23 by the St. Petersburg Times. The column was edited and pitched by the News Bureau’s op-ed service.
Published: March 9 2010
Law professor Bob Dekle was quoted in a March 4 South Florida Sun-Sentinel story about a Broward County circuit judge accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a prosecutor.
Published: March 9 2010
Research by Wolfgang Sigmund, a professor of materials science and engineering, into water-repellent surfaces modeled after the hairs on spider bodies was the subject of a Feb. 26 Scientific American story. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: March 9 2010
Biostatistics professor Babette Brumback was quoted in a March 4 Palm Beach Post story about a new report finding a high incidence of brain cancer across South Florida.
Published: March 9 2010
Darryl Heard, professor of zoological medicine, was quoted in a March 4 Orlando Sentinel story about the demise of a 63-year-old elephant at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens.
Published: March 22 2010
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s proposed land deal with the U.S. Sugar Corp. has the familiar anatomy of history repeating itself, in perverse reversal. A hundred years ago, Gov. Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, donning an ego to match his ancestral name, bullied opponents to push ahead with his plan to drain the Everglades. To pay for it, he sold a half-million acres of state-owned Everglades land at fire-sale prices to a wealthy speculator, who subdivided the land and resold it at a 1,200 percent markup.
Published: March 9 2010
A commentary co-authored by Dr. Marco Pahor, director of the Institute on Aging, was cited in a March 2 New York Times column about the benefits of physical activity for older peo
Published: March 23 2010
Research by Brent Scott, a former graduate student in management, was cited in a March 8 New York Times story about tips for improved sleep. See related News Bureau news release.
Published: March 23 2010
Oncologist Dr. Nam Dang’s research into the papaya’s ability to slow the growth of tumors in the breast, lung, pancreas, cervix and liver was the subject of a March 10 story in the New York Daily News. The story was the result of a Health Science Center news release.
Published: March 2 2010
“High Visibility Enforcement,” a campaign to promote pedestrian safety on the University of Florida campus and within Alachua County, is being coordinated by the Gainesville Police Department, University of Florida, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and several other groups.
Published: March 2 2010
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Published: March 23 2010
Dr. J. Glenn Morris Jr., director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute, was quoted in a March 1 Florida Trend story regarding the ability of pathogens to live in the Florida climate.
Published: March 23 2010
Anthropology professor Gerald Murray was quoted in a Feb. 21 BBC News report about the role of voodoo in how Haitians are recovering from the recent earthquake. The quote was the result of a News Bureau referral.
Published: March 3 2010
Law professor John Stinneford was quoted in a March 1 Associated Press story about the practice of some jails in Florida limiting mail for inmates to postcards.
Published: March 3 2010
Chris McCarty, survey director of UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research, was quoted in a Feb. 24 Associated Press story about this month’s Florida consumer confidence report. The story was partly the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: March 12 2010
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As you return from spring break, I am writing to share with you what happened in an incident at Corry Village involving a graduate student and what we are doing in response.