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Published: October 29 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jon Sund of Green Cove Springs and Miranda Bennett of Archer received top honors in this year’s ButterflyFest Pollinator Photography Contest. The winners were announced Oct. 23 during an awards presentation at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s fifth annual ButterflyFest.
Published: October 29 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida researchers and their international colleagues have used mathematical models and maps to estimate the feasibility of eliminating malaria from countries that have the deadliest form of the disease.
Published: October 29 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Theta Delta Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity recently held its annual capture-the-flag tournament between the members of the University of Florida Panhellenic Council to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Alachua County. The event raised $1,502.
Published: October 29 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Professor Nalini Nadkarni, a world-renowned forest ecologist and former Guggenheim fellow, will speak on the University of Florida campus Wednesday.
Published: October 29 2010
EVERYONE knows that Ivy League universities banned the Reserve Officer Training Corps from their campuses during the Vietnam War. Forty years later, the bans continue, though the reason has shifted from war protest to the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gay men and women in the military.
Published: October 28 2010
Published: October 28 2010
Published: October 28 2010
Published: October 28 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will open two new exhibits at 10 a.m. Nov. 13.
Published: October 28 2010
Published: October 27 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — At a time when astronomers are searching for Earth-like planets, the University of Florida has received a grant for $500,000 to lead the pack.
Published: October 27 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida researcher will have an experiment aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery for what could be its final mission.
Published: October 26 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Historically low interest rates, bargains on condominiums and the moratorium on foreclosures were the likely causes of a six-point jump in Florida's consumer confidence in October to 74, its highest level in six months, according to a new University of Florida survey.
Published: October 26 2010
Many adults wonder whether young people have a clue what to do with their lives and whether they’ll find a “calling.” Now a new University of Florida study shows freshmen college students are more focused than you think.
Published: October 26 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A research and extension team based at the University of Florida has received a four-year, $2.9 million federal grant to expand efforts to forecast outbreaks of two fungal diseases threatening the nation’s strawberry crop.
Published: October 26 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Far from being undecided about what direction to take in life, many students just starting in college already know their career callings, a new University of Florida study finds.
Published: October 25 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New University of Florida research puts to rest the mystery of where old carbon was stored during the last glacial period. It turns out it ended up in the icy waters of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica.
Published: October 25 2010
Published: October 22 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The fifth annual ButterflyFest at the Florida Museum of Natural History from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday features free, interactive presentations and activities the entire family will enjoy.
Published: October 22 2010
Published: October 22 2010
Published: October 22 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Southeast Regional Conference of Asian American Leaders celebrates its sixth anniversary at the University of Florida today and Saturday.
Published: October 21 2010
Published: October 21 2010
Published: October 20 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On an airboat on Lake Okeechobee, four University of Florida researchers prepare to launch an airplane - by hand.
Published: October 20 2010
Published: October 20 2010
The military uses small, unmanned airplanes for surveillance. Now, scientists are using them to track birds in their nests and other wild plant and animal life.
Published: October 20 2010
Published: October 19 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Michael Blachly, director of the University of Florida Performing Arts, has been selected for the board of directors of the citizens’ group planning to build a new, state-of-the-art performing arts center for Lake, Marion and Sumter counties.
Published: October 19 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In anticipation of the upcoming elections, the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida hopes that voters don’t forget a key issue: open government.
Published: October 19 2010
Published: October 18 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is teaming up with Florida Free Culture to help faculty, staff and students protect their data.
Published: October 18 2010
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Published: October 18 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A gift of $2 million from Dr. Steven and Rebecca Scott will endow a professorship in the University of Florida’s department of chemistry to help UF scientists develop advancements that will improve health care for all people.
Published: October 18 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite the tough economy, a University of Florida program that fosters the creation of new start-up companies had a successful year, according to an annual report filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Published: October 14 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers are part of a nationwide team preparing to open a door into better understanding plant evolution by sequencing the genome of the single living sister species to all other flowering plants.
Published: October 14 2010
ORLANDO, Fla. — (Oct. 14, 2010) Orlando Health, the University of Florida and Shands HealthCare announced today their intent to collaborate on new health initiatives that will make care more accessible to millions of patients over a 20-county region and expand training opportunities for physicians.
Published: October 14 2010
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Published: October 13 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An international authority in blood cancers, such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, has been named the new chair of the University of Florida College of Medicine's department of medicine, according to an announcement Wednesday by Dr. Michael Good, dean of the college.
Published: October 13 2010
Published: October 13 2010
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Published: October 12 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Fears about finances overshadow worries about terrorism, natural disasters and other factors for the nation’s travelers, a new University of Florida study shows.
Published: October 11 2010
Published: October 11 2010
Published: October 11 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers presenting new fossil evidence of an exceptionally well-preserved 55-million-year-old North American mammal have found it shares a common ancestor with rodents and primates, including humans.
Published: October 11 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation and Hell’s Bay Boatworks Inc. are donating a custom boat and trailer valued at more than $50,000 to support the University of Florida’s Program for Shark Research.
Published: October 11 2010
Published: October 11 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Institute of Medicine, an organization that provides health policy advice to the nation’s leaders, this weekend honored former University of Florida Vice President for Health Affairs Dr. David R. Challoner for outstanding service.
Published: October 8 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Public television station Florida’s 5, WUFT-TV, will present exclusive live television coverage of the 2010 University of Florida Homecoming parade, starting at noon Friday.
Published: October 7 2010
Published: October 7 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A multinational team led by University of Florida astronomers has won an $8 million grant to build a major new astronomical instrument for the largest optical telescope in the world in Spain’s Canary Islands.
Published: October 7 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An event showcasing students and faculty who flourished while traveling abroad will be held in the International Center in the Hub building on Friday.
Published: October 6 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The trauma from hard combat can devastate veterans until old age, even as it influences others to be wiser, gentler and more accepting in their twilight years, a new University of Florida study finds.
Published: October 6 2010
Published: October 6 2010
Combat veterans know some scars just don’t heal. Now a new University of Florida study of World War Two vets shows that some men exposed to heavy combat at a young age felt symptoms of anxiety and depression well into their eighties.
Published: October 8 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One of the world’s leading experts on the migration of Monarchs will speak during the Florida Museum of Natural History’s fifth annual ButterflyFest Oct. 23-24.
Published: October 6 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — This fall, the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida presents two photography exhibitions by Dawoud Bey, “Dawoud Bey: First-Year Florida Project” and “Class Pictures: Photographs by Dawoud Bey.”
Published: October 6 2010
Published: October 5 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Faculty at the University of Florida received five grants totaling nearly $7 million to improve access to dental care for underserved children and adults from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: October 5 2010
Published: October 5 2010
Published: October 4 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Explore the delicate relationship between butterflies, moths and plants at the Florida Museum of Natural History's newest exhibit, "Symbiosis: Butterflies, Moths and Plants" Oct. 19 through March 13, 2011.
Published: October 4 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The director of a Gainesville-based private equity firm and an experienced venture capital executive has joined the University of Florida College of Engineering as its first entrepreneur in residence.
Published: October 4 2010
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Published: October 1 2010
Published: October 1 2010
Published: October 22 2010
Political scientist Sharon Wright Austin was quoted in an Oct. 2 Washington Post story about the Florida gubernatorial race.
Published: October 5 2010
Professor of finance Jay Ritter was quoted in a Sept. 28 USA Today story about foreign interest in U.S. markets.
Published: October 22 2010
Sociologist Monika Ardelt was quoted in an Oct. 6 UPI story about her research into the physical and psychological effects of combat. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: October 14 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tailgating at the University of Florida is a cherished part of the overall Gator game-day tradition. As the season moves past the half-way mark, the University of Florida Police Department reminds football fans to follow the guidelines below to ensure a positive home game experience.
Published: October 4 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The spotlight is on faculty and staff as the University of Florida is again accepting nominees for the 22nd annual Superior Accomplishment Awards.
Published: October 18 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — What is open access? It’s the free, permanent access on the Web for scholarly publications. The idea is that research should be available worldwide immediately after publication to anyone who has access to the Internet.
Published: October 22 2010
Pain researcher and College of Dentistry professor Roger Fillingim was cited in an Oct. 14 Sydney Morning Herald story for his 2009 review of gender and pain research published by the American Pain Society.
Published: October 22 2010
Gerontologist Stephen Golant was quoted in a Sept. 30 Orlando Sentinel story about the importance of remaking the AARP group so that its membership does not die off.
Published: October 22 2010
Political scientist Richard Conley was quoted in an Oct. 5 Orlando Sentinel story about partisan polarization creating gridlock on Capitol Hill.
Published: October 5 2010
Entomologist Norman Leppla was quoted in a Sept. 29 Orlando Sentinel story about how lovebugs signal the changing seasons.
Published: October 5 2010
Max Teplitski, an associate professor in soil microbiology, was quoted in a Sept. 29 Orlando Sentinel story about monitoring tomato ripeness to reduce the fruit’s susceptibility to contamination. The story was the result of an IFAS news release.
Published: October 25 2010
Cardiologist Dr. David Winchester was quoted in a Sept. 16 Orlando Sentinel story about the college’s findings on the benefits of using cholesterol-lowering statins before surgery and other invasive procedures. The story was the result of a Health Science Center news release.
Published: October 5 2010
Law professor Michael Allan Wolf was quoted in a Sept. 27 New York Times story about Amendment 4, which would give Floridians a vote on state-mandated plans for growth.
Published: October 22 2010
Political science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in an Oct. 5 Miami Herald story about how easy it is to create new political parties in Florida.
Published: October 5 2010
Chris McCarty, director of UF’s Survey Research Center in the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, was quoted in a Sept. 28 Miami Herald about the monthly Florida consumer confidence report. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Published: October 22 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Looking for something different to do this weekend? How about something free? Florida Players, University of Florida’s student-run theater group, is opening its fall season with “Robots vs. Fake Robots” at 8 p.m. today.
Published: October 5 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is challenging students, faculty and staff to give up their cars and use alternative transportation throughout the fall semester and especially Wednesday — One Less Car Day — with the hope that it becomes a habit.
Published: October 5 2010
A new spray-on polymer technology developed by UF scientists is featured in a Sept. 21 Discovery News story. The polymer device could help lead to the development of color display in e-readers. Chemistry professor John R. Reynolds was quoted in the story.
Published: October 11 2010
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — This month’s Homecoming activities culminate this weekend with Gator Gallop, the 86th annual parade and Saturday’s game against Mississippi State.
Published: October 5 2010
Roger B. Fillingim, associate professor of community dentistry and behavioral science, was quoted in a Sept. 27 Boston Globe story about the difference in pain tolerance between males and females.
Published: October 5 2010
Tom Spreen, a professor in the food and resource economics department, was quoted in a Sept. 23 Bloomberg story about the citrus greening’s effect on the planting of new orange tre
Published: October 22 2010
Economist David Denslow was quoted in an Oct. 5 Associated Press story about the slow economic recovery.