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Consumer confidence unchanged among Floridians in December

Published: December 28 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence this month remained unchanged from November’s mark of 71, but there was significant movement among the five components that comprised the index, according to a new University of Florida survey.

Blue Path exhibit at Florida Museum extended to Feb. 13

Published: December 26 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History is pleased to announce an extension of “The Blue Path: Protecting Florida’s springs” exhibit until Feb. 13 due to popular demand.

Strawberry genome-sequence will lead to better fruit for consumers

Published: December 26 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An international team of scientists led by the University of Florida and Virginia Tech is the first to publish the DNA sequence for the strawberry — a development expected to yield tastier, hardier varieties of the berry and other crops in its family.

Knight Foundation funds high-tech civics initiatives at UF's Bob Graham Center

Published: December 23 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida has one of the weakest civic cultures in the nation, ranking 46th among the 50 states, according to the National Conference on Citizenship. The Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida is dedicated to improving the state's civic health by training a new and more effective generation of public and civic leaders.

Knight Foundation funds high-tech civics initiatives at UF’s Bob Graham Center

Published: December 23 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida has one of the weakest civic cultures in the nation, ranking 46th among the 50 states, according to the National Conference on Citizenship. The at the University of Florida is dedicated to improving the state’s civic health by training a new and more effective generation of public and civic leaders.

UF wins award for support of businesses owned by minorities, women

Published: December 22 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida was recently recognized for spending more than $15 million in the last fiscal year with businesses owned by minorities, women and service-disabled veterans.

$1 million endowment will boost teaching of children with special needs

Published: December 22 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A mother’s memory of her late daughter, whose passion was teaching children with special needs, will live on and support students seeking advanced degrees in special education at the University of Florida, thanks to provisions made in her estate.

Discovery by UF geologist rekindles debate on origins of multi-cellular life

Published: December 22 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A recent discovery by a University of Florida geologist may lend support to the theory that one of the defining moments of evolution may not have occurred as currently thought.

UF hepatologists test chemotherapy pill in patients with advanced liver cancer, cirrhosis

Published: December 21 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hepatologists at the University of Florida have begun a new clinical trial in search of a better way to treat patients who have advanced, inoperable primary liver cancer but have trouble tolerating standard doses of the only drug available to help them.

Thought-provoking documentary about education to be shown Jan. 9

Published: December 21 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Honors Program will present a one-time screening of a documentary that is changing the national dialogue on education.

Haiti documentary made by two UF students to be screened Jan. 11

Published: December 20 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A celebrated 30-minute documentary film about Haiti by two former University of Florida students will be screened at 7 p.m. Jan. 11 in the Reitz Student Union Auditorium at the University of Florida.

Florida Museum day camp explores predators at Silver Springs

Published: December 20 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If you’ve ever wondered how wolves work together to hunt, or why alligators wait patiently to catch their prey, join the Florida Museum of Natural History for its next children’s day camp from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 21, a student holiday for Alachua County Public Schools

UF joins nationwide push for support of public radio, TV

Published: December 17 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — WUFT-TV/FM at the University of Florida has joined with public television and public radio stations across the country in an unprecedented effort to harness the enthusiasm of the 170 million Americans who watch, listen to or use the services and programming of public media each month.

Retiring Sea Grant agent receives national award

Published: December 17 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Don Sweat, the recently retired Florida Sea Grant marine extension agent for a multi-county region on the state’s west coast, has been awarded the national William Q. Wick Visionary Career Leadership Award in recognition of his career achievements in Sea Grant Extension.

Scientists ID key protein that links dietary restriction with healthy hearing, aging

Published: December 16 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Restricting calories extends life and slows a range of age-related disorders in mice, rats and other organisms. But even after eight decades of research on the subject, scientists are still unclear just how caloric restriction exerts its age-battling influence.

UF agricultural honorary organizes national service project to feed hungry

Published: December 16 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gleaning, the age-old practice of collecting discarded crops from harvested fields, is getting new attention as a way for volunteers to supply soup kitchens and other charities with low-cost food.

Washington Post: Peter Adams

Published: December 16 2010

Chicago Tribune: Diana Boxer

Published: December 16 2010

Florida Museum unveils online butterfly identification guide

Published: December 15 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History today launched a new online butterfly identification guide to help visitors identify the different species in the Butterfly Rainforest exhibit.

Older Wisdom

Published: December 15 2010

With the holiday season comes food, festivities, and family reunions. For some elders that means story time. A new University of Florida study shows they have more street smarts than you may think.

Holiday Drinking

Published: December 15 2010

The holiday season has become a time for family, friends, and spirits. Millions of people will reach for alcohol to celebrate the good times between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, but University of Florida experts warn this spike in alcohol use can prove dangerous.

UFPD releases sketch of robbery suspect

Published: December 15 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Police Department has released a composite sketch of one of the suspects in Tuesday’s armed robbery of the UF Bookstore buy-back tent near Carleton Auditorium.

UF experts seek to improve data on food-borne illnesses

Published: December 15 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two new reports question the accuracy of federal food-borne illness reports and recommend systemic changes to the country’s food safety system, according to experts who were involved in the studies.

UF's new interdisciplinary center will boost early childhood learning

Published: December 14 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The growing movement to provide high-quality, early learning experiences for Florida's youngest children received a major boost today when the University of Florida announced the creation of an interdisciplinary Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies.

Rose fragrance no influence on vase life, UF researchers find

Published: December 13 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Connoisseurs of cut roses often believe that the most fragrant blossoms are also the quickest to wilt, but a new University of Florida study disproves that notion and indicates breeders can develop varieties that smell great and last long.

UF study provides new insight into origin, evolution of flowering plants

Published: December 13 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Flowering plants have evolved at explosive rates throughout history, yet scientists since Charles Darwin have been faced with the great biological mystery of how they originated.

Futurist Ray Kurzweil to share film, vision at UF Jan. 12

Published: December 13 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Renowned futurist, author and inventor Ray Kurzweil, called the “restless genius” by The Wall Street Journal, will speak Jan. 12 at the University of Florida.

Collectors must register by Dec. 31 for museum event

Published: December 11 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dec. 31 is the deadline for collectors to register to display their valuables at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s 32nd annual Collectors Day Jan. 22.

Climate change may be increasing toxins poisoning Caribbean fish

Published: December 10 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Global climate change may contribute to an increase in toxins that poison Caribbean fish and the people who eat the seafood, according to experts meeting this week in the Virgin Islands.

Math education professor completes national leadership institute

Published: December 10 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. —Thomasenia Adams, a University of Florida professor in mathematics education, has graduated from a prominent national leadership institute for women professors and administrators.

Fall graduate finds academic niche during stellar athletic career at UF

Published: December 10 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When Gemma Spofforth came to the University of Florida in the fall of 2006 to swim, her career goals were still undecided.

Swing meets samba at popular UF music benefit

Published: December 8 2010

Coca-Cola and Cutrale announce $3 million in donations to boost citrus research

Published: December 8 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Coca-Cola and Cutrale Citrus Juices announced today at a meeting of the Florida Citrus Mutual in Lake Alfred that they have each pledged $1.5 million to the University of Florida for research programs.

Jacksonville Business Journal: Alan Hodges

Published: December 8 2010

Orlando Sentinel: Steve Kirn

Published: December 8 2010

Doctor to 1960s rockers to talk about addiction Friday

Published: December 8 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The addiction doctor who treated legendary rock stars and helped introduce the nation to the idea that people have a right to health care will deliver a Grand Rounds lecture this week at the University of Florida.

Foster Kids

Published: December 7 2010

Many children in foster care aren’t hoping for a new toy, but instead, a brighter future. Moving between families can make it hard for kids to succeed in school and now a new University of Florida study suggests emotions may stand in the way.

Nurse residency program receives national accreditation

Published: December 7 2010

Brechner Center files brief in Freedom of Information Act case before U.S. Supreme Court

Published: December 6 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida and other open government groups have filed a friend of the court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to keep more information available to the public. The court is considering whether corporations can invoke the “personal privacy” exemption to the federal Freedom of Information Act.

UF cardiologist named to faculty affairs leadership position

Published: December 6 2010

Student Agricultural Gardens reopen at UF; plots now available

Published: December 6 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Student Agricultural Gardens on Museum Road at the University of Florida are back in operation after nearby construction disrupted normal activities. After nearly a year of renovation efforts, a revitalized area is now open for a new generation of exploratory gardeners.

Florida Museum to offer UF employees free admission Saturday

Published: December 3 2010

UF offers free holiday concert at Phillips

Published: December 2 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida President Bernie Machen and the College of Fine Arts School of Music invite the UF community to a holiday concert at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Phillips Center for Performing Arts.

UF president names former student body president as assistant

Published: December 2 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jamal Sowell, a former University of Florida student body president, has been named executive assistant to UF President Bernie Machen. His appointment is effective Jan. 10, 2011.

UFAlert emergency notification systems test

Published: December 1 2010

National Science Foundation awards UF $1.5 million for nanotechnology center

Published: December 1 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.5 million grant to a University of Florida chemist to create a center for investigating manufacturing techniques for nanoscale electronics.

Dance, music program celebrates African culture

Published: December 1 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla.–The University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance and Center for World Arts in association with the Center for African Studies will present “Agbedidi Africa: Dance and Drum” this weekend.

UF expert: Biodiversity loss correlates with increases in infectious disease

Published: December 1 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Habitat destruction and species extinction may lead to an increase in diseases that infect humans and other species, according to a paper in the journal Nature co-authored by a University of Florida ecologist.

Tampa Tribune: Bob Dekle

Published: December 8 2010

Law professor Bob Dekle was quoted in a Dec. 2 Tampa Tribune story about the criminal trial of suspended Highlands County commissioner Jeff Carlson who faces charges in relation to his wife’s death on his boat.

St. Petersburg Times: David Denslow

Published: December 8 2010

David Denslow was quoted in a Nov. 25 St. Petersburg Times story about unemployment rates and the slow economic recovery in Florida.

St. Petersburg Times: Chris McCarty

Published: December 8 2010

Chris McCarty, director of the Survey Research Center in the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, was quoted in a Nov. 30 St. Petersburg Times story about consumer confidence levels in October and November. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.

Palm Beach Post: Michael Allan Wolf

Published: December 16 2010

Law professor Michael Allan Wolf was quoted in a Dec. 14 Palm Beach Post story about a federal judge’s decision to strike down a key part of the health care reform legislation passed by Congress this year.

New York Times: Ted Schuur

Published: December 8 2010

Permafrost expert and ecologist Ted Schuur was quoted in a Nov. 28 New York Times story about the temperature at which carbon will decompose.

New York Times: Norman Goda

Published: December 16 2010

Norman Goda was quoted in a Dec. 12 New York Times story about newly declassified documents showing the U.S. recruited former Nazis to help with counterintelligence after World War II.

New UF radio station seeks votes on logo

Published: December 9 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s “Country 103.7 – The Gator” invites the community to log on to http://www.Country1037TheGator.com to vote on one of three possible logos to brand the new radio station.

Men rob book buy-back tent near Carleton

Published: December 25 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two men robbed the UF Bookstore book buy-back tent near Carleton Auditorium at about 10:30 a.m. today, the University of Florida Police Department reported.

Changes coming in spring to myUFL system

Published: December 19 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — All myUFL system users at the University of Florida will notice a difference following a spring 2011 upgrade. The myUFL system will undergo an upgrade to its financial systems in the spring, but the “look and feel” of the entire myUFL system will change as a result of the upgrade. These changes will affect all users of the myUFL system, even those who only use the system to see their paychecks. Tutorials are available to introduce these changes. To check them out, visit http://upgrade.my.ufl.edu/lookandfeel/lookfeel-myufl.html.

Associated Press: Melinda Merck

Published: December 8 2010

Melinda Merck, senior director of veterinary forensic science, was featured in a Nov. 24 Associated Press story about using her expertise to help solve crimes involving animals.

Associated Press: Jamie S. Foster

Published: December 16 2010

Microbiology professor Jamie Foster was quoted in a Dec. 2 Associated Press story about substituting arsenic for phosphorus to grow microbes.

Associated Press: David Sui

Published: December 16 2010

Extension agent David Sui was quoted in a Dec. 14 Associated Press story about the use of helicopter to push warm air toward crops to avoid damage from a freeze.

Annual poinsettia sale starts Thursday

Published: December 15 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will host the largest poinsettia show in North America this week, showing more than 6,000 plants that include everything from traditional versions of the colorful plant to more exotic varieties.