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Published: June 30 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida-led teams have been awarded federal grants totaling $6.9 million for projects to develop heat-resistant corn and develop extension programs to help farmers cope with climate variability and climate change.
Published: June 30 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida officials say students, faculty and staff have reduced tobacco use and responded positively to the tobacco-free campus policy since it became effective a year ago this Friday.
Published: June 30 2011
A timely reminder of the promise of public higher education has emerged in a most unlikely place: the plains of the far north.
Published: June 30 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers provides details on the first cookiecutter shark attack on a live human, a concern as warm summer waters attract more people to the ocean.
Published: June 30 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida undergraduate students are spending the summer participating in an ambitious project to measure seismic activity across the United States.
Published: June 30 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New findings by the University of Florida may help lead to a cure for a deadly disease that primarily afflicts premature newborns.
Published: June 29 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida education researchers have received two federal grants totaling $5.5 million to conduct studies aimed at reducing significant behavior problems in children that can disrupt the classroom learning environment.
Published: June 29 2011
NESVILLE, Fla. — Whiteflies can be biologically controlled in Florida greenhouse tomatoes, according to a new study, which helps reduce the need for pesticide applications.
Published: June 28 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians declined for the fourth time in five months — falling to 66 in June — as the U.S. economy continues to sputter, according to a new University of Florida survey.
Published: June 28 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers received a rare 25-foot-long, deep-water giant squid Monday, the only one of its kind in the collections of the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Published: June 27 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A water rescue training exercise that led to a horse's death earlier this year was an accident and resulted from the horse's unexpected panic and a previously undetected flaw in the training equipment, an investigation by members of University of Florida's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee concludes.
Published: June 23 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Due to popular demand, the Florida Museum of Natural History will display the exhibit "Barrier Islands: Creations of Tide and Time" through Aug. 7.
Published: June 23 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An endangered Florida bird may have some unexpected help in its struggle for survival, according to a new University of Florida study.
Published: June 23 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Board of Governors today announced the appointment of two new members of the University of Florida Board of Trustees.
Published: June 22 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida undergraduate has been named a Pickering Fellow for the 2011-2012 year by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation for the U. S. Department of State.
Published: June 22 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jane Muir believes that you need just the right amount of luck to start a successful business. Luck, that is, as an acronym for the words: Labor Under Correct Knowledge.
Published: June 22 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lionfish are causing problems for native fish populations in Florida’s coastal waters, such as grouper and snapper, prompting efforts to try and curb populations of the invasive species.
Published: June 21 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida review of research finds the polyphenol compound known as resveratrol found in red wine, grapes and other fruits may not prevent old age, but it might make it more tolerable.
Published: June 21 2011
Contrary to popular opinion and wishful thinking, you may not find the fountain of youth in a bottle of red wine, but a key compound in the wine could make old age a little easier to tolerate. A University of Florida review of human clinical research on resveratrol shows there haven’t been enough human studies to prove the compound’s really beneficial.
Published: June 20 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The new Titletown Gator Club has teamed up with the University of Florida Alumni Association and University of Florida Media Properties to design a members-only “100 Days of Summer” program, with the aim of providing exclusive events and discounts on the best stuff to do, see, eat and buy during the slower summer months in Gainesville.
Published: June 20 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Entrepreneur Anita Zucker, a 1972 education graduate of the University of Florida, last year challenged fellow alumni who had never contributed to make an annual donation to the College of Education. Zucker, a 2010 recipient of UF’s Distinguished Alumni Award, sweetened the deal by matching such gifts dollar-for-dollar.
Published: June 17 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jane Adams, University of Florida vice president for university relations, will talk about the recent state legislative session at the next meeting of the University of Florida Academic and Professional Assembly.
Published: June 17 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Area residents and business people will get two chances on Monday to have a look at the newest plans for Innovation Square, the 24/7 research environment being developed on Southwest Second Avenue.
Published: June 16 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thomas Ruppert, a coastal planning specialist with the Florida Sea Grant College Program, has been awarded an international fellowship to advance climate change mitigation issues with counterparts in the country of Colombia.
Published: June 16 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute has received three grants totaling $1.25 million from the National Institutes of Health to support research that will expand opportunities to conduct community-based clinical research in Florida, offer personalized medicine to patients and improve clinical trial design. The three projects involve teams of researchers from multiple colleges at UF as well as other universities, including Florida State University.
Published: June 16 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency and the University of Florida will host more than a dozen realistic bronze figures and a towering monumental sculpture by internationally renowned sculptor Seward Johnson Jr.
Published: June 15 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Like rock stars of the rodent world, the flashiest performers of a Central American mouse species get the most attention from the ladies, a University of Florida study shows.
Published: June 15 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The University of Florida College of Pharmacy is launching an online Master of Science in Pharmacy in Medication Therapy Management degree, with classes starting this month. The program is the first master's program available in the emerging field of medication therapy management, and can be completed in less than two years.
Published: June 15 2011
There’s proof that rock stars really do get the most attention from the ladies. A new University of Florida study shows it’s a common phenomenon in a tropical breed of singing mice.
Published: June 14 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Residence hall check-in for the Summer B semester at the University of Florida starts at noon June 22 and continues through June 26 at 10 residence halls.
Published: June 14 2011
Even though a baby’s teeth will eventually fall out, experts say caring for a child’s teeth at an early age can prevent harmful dental infections and even keep their teeth healthier into adulthood. Now University of Florida researchers are trying to determine if these early interventions are worth it.
Published: June 13 2011
On June 10, President Machen sent a message to University of Florida faculty and staff addressing the 2011-12 budget. Click to view the memo. Employees may email comments regarding the proposed changes to human-resources@ufl.edu.
Published: June 13 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida was again one of the country's leaders in population growth in the last decade, but the growth rates over the past few years have been among the lowest in the state's history, according to a new study by the University of Florida.
Published: June 10 2011
Over the past few weeks, we have been examining our options to manage the state budget and pension changes that become effective July 1. I believe we have developed a sound plan going forward – one that not only limits impacts to our valued student programs but also prevents faculty and staff salaries from lagging further behind our peer universities.
Published: June 10 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Carolina Calvo, a native of Tampa and a rising sophomore at the University of Florida is the second participant in a survey of undergraduates who has been chosen randomly to win a new iPad.
Published: June 10 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Board of Trustees today unanimously elected Tampa business leader Carlos J. Alfonso chairman for a two-year term effective July 1.
Published: June 9 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Smoky conditions occurring on and near the University of Florida campus are possible over the next few days and beyond.
Published: June 9 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Airport security workers this year will employ an array of pre-boarding detection measures to scan for deadly materials smuggled into the luggage of the world’s 625 million passengers expected to travel this year.
Published: June 8 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida students Luis Bonilla Rivera and Gerardo Celis Azofeifa were selected as the Department of Housing and Residence Education 2011 Multicultural Student Award recipients.
Published: June 8 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida researcher has developed a new technique to make peanuts safer for people with peanut allergies.
Published: June 8 2011
Allergies keep three million Americans from eating classic American foods, peanuts or peanut butter. Now University of Florida researchers are using the proteins inside the nuts themselves to help create hypoallergenic peanuts.
Published: June 8 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Twenty-four teachers from around the state will attend a one-of-a-kind professional development workshop about Florida’s native, non-native, and invasive plants, starting June 12 at the University of Florida.
Published: June 7 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is gearing up for an increase in cultural activity during its summer B semester June 27 to Aug. 5 with a collaborative program called Creative B.
Published: June 6 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Whether a tumor flourishes or dies depends, to an extent, on the acidity of the environment in which it lives, and a certain enzyme plays a key role in that balance, according to new research from the .
Published: June 2 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mathematical models analyzing how a cholera outbreak spread in Zimbabwe are providing new insights into the most effective vaccination strategies for preventing future cholera epidemics, according to University of Florida researchers.
Published: June 2 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Most people associate steroid use with oiled-up bodybuilders or professional athletes, but for some college-age men, steroids seem like the only way to measure up to the muscle-bound men in fitness magazines.
Published: June 2 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida archaeologists uncovered the remains of a more than 300-year-old building Friday in St. Augustine that may predate the famous Castillo de San Marcos fort.
Published: June 2 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The 2011 Swamp Dance Fest, directed by Neta Pulvermacher, is a transformative four-week dance intensive intended for pre-professional and professional dancers 16 and older.
Published: June 1 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Common viral infections appear to play a role in why some critically ill patients struggle to recover, according to University of Florida researchers who studied how influenza and other infectious agents affect the health outcomes of patients in intensive care units.
Published: June 1 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A book edited by Maia McGuire, agent for Florida Sea Grant Extension in St. Johns and Flagler counties, recently won the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Benjamin Franklin Award.
Published: June 1 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Common viral infections appear to play a role in why some critically ill patients struggle to recover, according to University of Florida researchers who studied how influenza and other infectious agents affect the health outcomes of patients in intensive care units.
Published: June 1 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Supplies of a nutritious and popular fruit could increase in Florida in the next few years, thanks to the research of a University of Florida professor emeritus.
Published: June 1 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — John Hayes, chairman of the University of Florida’s wildlife ecology and conservation department, has been appointed interim dean for research for the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences by Jack Payne, UF senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources.