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Published: December 27 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida's consumer confidence remained unchanged in December, according to a monthly University of Florida survey. December's figure was 74, the same as the revised November reading. Overall confidence reached a post-recession peak in September and October at 80, but is down six points for the second month.
Published: December 20 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida special education researchers have found a method to help at-risk students with significant behavioral problems learn to calm aggressive tendencies and actively solve their social conflicts.
Published: December 20 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In the rain forests of the Congo, where mammals and birds are hunted to near-extinction, an impenetrable sound of buzzing insects blankets the atmosphere.
Published: December 19 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The quest to develop a grapefruit hybrid that will not interact with medication has taken a step forward, as researchers pinpoint compounds most responsible for the problem, a University of Florida citrus breeder says.
Published: December 19 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. –– Tropicana Products Inc., a division of PepsiCo Inc., has pledged $1.5 million to endow a professorship specializing in innovative citrus research to strengthen the Florida citrus industry, the nation’s largest, University of Florida and Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences officials and company representatives announced today.
Published: December 19 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Before the Florida Gators and the Louisville Cardinals face off on the field, fans of both teams are invited to connect to the New Orleans community and give back to the host city.
Published: December 19 2012
Published: December 18 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Regional Transit System has revised service on some routes between now and Jan. 2.
Published: December 18 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new research study gauging the outlook for the Florida manatee shows that it’s a case of great news and not-so-great news.
Published: December 18 2012
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Published: December 17 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Country music legend Merle Haggard will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Phillips Center for Performing Arts at the University of Florida.
Published: December 17 2012
ESVILLE, Fla. — When wildlife managers imported eight female Texas pumas in hopes they would mate with native Florida panthers, they knew they were taking a bit of a risk.
Published: December 14 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida students and employees are advised that Garage 8 near Norman Hall and Garage 7 near the O’Connell Center are scheduled to be pressure-washed next week.
Published: December 14 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dermatology, cardiology, women’s health, psychiatry, pain medicine and many other medical specialty practices, as well as imaging and laboratory services, are now all in one place at the new UF&Shands at Springhill center in northwest Gainesville. Community and business leaders joined UF&Shands administrators at an official opening ceremony Thursday.
Published: December 12 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Plant growth is not as dependent on gravity as previously thought, according to new research from the University of Florida.
Published: December 12 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Just because school is out doesn’t mean students can’t dive into science and investigate natural history at one of two school holiday camps at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Published: December 12 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Due to circumstances beyond the control of the University of Florida Performing Arts, Fazil Say has cancelled his piano recital scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 at University Auditorium. The concert will not be rescheduled for the 2012-13 season.
Published: December 11 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — People at risk for Type 1 diabetes may have fewer insulin-producing “beta” cells than people not at risk, a finding that could help researchers shed light on what causes the disease, a new University of Florida study shows.
Published: December 11 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Fifth Avenue Holiday Parade and construction will affect some RTS bus service, stating this weekend.
Published: December 11 2012
Published: December 10 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Longtime University of Florida development executive Ann McElwain has been named assistant vice president for development for UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Published: December 7 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Administrators at UF&Shands, the University of Florida Academic Health Center, have announced plans to build a full-service, 911-receiving freestanding emergency department in northwest Gainesville that will provide convenient 24-hour emergency services for local residents with acute illnesses or injuries.
Published: December 7 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Apalachicola-area oystermen and community leaders received a progress report Thursday from University of Florida scientists working to remediate the area’s oyster population collapse.
Published: December 6 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Each year the University of Florida’s hosts nearly 5 million unique visitors. Frequently those visitors utilize the home page link for all sorts of questions, ranging from admission application deadlines and ordering transcripts to reporting a broken Web link.
Published: December 6 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Growing up as a “military brat” across the U.S., Krista Schumacher was sensitive to varying cultures. After coming to the University of Florida as undergraduate, her sense of the larger world was enhanced further through different experiences.
Published: December 6 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As delegates from around the world gather this week at the Doha Climate Change Conference, they will hear a request for assistance from smaller nations threatened by some of the more disastrous side effects of global warming. University of Florida anthropologist Anthony Oliver-Smith says they should listen.
Published: December 5 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new study co-authored by a University of Florida researcher provides the first direct chronological test of sequence stratigraphy, a powerful tool for exploring Earth's natural resources.
Published: December 5 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In partnership with student government leaders, Florida’s university presidents asked lawmakers Wednesday to invest an additional $118 million into the State University System for the 2013-14 school year. With that kind of investment, they said they would be able to continue providing quality education without raising tuition by “even one penny.”
Published: December 4 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida scientist is researching a method to freeze and preserve orchid seeds, and besides aiding producers, it might also give endangered plants a better chance at survival.
Published: December 3 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new report from the National Science Foundation shows the University of Florida jumped from 14th to 12th in a national ranking of research and development spending at the top 30 public universities in 2011.
Published: December 3 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida students who go to the Reitz Student Union between now and Dec. 13 will have a little less to worry about.
Published: December 3 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Student tickets for University of Florida Performing Arts’ January and February performances go on sale at noon today. Tickets are only $10 for each of the 22 performances and can be purchased with a Gator1 Card by calling 352-392-2787 or visiting the Phillips Center or University Box Office, located in the Reitz Student Union.
Published: December 3 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A show of spirituality and collaboration will span three screens and 50 feet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Digital World Institute’s Research, Education and Visualization Environment, known as the REVE, Room 205, Norman Hall Gym.
Published: December 3 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida scientists have co-authored a study describing a new Lepidoptera species found in Jamaica’s last remaining wilderness.
Published: December 3 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will conduct a test of its UFAlert emergency notification system between 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, which is between fourth and fifth class periods. Included in Wednesday’s test message and linked on the UFAlert website (ufalert.ufl.edu) will be a survey to help identify future enhancements and system progress. The survey can be accessed online at goo.gl/BESyn.
Published: December 11 2012
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a Nov. 4 Wall Street Journal article about three banks that were underwriters for the Facebook stock, which sold a large amount of Facebook shares during the stock’s first month on the market.
Published: December 11 2012
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a Nov. 9 Wall Street Journal story about emerging-market stocks.
Published: December 11 2012
Marketing professor Alan Cooke was quoted in a Nov. 8 Wall Street Journal story about numbers used in real estate listings and superstitions associated with those numbers.
Published: December 19 2012
Michael Okun, co-director of UF’s Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, was quoted in a Nov. 28 USA Today article about the toll depression takes on Parkinson’s patients.
Published: December 11 2012
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a Nov. 13 USA Today story about the Facebook employees’ opportunity to sell their stocks and the potential effects of their 777 million stocks hitting the market.
Published: December 11 2012
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a Nov. 14 USA Today story about Facebook’s rising stock value after 777 million stocks become eligible to be sold by employees.
Published: December 11 2012
Political scientist Daniel Smith was quoted in a Nov. 6 USA Today story about the election’s swing states.
Published: December 21 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Performing Arts will host seven performances in January, featuring a diverse lineup of artists.
Published: December 19 2012
Dr. William Mendenhall, a radiation oncologist, was quoted in a Nov. 30 Reuters story about the possible link between the sexually transmitted disease human papillomavirus and throat cancer.
Published: December 11 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A musical tribute to famous composer Domenico Scarlatti will be held at 2 and 5 p.m. Dec. 31 at Squitieri Studio Theatre inside the Phillips Center for Performing Arts, featuring fine wines, elegant ambiance and beautiful piano playing by world-renowned pianist Pnina Becher.
Published: December 11 2012
Political science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in a Nov. 12 Palm Beach Post story about why Floridians rejected eight of 11 proposed constitutional amendments.
Published: December 19 2012
Political scientist Ken Wald was quoted in a Nov. 13 Orlando Sentinel article about the religiously unaffiliated and their political affiliations.
Published: December 19 2012
Dr. Ron Shorr, an epidemiology professor, was quoted in a Nov. 28 Orlando Sentinel article about his research into the effectiveness of alarms on hospital beds. The story was the result of a Health Science Center news release.
Published: December 19 2012
Geochemist George Kamenov was quoted in a Nov. 12 New York Times article about how isotope analysis can be used to solve criminal cases like the murder of a young woman in 1971.
Published: December 19 2012
Dr. Roland Staud, a professor of medicine and rheumatologist, was quoted in a Nov. 15 New York Times story about a girl who feels no pain. Staud has been following the girl for many years and her lack of pain may give insight how to turn off pain receptors in chronic pain patients.
Published: December 19 2012
Diane H. Mazur, a law professor, was quoted in a Nov. 14 New York Times article about adultery and its repercussions in the legal system.
Published: December 19 2012
Bill Kern, professor of entomology, was quoted in a Nov. 26 Miami Herald article about a man who died after eating different insects, which included discoid roaches.
Published: December 20 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida campus got a bit safer with a gift from LifeSouth Community Blood Centers this week.
Published: July 19 2012
Dr. Glen Finney, division chief of behavioral neurology in the College of Medicine, was quoted in a Dec. 1 Florida Times-Union article about the significance of the amount of pictures we take and our memory of those events.
Published: December 11 2012
Journalism professor Clay Calvert was quoted in a Nov. 12 Chicago Tribune story about Tribune reporters who were recorded without their consent. It is a felony to record a conversation in Illinois without all parties consenting prior to the recording.
Published: December 19 2012
Entomology doctoral candidate Dawn Calibeo was quoted in a Nov. 15 CBS Miami story about how to control crazy ants. The story was the result of an IFAS news release.
Published: December 19 2012
Wildlife ecology professor Frank Mazzotti was quoted in a Dec. 1 Associated Press article about a Nile crocodile on the loose near Miami.
Published: December 20 2012
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The world’s largest snake will soon slither into town as the Florida Museum of Natural History opens its newest temporary exhibit “Titanoboa: Monster Snake.”