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New model could lead to improved treatment for early stage Alzheimer's

Published: February 28 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers at the University of Florida and The Johns Hopkins University have developed a line of genetically altered mice that model the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease. This model may help scientists identify new therapies to provide relief to patients who are beginning to experience symptoms.

Campaign to enforce safety belt law starts Friday

Published: February 28 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Police Department is joining other law enforcement agencies across the state in a “Click It or Ticket” campaign starting Friday through March 16.

New model could lead to improved treatment for early stage Alzheimer’s

Published: February 28 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers at the University of Florida and The Johns Hopkins University have developed a line of genetically altered mice that model the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease. This model may help scientists identify new therapies to provide relief to patients who are beginning to experience symptoms.

UF/IFAS expert: Female mosquitoes become savvy about other-species suitors

Published: February 28 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Talk about meeting Mr. Wrong.

Chick Corea, Béla Fleck collaboration highlights UFPA's March events

Published: February 27 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Performing Arts will present 13 performances in March, highlighted by a Chick Corea and Béla Fleck collaboration on March 20 and a free film screening of "The Last Flight of Petr Ginz" on March 28.

UF study on worldwide lice DNA may lead to better treatment methods

Published: February 27 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida study on louse evolution shows the parasite’s genetic structure differs based on geographic region, information essential for developing more effective insecticides.

Symposium explores evolving roles of women in America

Published: February 27 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Professor Stephanie Coontz will visit the University of Florida March 13 for a symposium titled “The Feminine Mystique at 50,” focusing on her groundbreaking research into the history of family policy and women’s activism in America.

Marine compound discovery shows promise of improved drug treatment for COPD patients

Published: February 27 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Pharmacy researchers at the University of Florida have isolated a new marine compound they believe may lead to improved drug therapies for pulmonary diseases by inhibiting their progression rather than managing their symptoms.

Florida's consumer confidence drops one point as sequestration looms

Published: February 26 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The delayed effect of the expiring payroll tax cut prompted Florida's consumer confidence to drop one point in February to 74, according to a monthly University of Florida survey.

Turfgrass alternatives offer residents additional groundcover choices, UF/IFAS experts say

Published: February 26 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Spring is right around the corner, and for some residents it may be time to think about sprucing up the yard with new landscaping.

RTS to reduce service during spring break

Published: February 26 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Regional Transit System will reduce service on certain bus routes between Saturday and March 10 because of the spring break at the University of Florida and Santa Fe College.

Florida’s consumer confidence drops one point as sequestration looms

Published: February 26 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The delayed effect of the expiring payroll tax cut prompted Florida’s consumer confidence to drop one point in February to 74, according to a monthly University of Florida survey.

Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel to speak at UF March 12

Published: February 26 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The ACCENT Speaker’s Bureau and Jewish Awareness Month at the University of Florida will bring Nobel Prize winner and writer Elie Wiesel to campus on March 12.

Audience will pick Beethoven program for March 17 performance

Published: February 22 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The audience will choose which Beethoven program the Leipzig String Quartet will play at 2 p.m. March 17 at University Auditorium at the University of Florida.

Online exhibition shows rare items reflecting Jewish life in Europe before WWII

Published: February 22 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida have released a new online only exhibition titled “The Gathering Storm: Jewish Life in Germany and Eastern Europe in the 1930s.”

Media to receive advance notices of upcoming releases, events

Published: February 22 2013

UF News Budget: Feb. 25 – March 1

Tourists' photos could help scientists study whale sharks, UF/IFAS expert says

Published: February 21 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Whale sharks may be the world's largest fish, but the body of scientific knowledge surrounding them is surprisingly small.

Gala at museum to raise funds for permanent Discovery Room

Published: February 21 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Proceeds from this Friday’s annual “Passport” gala at the Florida Museum of Natural History will help construct a permanent Discovery Room at the museum.

Journalism college brings employers to recruit students for jobs, internships

Published: February 21 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nearly 50 employers are expected to interview students in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications on Monday.

UF alumnus appointed to Board of Trustees

Published: February 21 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — David M. Thomas, a 1971 University of Florida graduate with three decades of management and board experience at some of the world’s largest corporations, has been named to UF’s Board of Trustees.

Research suggests malaria can be defeated without a globally led eradication program

Published: February 21 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Malaria does not have to be eradicated globally for individual countries to succeed at maintaining elimination of the disease, according to research from the University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogens Institute and department of geography, to be published in the journal Science Feb. 22.

Former New York Times executive editor to speak at the Bob Graham Center

Published: February 20 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Howell Raines, former executive editor of The New York Times, will bring his years of experience in political journalism to the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at 6 p.m. Monday at the University of Florida’s Pugh Hall.

Panel discussion examines diversity in UF classrooms and curriculum

Published: February 19 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A panel discussion will be held Monday to examine historical attempts to diversify the University of Florida student body, faculty and curriculum. The roundtable will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Smathers Library East, Room 1A, on the UF campus.

To help homeowners, industry personnel, UF/IFAS posts videos on turfgrass research

Published: February 19 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences recently completed the state’s largest-ever study of landscape turfgrass and fertilizer use, and new online videos will help homeowners and lawn-care professionals understand the findings.

UF/IFAS report finds Floridians value water resources, want to conserve

Published: February 18 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Floridians are more concerned with water quality than quantity, the results of a new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences water survey suggest.

M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction marks 30th career fair

Published: February 18 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction will celebrate its 30th career fair at the Rinker School of Building Construction Spring Career Fair from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the O’Connell Center.

Museum shows documentary aimed at reducing waste

Published: February 18 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Florida Office of Sustainability will present a free screening of the award-winning documentary “The Clean Bin Project” at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the museum.

New Gator Engineering @ Santa Fe program brings more talent into UF by reinventing the freshman year

Published: February 14 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Engineering graduates are in high demand as they enter the workforce, and spaces for incoming freshmen at the University of Florida’s College of Engineering are in high demand as well. This year, UF will expand its enrollment to include up to 150 students in a new program: Gator Engineering @ Santa Fe.

UF researchers share expertise at prestigious AAAS meeting in Boston

Published: February 13 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida scientists will share their research on a natural way to sweeten foods with colleagues and journalists at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting this week in Boston.

UF 's Historic Preservation Program to host mid-century modern homes tour

Published: February 13 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida historic preservation program is hosting a Mid-Century Modern Home Tour in northwest Gainesville from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

New mobile application provides safe, free nighttime rides for UF students, employees

Published: February 13 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida students and employees can now request safe and free nighttime rides with a new mobile application, SNAP UF.

Methamphetamine withdrawal may lead to brain-related concerns for recovering addicts

Published: February 13 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have found changes in the behavior and in the brains of mice in withdrawal from methamphetamine addiction. These findings may affect the way physicians treat recovering methamphetamine addicts, the researchers write in the current issue of the journal Synapse.

Office of Sustainability launches spring campaign 'Under One Umbrella'

Published: February 12 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Office of Sustainability's Under One Umbrella campaign starts Thursday with a "Farm to Table, Bike to Breakfast" event at Gator Corner.

Office of Sustainability launches spring campaign ‘Under One Umbrella’

Published: February 12 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Office of Sustainability’s Under One Umbrella campaign starts Thursday with a “Farm to Table, Bike to Breakfast” event at Gator Corner.

UF experts available for comment on State of the Union address

Published: February 12 2013

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University of Florida reports 2012 U.S. shark attacks highest since 2000

Published: February 11 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Shark attacks in the U.S. reached a decade high in 2012, while worldwide fatalities remained average, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File report released today.

Gov. Scott to visit University of Florida in support of top 10 quest

Published: February 10 2013

Media advisory

Short-term lodging to serve outpatients, family members

Published: February 8 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF&Shands plans to build a lodging facility to serve visiting outpatients as well as out-of-town family members or caretakers of hospitalized patients receiving care.

Fear factor: Study shows brain's response to scary stimuli

Published: February 7 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Driving through his hometown, a war veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder may see roadside debris and feel afraid, believing it to be a bomb. He's ignoring his safe, familiar surroundings and only focusing on the debris; yet, when it comes to the visual cortex, a recent study at the University of Florida suggests this is completely normal.

C-sections might not be needed for pregnant women who have unruptured brain aneurysms

Published: February 7 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Cesarean sections are used almost three times as often to deliver the babies of women who have an unruptured brain aneurysm — a blood-filled ballooning of a blood vessel — as for other women. But that extra precaution might not be necessary, say researchers at the University of Florida.

UF researchers include humans in most comprehensive tree of life to date

Published: February 7 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An international team of scientists including University of Florida researchers has generated the most comprehensive tree of life to date on placental mammals, which are those bearing live young, including bats, rodents, whales and humans.

NSF chooses UF professor to head engineering directorate

Published: February 6 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The National Science Foundation has selected University of Florida engineering professor Pramod P. Khargonekar to serve as assistant director for the Directorate of Engineering, known as the ENG.

UF connects to Internet2 at 100 Gbps, expanding computer power 10-fold

Published: February 6 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has activated an ultra-high-speed connection to the Internet2 Innovation Platform, expanding computing power 10-fold and offering a computing network found in only three other places in the United States.

Vienna Boys Choir to perform at Phillips Center Feb. 13

Published: February 6 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The historic Vienna Boys Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Phillips Center for Performing Arts.

Award-winning author to speak on role of religion in American politics

Published: February 6 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — David Campbell, political scientist and award-winning author, will share his years of research and insights on the role of religion in American politics during a public presentation at 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service in Pugh Hall.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Chris McCarty

Published: February 5 2013

USA Today: Hartmut Derendorf

Published: February 5 2013

Tampa Bay Times: Steven Kirn

Published: February 5 2013

Tampa Tribune: David Denslow

Published: February 5 2013

South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Dr. Stephen Hsu

Published: February 5 2013

Freshman applicants to UF learn on Friday if they've been accepted

Published: February 4 2013

Media advisory

Career Showcase to affect parking near O’Connell Center this week

Published: February 4 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida students and employees are advised that the top two levels of the O’Connell Center parking garage will be reserved all day Tuesday and Wednesday for Career Showcase use, and the top level and ramp will be reserved on Thursday.

Maya Angelou, celebrated author and poet, to speak at UF Feb. 27

Published: February 4 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The ACCENT Speaker’s Bureau, Black History Month, and Women’s History Month at the University of Florida will bring Maya Angelou, a poet, novelist and civil rights activist, to campus Feb. 27.

Florida Players stage dark comedy this weekend

Published: February 4 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Emails. Facebook notifications. Tweets. In the 21st century, as soon as one text message is sent, another arrives with a chime of a smartphone. The stream of news feeds, Tumblr reblogs, Google+1’s, Instagram photos and friend requests never pauses.

Freshman applicants to UF learn on Friday if they’ve been accepted

Published: February 4 2013

Media advisory

The Chieftains return to the Phillips Center Sunday

Published: February 4 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Paddy Maloney, The Chieftains and special guests will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Phillips Center for Performing Arts.

South Florida Sun Sentinel: Colleen Le Prell

Published: February 5 2013

UF's Emerging Pathogens Institute to hold Research Day

Published: February 12 2013

Media advisory

CNN.com: Frank Mazzotti

Published: February 5 2013

Frank Mazzotti, professor of wildlife ecology, was quoted in a Jan. 15 CNN.com story about the progress in the hunt for pythons in the Everglades.

CNN: George Burgess

Published: February 22 2013

A Feb. 12 CNN article quoted George Burgess, director of the Florida Program for Shark Research and the International Shark Attack File, about a rise in shark attacks in 2012. The story was one of many (including: Reuters, NBC News) resulting from a University of Florida news release.

Fair focuses on majors, minors

Published: February 26 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida students will have the opportunity to learn more about their educational opportunities at the fifth annual Majors and Minors Fair put on by the Career Resource Center and Student Government.

Huffington Post: Adiël Klompmaker

Published: February 22 2013

Adiël Klompmaker, a postdoctoral researcher at the Florida Museum of Natural History, was quoted in a Feb. 4 Huffington Post article about the discovered remains of the oldest known spider crabs found in a fossil reef in northern Spain. The story was one of many resulting from a University of Florida news release.

Miami Herald: Jude Grosser, Tom Spreen

Published: February 5 2013

Jude Grosser, a professor of citrus breeding and genetics at the Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, and Tom Spreen, emeritus professor in IFAS, were quoted in a Jan. 28 Miami Herald article about research in the way of solutions to greening.

Miami Herald: Kai Lorenzen

Published: February 22 2013

Kai Lorenzen, professor of fisheries, was quoted in a Feb. 6 Miami Herald article about a new smartphone application for recreational fishermen to record their catches and releases in order to help researchers monitor more than 100 different kinds of species.

Miami Herald: Tom Spreen

Published: February 5 2013

Jude Grosser, a professor of citrus breeding and genetics at the Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, and Tom Spreen, emeritus professor in IFAS, were quoted in a Jan. 28 Miami Herald article about research in the way of solutions to greening.

New York Times: Pilar Mendoza

Published: February 22 2013

An article by Pilar Mendoza, an assistant professor of higher education administration, was referenced in a Feb. 9 New York Times article about the effects of having a job while being a full-time college student.

Orlando Sentinel: Nicole Avena

Published: February 22 2013

Nicole Avena, a research neuroscientist in the fields of diet and addiction at the College of Medicine, was quoted in a Feb. 13 Orlando Sentinel article about exercise and its ability to lower appetite.

Orlando Sentinel: Stephen Golant

Published: February 22 2013

Gerontologist Stephen Golant was quoted in a Feb. 4 Orlando Sentinel article about women postponing retirement, a trend noticed since the economic downturn.

Palm Beach Post: Dave Denslow

Published: February 5 2013

Economist Dave Denslow of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research was quoted in a Jan. 19 Palm Beach Post article about a Florida lag in job creation in 2012.

Palm Beach Post: Frank Mazzotti

Published: February 22 2013

Professor of wildlife ecology Frank Mazzotti was quoted in a Feb. 3 Palm Beach Post article about Florida’s Python Challenge.

Palm Beach Post: Jude Grosser

Published: February 5 2013

Jude Grosser, a professor of citrus breeding and genetics at the Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, was quoted in a Jan. 20 Palm Beach Post article about the threat of greening on Florida citrus.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar to perform Feb. 25 in O’Connell Center

Published: February 14 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Rapper Kendrick Lamar will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at the O’Connell Center with special guests.

Reuters: Robert Zieger

Published: February 5 2013

Robert Zieger, emeritus professor of history, was quoted in a Jan. 21 Reuters article about U.S. Post Office job cuts threatening the black middle class.

Students’ families expected to visit this weekend

Published: February 18 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will hold its newest event “Family Weekend Spring Edition” this Friday through Sunday.

Tampa Bay Times: Chris McCarty

Published: February 5 2013

Chris McCarty, director of the Survey Research Center was quoted in a Jan.30 Tampa Bay Times article about a consumer confidence dip in Florida. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.

Tampa Tribune: Ruth Steiner

Published: February 22 2013

Ruth Steiner, a professor of urban planning, was quoted in a Feb. 10 Tampa Tribune article about plans to demolish vacant or foreclosed on homes in Tampa.

Weekend races to affect RTS bus routes

Published: February 14 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Regional Transit System expects delays on a number of its routes this weekend due to the LifeSouth Five Points of Life 5K and Marathon races.