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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.
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.
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.
Published: February 28 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Talk about meeting Mr. Wrong.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
Published: February 22 2013
UF News Budget: Feb. 25 – March 1
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Published: February 12 2013
Tip sheet
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.
Published: February 10 2013
Media advisory
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Media advisory
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.
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.
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.
Published: February 4 2013
Media advisory
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.
Published: February 5 2013
Published: February 12 2013
Media advisory
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Published: February 18 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will hold its newest event “Family Weekend Spring Edition” this Friday through Sunday.
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.
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.
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.