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Published: July 31 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Deeply concerned about major federal budget cuts to research and higher education at a time when other nations are steadily increasing investments in those areas, University of Florida President Bernie Machen today joined 163 other university presidents and chancellors in calling on leaders in Washington to close what they call the “innovation deficit.”
Published: July 30 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians sank three points in July to 78 from a revised reading of 81, after edging upward for four consecutive months, according to a University of Florida survey.
Published: July 25 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Standing in the dairy aisle, hand on a gallon of milk, a consumer might wonder why reports of falling dairy prices aren't reflected in a lower price on the milk he's eyeing in his neighborhood grocery.
Published: July 25 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Standing in the dairy aisle, hand on a gallon of milk, a consumer might wonder why reports of falling dairy prices aren’t reflected in a lower price on the milk he’s eyeing in his neighborhood grocery.
Published: July 24 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Society of Professional Journalists has honored Mike Foley, master lecturer of journalism in the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, with its 2013 Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award.
Published: July 23 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator was ranked "World's Best University Biotechnology Incubator," according to an international study conducted by the Sweden-based research group UBI.
Published: July 23 2013
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Published: July 23 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Health Shands Hospital has been recognized among the nation’s best hospitals in five adult medical specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-14 Best Hospitals rankings.
Published: July 23 2013
Media advisory
Published: July 22 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History is continuing its popular "A for Science" free admission program for K-12 students statewide.
Published: July 22 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In celebrating the 90th year of the University of Florida’s Homecoming, Gator Growl 2013 will feature co-headliners The Fray and Sister Hazel, with special guest New Directions Veterans Choir.
Published: July 22 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — There’s an old head-scratcher that asks whether the refrigerator light really goes out when you close the door.
Published: July 17 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida's agriculture, natural resources and related food industries provided a $104 billion impact on the state in 2011 and have continued to improve since the 2008 recession, according to a new University of Florida study.
Published: July 11 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Julie A. Johnson has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, becoming the seventh dean and the first woman to hold the appointment in the college’s 90-year history
Published: July 10 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After hearing from teachers who actively engaged with Algebra Nation in its trial period, the state Legislature has invested $2 million to expand the reach and impact of the University of Florida's innovative program to help students succeed on the high-stakes End-of-Course exam.
Published: July 9 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Entering its fifth year, the Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference is a must-attend event for budding farm entrepreneurs or anyone with serious interest in locally grown food.
Published: July 5 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida student Michael Wayne Pirie, who died Feb. 12, 2011, while trying to save a friend who became stranded in a cave, has been recognized with a Carnegie Medal from the .
Published: July 3 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For years, pilots flying into combat have jammed enemy radar to get the drop on their opponents. It turns out that moths can do it, too.
Published: July 2 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Health researchers have discovered a molecular pathway involved in the deadly spread of the most lethal kind of brain cancer.
Published: July 2 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Student Government Productions presents the second annual Swampfest, a concert featuring Matt & Kim, Cults and Ahmir, July 12 at Flavet Field.
Published: July 2 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In observance of Independence Day, all RTS offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4, and RTS bus service will be suspended. ADA paratransit service will not be running on this date, except for dialysis appointments.
Published: July 1 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Personalized medicine at University of Florida Health celebrates its first successful year helping heart patients with news of major funding from the National Institutes of Health that will advance the program to more patients and health care providers across the state.
Published: July 3 2013
Leslie Sturmer, a shellfish aquaculture extension agent, was quoted in a June 17 Associated Press story about the start of the oyster farming industry in North Florida.
Published: July 15 2013
David Norton, vice president for research, was quoted in a July 3 Business Report story about UF receiving an $8 million award from the National Nuclear Security Administration to conduct high-performance computing simulations aimed at addressing some of the world’s most complex problems.
Published: July 15 2013
David Norton, vice president for research, was quoted in a July 3 Business Report story about UF receiving an $8 million award from the National Nuclear Security Administration to conduct high-performance computing simulations aimed at addressing some of the world’s most complex problems.
Published: July 15 2013
David Norton, vice president for research, was quoted in a July 3 Business Report story about UF receiving an $8 million award from the National Nuclear Security Administration to conduct high-performance computing simulations aimed at addressing some of the world’s most complex problems.
Published: July 15 2013
Akito Kawahara, assistant curator of Lepidoptera at the Florida Museum of Natural History, was quoted in a July 4 CBS News story about his research into how hawkmoths confuse predator bats by sending sonar signals from their genitals.
Published: July 15 2013
George Burgess, director of the International Shark Attack File, was interviewed in a July 6 CBS News report about the surge in the great white shark population along the East Coast and what people can do to avoid sharks.
Published: July 3 2013
Chris McCarty, director of the Survey Research Center, was quoted in a June 25 Miami Herald story about an increase in Floridians’ confidence in the economy, which hit a six-year high in June. The story and others were the result of a Media Relations office news release.
Published: July 3 2013
Nicole Avena, a research neuroscientist in the fields of diet and addiction, was quoted in a June 26 National Public Radio story about new research that finds certain carbohydrates can lead to more intense hunger and overeating.
Published: July 3 2013
Law professor Kenneth Nunn was quoted in a June 15 South Florida Sun-Sentinel story about the selection of jurors for the George Zimmerman murder trial.
Published: July 3 2013
Anthony Randazzo, retired geology professor, was quoted in a June 13 Tampa Bay Times story about the recent heavy rains in Florida creating the right conditions for the formation of sinkholes this summer.
Published: July 3 2013
Law professor Danaya Wright wrote an op-ed column about the U.S. Supreme Court’s two decisions regarding same-sex marriage that was published June 29 in the Tampa Bay Times.
Published: July 15 2013
Political science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in a June 28 Tampa Bay Times story about his research results that found Florida’s Hispanic voters waited longer than white voters in the November election.
Published: July 15 2013
Roger Fillingim, director of the Pain Research and Intervention Center of Excellence, was quoted in a July 2 Tampa Bay Times story about a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study that found overdose deaths from prescription painkillers rose much faster among women than men in the past decade.
Published: July 15 2013
Fletcher Baldwin, constitutional law specialist, was quoted in a July 6 Tampa Tribune story about efforts to give equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in Florida.
Published: July 15 2013
Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, was quoted in a June 13 Washington Post blog about claims that journalist Glenn Greenwald aided and abetted Edward Snowden and whether Greenwald should be charged with a crime.
Published: July 1 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send this week, subject to change:
Published: July 12 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: July 19 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change:
Published: July 5 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Here are the releases the University of Florida’s media relations office expects to send next week, subject to change: