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Published: March 31 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Oxford University Professor Charles Godfray, one of the most influential scientists involved in research and outreach on global food security, is speaking at the University of Florida April 4 as part of the Florida Climate Institute’s Distinguished Scholar Seminar.
Published: March 31 2014
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Published: March 28 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — ACCENT Speakers Bureau and Jewish Awareness Month at the University of Florida will bring Ehud Olmert, former Prime Minister of Israel, to speak April 9 at the Phillips Center for Performing Arts.
Published: March 28 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — While most people think of unmanned aircraft solely as military drones, a group University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers know from more than a decade of experience that the small aircraft are used to further science and engineering.
Published: March 27 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In patients with multiple sclerosis, the body turns on itself, launching an immune system attack that destroys the coating around nerve fibers in the central nervous system, leaving them exposed like bare wires. Similar to exposed electrical lines, the unprotected fibers touch and short out, leading to the neurodegenerative effects that are a hallmark of multiple sclerosis.
Published: March 27 2014
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Published: March 25 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A gold-based drug currently used in human and veterinary medicine to manage certain immune diseases may prove useful in combating osteosarcoma, a devastating bone cancer that affects both dogs and people, University of Florida veterinary researchers report.
Published: March 25 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians rose three points this month to 81, tying a post-recession high last reached in May and June of last year, according to a new University of Florida survey.
Published: March 24 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new biological treatment could help dairy cattle stave off uterine diseases and eventually may help improve food safety for humans, a University of Florida study shows.
Published: March 24 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Do you know your numbers — blood pressure, glucose and BMI — and how they compare to recommended guidelines? Want to complete a quick and easy fitness test and consult with a personal trainer? Interested in learning more about ways to reduce your stress and enhance your emotional well-being?
Published: March 24 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Clinical and Translational Research Building has become the third building on campus to achieve platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, signifying it meets the highest standards for environmentally friendly design.
Published: March 24 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Want to hear an 80,000-word thesis explained in less than 180 seconds?
Published: March 24 2014
Media Advisory
Published: March 21 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The second annual UF Holi Festival of Colors is coming to Flavet Field from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m. March 22.
Published: March 20 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Historic Preservation Program is collaborating with the nonprofit advocacy group Gainesville Modern and Alachua Habitat for Humanity to host the first Gainesville Modern Weekend.
Published: March 18 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Although they spend their lives surrounded by water, sea snakes dehydrate for months at a time, waiting to quench their thirst with fresh water from rainfall, a University of Florida biologist has found.
Published: March 18 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sea levels are rising, slowly but steadily encroaching on Florida’s coastline, affecting businesses and private property owners alike. So what happens when shorelines gradually move farther inland? Does the state own what was once land but is now covered in water? Does the original landowner have a constitutional right to lay claim to their original property line?
Published: March 18 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Graduate Business Career Services office at the Hough Graduate School of Business will host its second annual “Stay in the Swamp” Career Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 21 in Hough Hall.
Published: March 18 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. –The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is joining forces with two entities as part of a $3 million, three-year contract to provide scientific data to help protect and restore the state’s springs system. UF/IFAS’ partners in the effort are the St. Johns River Water Management District, which is funding the project, and UF’s Water Institute.
Published: March 17 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida students will create obesity prevention programs for their peers and later, for high school students, as part of a $4.9 million federal research and extension grant awarded last week.
Published: March 17 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The following events are scheduled in the near future at or near the University of Florida:
Published: March 14 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 33rd annual Dunwody Distinguished Lecture in Law will impart lessons and wisdom gathered over a long and distinguished legal career, as senior circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Emmett R. Cox presents, “Thirty Two Years on the Federal Bench: Some Things I Have Learned.”
Published: March 14 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tony Award winner Ben Vereen will receive an achievement award from the University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance and conduct a master class for students when he visits UF next month.
Published: March 13 2014
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Published: March 13 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The drug gentamicin can provide effective treatment for people with bacterial infections that are resistant to other antibiotics, but this medication can cause a serious side effect, too: hearing loss.
Published: March 12 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Science has shown that children who experience stressful events are more likely to face poor health outcomes as adults, but new research shows the effects may show up much sooner — in fact, almost immediately.
Published: March 12 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning has received a $250,000 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to build a teacher-development network as part of its highly successful e-learning resource, Algebra Nation.
Published: March 11 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For the second year in a row, the University of Florida College of Medicine has risen three spots in U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings of the nation’s top research medical schools.
Published: March 11 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Education improved nine spots to No. 21 among public education colleges in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings of America’s Best Graduate Schools, which were announced today.
Published: March 11 2014
Media advisory
Published: March 11 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Alternative sources of funding for early-stage startup companies will be the topic of conversation for a panel discussion at the University of Florida’s eighth annual technology showcase, “A Celebration of Innovation,” March 13.
Published: March 11 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida scientists will go to Kennedy Space Center March 16 for the launch of the SpaceX-3 Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, to send up and then monitor an experiment designed to help them understand biological functions in space.
Published: March 7 2014
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Published: March 6 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — You may have only had one glass of wine with dinner, but if you’re 55 or older, that single serving may hit you hard enough to make you a dangerous driver.
Published: March 5 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It may seem normal: As we age, we misplace car keys, or can’t remember a name we just learned or a meal we just ordered. But University of Florida researchers say memory trouble doesn’t have to be inevitable, and they’ve found a drug therapy that could potentially reverse this type of memory decline.
Published: March 5 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sarah Boston, D.V.M., D.V.Sc., waited four weeks for pathology test results to confirm that she had thyroid cancer. As a veterinary surgical oncologist at the University of Florida, her animal patients typically have these results in four days.
Published: March 4 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida begins its 20th season of archaeological fieldwork since 1976 this week in St. Augustine at the site of America’s first colony, founded by explorer Pedro Menendez in 1565.
Published: March 3 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida scientists believe they have pinpointed the exact compounds in strawberries that give the fruit its delightfully unique flavor – findings that will allow UF breeders to create more flavorful varieties even faster.
Published: March 3 2014
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine has named the University of Florida No. 3 nationally among public institutions in its 2014 list of 10 Best Values in Large Colleges.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Could lobsters help protect soldiers someday? A team of University of Florida researchers says they might.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida faculty member and administrator often lauded for her outstanding teaching skills has been named dean of the university's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Science has shown that children who experience stressful events are more likely to face poor health outcomes as adults, but new research shows the effects may show up much sooner — in fact, almost immediately.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The George A. Smathers Libraries Government Documents collection has been permanently relocated to the libraries' off-campus Auxiliary Library Facility.
Published: March 21 2014
Frank J. Mazzotti, professor of wildlife ecology and conservation, was quoted in a March 16 Washington Post story about strategies to remove pythons from the Everglades.
Published: March 21 2014
Frank J. Mazzotti, professor of wildlife ecology and conservation, was quoted in a March 16 Washington Post story about strategies to remove pythons from the Everglades.
Published: March 20 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To look at the humble loblolly pine – grown in neat rows on large farms throughout the southeastern U.S. and milled for things like building lumber and paper – you would never think that its genetic code is seven times larger than a human’s
Published: March 16 2014
Steven Johnson, associate professor of urban wildlife ecology, was quoted in a Feb. 23 article in The Tampa Tribune discussing the infiltration of tegus, an exotic lizard that can grow up to 4 feet long, in South Florida and near Tampa.
Published: March 21 2014
Agricultural economist Edward Evans was quoted in a March 10 New York Times article about the market implications of Chiquita Brands’ purchase of an Irish banana distributor.
Published: March 6 2014
Tracey Barnett, assistant professor in social and behavioral sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 21 article in Reuters discussing the harmful effects of smoking hookah.
Published: March 21 2014
Criminology professor Richard C. Hollinger was quoted in a March 8 article in The New York Times discussing how loss-prevention investigators can manipulate interviews of employees.
Published: March 21 2014
Political science professor Dan Smith was interviewed in a March 11 National Public Radio story discussing how money was being spent in a special congressional election.
Published: March 6 2014
Al Warrington, prominent UF alumnus, was quoted in a Feb. 21 article in the Miami Herald about his $75 million donation to the university, which, among other contributions, makes him UF’s largest donor. The article was due to a University Relations story pitch.
Published: March 21 2014
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a March 9 article in The Globe and Mail (Toronto) discussing the rise in IPO market shares.
Published: March 21 2014
Law professor Meshon Rawls was quoted in a March 9 Florida Times-Union story about the challenges faced by ex-felons in finding jobs.
Published: March 21 2014
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida law professor George L. Dawson has agreed to serve as interim dean for the University of Florida Levin College of Law, beginning July 15.
Published: March 21 2014
Political science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in a March 4 Palm Beach Post story discussing the impact of mail-in ballots on a congressional race.