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Speaking at the recent dedication of the University of Florida’s new Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor asked law students to fight for judicial independence.

You probably have them at your workplace. Co-workers who think a little too highly of themselves. Now a new University of Florida study may burst those big egos. It shows that conceited, vain and self-absorbed employees are actually sub-par performers on the job.

Forget about an apple a day. Research from the University of Florida suggests a handful of peanuts can keep the doctor away. For more here’s Research Report.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of September 5th.

Melanoma threatens everybody who steps outside into the sun, but now a new vaccine from the University of Florida may help protect those at the greatest risk from developing this aggressive form of skin cancer. The vaccine uses dead melanoma cells in combination with a super-antigen, a substance that stimulates the body’s immune response. Here’s [...]