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Parents of middle school girls beware: the gender gap for bad behavior is narrowing fast. A University of Florida study shows girls are actually becoming more aggressive and more delinquent than boys. 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 November 28th.

The volume of airline travel each year peaks over the Thanksgiving holiday. Now University of Florida engineers are working to turn down the volume on just how noisy jetliners can be.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of November 21st.

The feminist movement could be over, at least when it comes to a wife’s last name. While many young women over the past twenty-five years kept their maiden names after marriage, a University of Florida study shows what researchers call a “shocking” reversal. Here’s UF Linguistics researcher Diana Boxer.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of November 14th.

Parents warn their kids to put on a coat before going outside in the winter. For grown-ups, that advice might also prevent a cold-weather-induced spike in blood pressure and a heart attack.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of November 7th.

Experts estimate ten million Americans live with nerve pain, a condition called fibromyalgia. It leaves sufferers extremely sensitive to even the slightest touch. Now University of Florida researchers have discovered a surprising treatment option: a key ingredient found in cough syrup.