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A little science has given the Florida Gators an edge in cooling down on the field. University of Florida researchers have developed special shoulder pads that channel forced cool air between a player’s uniform and body. When players hit the bench, they plug a tube concealed in their pads into a benchside cooling [...]

More than five years after the 9-11 attacks, many people who work or live in a high-rise believe skyscrapers are still terrorist targets, but a new University of Florida study shows even more of those people still feel safe.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of December 11th.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of December 4th.

Women with chest pain sometimes ignore the symptom. Now, a study shows those women have a much greater risk for a heart attack than women with no pain. University of Florida researchers studied women who’ve had chest pain but whose heart exam revealed no blocked arteries or other problems. UF expert [...]

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of November 27th.

Forest fires can threaten homes and property, but now a University of Florida study suggests forest fires may actually help cool down the atmosphere. For years environmentalists have worried that when a forest burned, the carbon released from the trees would increase atmospheric temperatures and UF botanist Ted Schuur says that’s what he expected [...]

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of November 20th.

Women with chest pain often ignore the symptom under the advice of their doctors. Many believe chest pain in women is not the same grave sign it can be for men, but University of Florida research shows women who experience chest pain are at higher risk for heart attack, stroke, or even death.

A new study shows cocaine is making a major comeback as a killer of college-age students and people with a lot of disposable income. New data from the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows that cocaine is increasingly cited as the cause of death in coroner’s reports. Experts like UF [...]