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This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of January 30th.

Astronomers have made a discovery that could prove to be a big step in the search for life on other worlds. They’ve found the smallest and most Earth-like planet ever seen outside our solar system.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of January 23rd.

It looks like something out of a science fiction movie. But University of Florida engineers have developed a real robotic system for taking x-rays and other images of the body. This robot literally moves with the patient.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of January 16th.

More and more states are considering get-tough laws to punish those who commit gun crimes. While state officials are praising Florida’s Three Strikes Law as a “home run,” a new study suggests the law actually strikes-out as a crime-fighting tool.

Americans trying to trim their waistlines often blame snack attacks for those extra pounds, but when it comes to satisfying those cravings some sugars bite you back. A University of Florida study suggests fructose, a key component of the sweetener found in processed foods, may trigger metabolic syndrome.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of January 9th.

Each year nearly half a million babies in the US are born prematurely. The smallest - preemies born weighing less than 2.2 pounds - often face a host of health problems. Now University of Florida research shows gender and race play a big role in whether low-birth-weight babies survive.