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

University of Florida researchers have taken a step toward eventually being able to diagnose Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases in living patients and it all starts with a high-tech metal detector.

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

The latest report on shark attacks shows a five year decline in worldwide attacks thanks to another drop in 2005. But even with small increases in attacks in US and Florida waters last year, UF shark expert George Burgess says fewer sharks and smarter people mean fewer attacks.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of February 13th.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of February 6th.

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 University of Florida study suggests the law actually strikes out as a crime-fighting tool. In fact, research shows crime was already dropping in Florida and [...]