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Divorce can wreak havoc on the lives of children, but University of Florida research shows it helps school-age girls when parents make a clean break, rather than continuing a troubled union.
The study shows that girls whose parents split up score higher on reading and math tests than girls who live with a mom and dad […]

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

New research shows that kids who are morbidly obese before the age of four often suffer from lower I-Q scores.
University of Florida researchers tested patients with early-onset morbid obesity or another obesity disorder called prader-willi syndrome. They compared scores to test results of normal weight siblings. Kids obese before age four had an […]

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of October 2nd.

Research suggests that late hours and red tape hurt your job performance more than you or your boss realize.
University of Florida researchers tested the effects of different types of stress on employees across various occupations. They found challenge stressors had a direct positive impact by motivating workers. But researcher Nathan Podsakoff says hindrance […]

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg paid a visit to the University of Florida recently to honor an old friend, the late, famed attorney Chesterfield Smith. UF’s Levin College of Law dedicated a new classroom in Smith’s name.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of September 25th.

After a hurricane, communities try to better prepare for the next one. Now University of Florida engineers have developed the perfect tool for what happens after a storm.
This portable power plant generates power, freshwater, and enough refrigeration to make ice. UF engineer William Lear says emergency managers could drop in the system […]

You don’t have to look for an incoming hurricane to find what experts call the biggest threat to Florida. The future of the state’s economy and real estate market could hinge on rising insurance rates.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of September 18th.