University of Florida News

The world’s largest telescope is about to give astronomers the best view of the universe they’ve ever had and the University of Florida owns a piece of it. Here’s UF astronomer Charles Telesco.

Ages ago people brewed a beverage from the leaves of a yaupon holly tree. Researchers say this caffeine-filled drink could prove a tasty and healthy drink in modern times, too. Here’s UF ecologist, Matthew Palumbo.

Parents of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder could be unintentionally enabling their kids to become more fearful than they should be. Here’s University of Florida psychiatry researcher Lisa Merlo.

More than 250 people die every day from hospital-acquired infections. Now a new technology from the University of Florida could help prevent some of those deaths by helping health care workers keep their hands clean.

A drop in bad news is apparently keeping consumer confidence in Florida stable.

Memorial Day weekend signals the unofficial start of summer and the start of both beach and shark season. With tips on how to best avoid an attack, here’s UF shark expert George Burgess.

It turns out mockingbirds may be keeping a close eye on you and me, and research shows they can even tell us apart.

Researchers predict children will spend time learning in front of the computer much more in the future.

Here’s one sign things may start looking up for Florida’s real estate industry, a new University of Florida survey shows many housing experts think things have hit bottom. Here’s UF real estate researcher Tim Becker.

When bullies pick on other kids at school, a University of Florida study suggests, you count on girls to come to the rescue.