http://news.ufl.edu The latest from the University of Florida. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:39:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, through its new Division of Multimedia Properties, will expand National Public Radio programming on WUFT-FM and its affiliate station, WJUF-FM, beginning Aug. 3. The change is part of an overall commitment to expanded national and local news and public affairs ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/07/02/uf-expands-national-public-radio-local-news-programming-on-wuft-fm/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida football team is preparing to hold its second annual Gator Charity Challenge event at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 31 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The fundraiser, which was initiated prior to the 2008 season, will feature the 2009 Gator football players challenging ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/07/02/uf-football-team-competes-in-gator-charity-challenge/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Recent weeks of heavy rain have left conditions statewide ripe for a Fourth of July rife with mosquitoes. For some North Florida areas, however, the pests are more than a holiday annoyance -- they bring the threat of the eastern equine encephalitis virus, known as EEEV. “This year ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/07/01/skeeters-2/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The salamander is a superhero of regeneration, able to replace lost limbs, damaged lungs, sliced spinal cord -- even bits of lopped-off brain. But it turns out that remarkable ability isn’t so mysterious after all -- suggesting that researchers could learn how to replicate it in people. Scientists ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/07/01/regenerating-salamanders/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida’s consumer confidence fell three points in June to 68, possibly because of new and increased state fees for residents, General Motors’ bankruptcy and a spike in Florida’s unemployment rate a new University of Florida survey finds. The index components were mixed, with perceptions of personal finances now ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/30/cc0609/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded the University of Florida nearly $1 million for a new master’s program that will train students to assist impoverished populations through sustainable development. UF is among just 10 universities worldwide chosen to share $7.6 million in seed money ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/30/macarthur-grant/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The annual Independence Day Eve celebration, Fanfares & Fireworks, will not take place this year. A WUFT news release dated March 1, offered the following information. Deep budget cuts passed by the Florida Legislature have resulted in reduced funding for public broadcasting stations WUFT-TV, Channel 5, WUFT-DT, ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/30/fanfares-fireworks-cancelled/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Anna Prizzia, the former outreach coordinator of the University of Florida’s Office of Sustainability, has been named the new director, Ed Poppell, vice president for business affairs, announced today. “My goal is to bring to life the vision for sustainability that we crafted with our campus community,” said ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/29/sustainable-director/ A few steps outside your home you could one day find a daily dose of caffeine and a small dose of wellness. Ages ago, people brewed a beverage from the leaves of a yaupon holly tree. University of Florida researchers say it could prove a tasty and healthy drink in ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/25/new-healthy-tea/ 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. http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/25/new-healthy-tea-2/ Video | Audio GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Coffee and tea drinkers, take note -- a University of Florida study says a beverage made from a native holly tree might be just the thing to give you a caffeinated kick-start, plus a dose of antioxidants. Yaupon (YO-ponn) holly is the only U.S. plant that ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/25/yaupon-drink/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida will hold a ground-breaking ceremony at 9 a.m. on July 13 for a new building to be constructed at UF’s Eastside Campus, 2124 NE Waldo Rd. The ceremony is being coordinated by UF’s Community Relations and Facilities and Planning offices. Speakers will include ... http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/25/construction-to-begin-on-new-uf-office-building-eastside-campus/ Jonathan Bloch, vertebrate paleontologist, and Mary Silcox, research associate at the Florida Museum of Natural History, were quoted in a June 23 Associated Press story about their discovery of how an early primate relied more on smell than vision. The story was based on a News Bureau news release. http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/25/associated-press-jonathan-bloch-mary-silcox/ Economist David Denslow Jr. was quoted in a June 23 St. Petersburg Times story about the choices of aging baby boomers between condominiums or retirement communities. http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/25/st-petersburg-times-david-denslow-4/ Shark expert George Burgess was quoted in a June 22 Associated Press story about a new study of how great white sharks attack. http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/25/associated-press-george-burgess-9/