Multimedia: Scaling back kids’ holiday gift expectations a sensitive subject, UF experts say
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To say this year’s economy has been less than robust would be an understatement.
Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
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Multimedia: UF researcher helps reveal ancient origins of modern opossum
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida researcher has co-authored a study tracing the evolution of the modern opossum back to the extinction of the dinosaurs and finding evidence to support North America as the center of origin for all living marsupials.
Filed under Multimedia on Tuesday, December 15, 2009.
Multimedia: UF researchers take part in DNA sequencing for entire Pacific island
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of a massive effort to inventory the DNA sequence of every living species there.
Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, December 2, 2009.
Multimedia: Floridians plan to spend little more than last year this gift-giving season
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s retailers are in for a repeat of last year’s dismal holiday season, with consumers expecting to spend about the same amount of money on gifts, a new University of Florida survey finds.
Filed under Multimedia on Tuesday, November 24, 2009.
Multimedia: Engineer designs micro-endoscope to seek out early signs of cancer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Traditional endoscopes provide a peek inside patients’ bodies. Now, a University of Florida engineering researcher is designing ones capable of a full inspection.
Filed under Multimedia on Thursday, November 19, 2009.
Multimedia: Phytochemicals in plant-based foods could help battle obesity, disease
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The cheeseburger and French fries might look tempting, but eating a serving of broccoli or leafy greens first could help people battle metabolic processes that lead to obesity and heart disease, a new University of Florida study shows.
Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, October 21, 2009.
Multimedia: NSF awards $1.4 million to UF, other institutions to study disease threatening lobsters
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Caribbean spiny lobster is one of Florida’s top commercial seafood species, with an annual $27 million harvest — but a recently discovered virus is killing the crustaceans and threatening the industry.
Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, October 7, 2009.
Multimedia: UF study: Tai chi can help people with diabetes lower glucose levels
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A regular tai chi exercise program can help people better control their diabetes and lower glucose levels, according to a University of Florida study.
Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
Multimedia: Establishing healthy shrubs not the water-consuming task many think, UF research shows
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Good news for your utility bills and the environment: New University of Florida research shows that landscape shrubs need much less water to establish healthy roots than you might expect.
Filed under Multimedia on Thursday, September 24, 2009.
Multimedia: House-infesting brown dog tick becoming resistant to common pesticides, UF experts say
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s bad enough that the Southeast is bedeviled by a tick that doesn’t mind taking up residence inside homes.
Filed under Multimedia on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.