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Surfing The Web Helps First Graders Discover The Joy Of Reading

GAINESVILLE — Although they are too young to drive, first graders at Gainesville’s M. K. Rawlings Elementary School are taking to the highway — the information superhighway. And education scholars from the University of Florida say this highway can lead to greater learning.

Filed under Research, Education on Friday, November 8, 1996.

Rich Archaeological Site Gives UF Scientists New Clues About Early Man

GAINESVILLE — A 10,000-year-old underwater time capsule is giving University of Florida scientists new clues about the first people to survive the tumultuous transition from the Ice Age to today’s modern climate.

Filed under Research, Natural History, Florida, Sciences on Thursday, November 7, 1996.

Gators Help Bulldogs Walk — At UF Veterinary College

GAINESVILLE—The University of Florida Gators may have stopped the Georgia Bulldogs in their tracks Saturday, but UF veterinarians prefer to help bulldogs get back on their feet.

Filed under Research, Veterinary on Wednesday, November 6, 1996.

University Of Florida Club Out To Change The Image Of Retention Ponds

GAINESVILLE — Proving that stormwater retention areas do not have to be unattractive cement pits or deep depressions in the landscape, students in the University of Florida Wetlands Club are redesigning a retention pond to both store extra water and preserve a piece of Florida’s wetlands.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, November 5, 1996.

Researchers Pinpoint Brain Signals Linking Low-Calorie Diet To Infertility

GAINESVILLE—Scientists have long known that dieting, fasting and malnourishment can cause at least temporary infertility in women and men. Now, for the first time, they think they know how.

Filed under Research, Health on Friday, November 1, 1996.