UF Researcher: Teens Who Drink Are More Likely To Be Sexually Active
GAINESVILLE — Alcohol use is the best predictor of whether teen-agers are sexually active, regardless of their race or gender, a new University of Florida study finds.
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Declining Bluebird Making A Comeback In Central Florida
ONA—In the mid-1800s, poet Henry Thoreau penned “The bluebird carries the sky on his back.” Back then, and even in the early 1900s, the small, colorful songbirds were seen commonly along roadsides, fields, parks and pastures.
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UF Researcher: Florida Could Become Next Frontier For Labor Organizing
GAINESVILLE — Florida and other states with large service economies and many part-time employees could become the next great frontier for organizing workers, suggests a University of Florida labor historian.
UF Economists: Consumer Confidence Remains Unshaken In August
GAINESVILLE — Florida’s consumer confidence index remained unshaken in August, as optimism overcame any effects from the United Parcel Service strike and roller coaster vacillations in the stock market, University of Florida economists report.
Quiet Down: Adolescents Suffering From Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, UF Research Shows
GAINESVILLE—For the typical teen-ager, graced by the taken-for-granted health of youth, hearing loss might seem as remote as Alzheimer’s disease–a problem to be faced decades from now, if ever.
UF Researchers Build A Runway As A Landing Zone For Lightning Bolts
GAINESVILLE — After designing and building their own runway, equipped with typical lighting, signs and surface area, University of Florida engineers now plan to wreak electrical havoc on their new creation by causing lightning to strike it.
Roadsides Benefit From Wastes, UF Researchers Say
GAINESVILLE–Roadside dumping may be the best way to keep state highways beautiful and safe, says a team of University of Florida researchers.
UF Researchers Hope To Shed Light On Questions Brewing Over Caffeine Consumption
GAINESVILLE—Tobacco and nicotine are under fire and going up in flames. Now coffee and caffeine are the latest substances to be put under the addiction microscope.
PAL-2 Computer Promises Dramatic Improvements In Image Processing
GAINESVILLE — A pizza-box size desktop computer as fast as 9,000 Pentium processors soon will dramatically speed and improve everything from airport luggage checks to mammograms, using a mathematical computer shorthand developed at the University of Florida.
State Population Tops 14.5 Million Mark, New UF Estimates Show
GAINESVILLE — Florida’s population has topped the 14.5 million mark, but gains in the 90s are less than the 70s and 80s because of a slowdown in the growth of the number of retirees, show the latest population estimates from the University of Florida.