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UF Researcher’s New Geographic Technology Can Eliminate Urban Decay

GAINESVILLE — A new geographic market analysis technique that forecasts demand for office space can replace huge white elephants with black ink for taxpayers, says a University of Florida researcher.

Filed under Research, Business, Technology, Architecture on Wednesday, June 16, 1999.

“Quiet Eye” Is The Key To Making The Shot, Says UF Sports Researcher

GAINESVILLE — When it comes to games such as pool and darts, people with the quietest eyes will play the best, a University of Florida researcher has concluded.

Filed under Research, Family, Florida on Tuesday, June 15, 1999.

UF Study: Near-Extinct Crocs Make Comeback In Popular Biscayne Bay

GAINESVILLE — The appearance of the American crocodile in popular Biscayne Bay after 25 years marks the comeback of the reptile from near-extinction in South Florida, says a University of Florida researcher.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida, Sciences on Monday, June 14, 1999.

Seedless Watermelons On Verge Of Making It Big, Researcher Says

BRADENTON—Champion watermelon-seed spitters may revile University of Florida researcher Don Maynard, but consumers whose only interest in watermelon is culinary will cheer him.

Filed under Research, Florida, Agriculture on Friday, June 11, 1999.

UF Researchers Explore Gene Therapy To Treat Obesity

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—University of Florida scientists have successfully used gene therapy to control appetite and weight in obese animal models, they announced this week.

Filed under Research, Health on Thursday, June 10, 1999.

UF Study: Female Ministers Face Pettiness, Patriarchy And Pressures

GAINESVILLE — Women have hit the stained glass ceiling when it comes to making it in the male-dominated field of the ministry, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Family, Religion, Gender on Wednesday, June 9, 1999.

UF Researchers: Man-Made Wetlands Can Help Urban Farms Treat Runoff

GAINESVILLE — An environmentally friendly solution to farm runoff could help dairymen survive in an increasingly urban and regulation-filled world, say University of Florida researchers.

Filed under Research, Business, Environment, Florida, Agriculture on Wednesday, June 2, 1999.

UF Study: Graveyard Shift May Have Benefits For Shift Workers

GAINESVILLE — Graveyard shifts can be killers, but employees whose schedules include the wee hours actually stay alert and are more attentive on the day shift than other shift workers, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Health, Business on Tuesday, June 1, 1999.