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For Endangered Butterfly, Golf Courses To Provide Essential Habitat

GAINESVILLE — University of Florida researchers have found an unusual ally in their efforts to re-create rare native habitat for an endangered butterfly in the Florida Keys: golf courses.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida on Tuesday, November 30, 1999.

UF Economists: Florida Consumer Confidence Gets Pre-Holiday Boost

GAINESVILLE — Consumer confidence in Florida rose two points in November, an unexpected gain for late in the year that bodes well for holiday retail sales, University of Florida economists report.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida on Tuesday, November 30, 1999.

UF Researcher: High Schools Reinvent Themselves With Good Results

GAINESVILLE — A new bell has rung in many American high schools that are scrapping old ideas about class schedules, course content and the relationship between students and teachers, a nationwide survey by a University of Florida researcher shows.

Filed under Research, Education, Family on Wednesday, November 24, 1999.

UF Research: Underground Rivers, Springs Not The “Pipes” They Appear

GAINESVILLE — Rivers and streams in north Florida have a curious habit of disappearing into the ground, only to reemerge elsewhere, a result of the porous rock formations that lie not far beneath the ground.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida, Sciences on Tuesday, November 23, 1999.

UF Course Teaches Prisoners How To Handle Money When They Get Out

MARIANNA — When some of the men at the Federal Correctional Institution in Marianna first went behind bars, there were no debit cards or ATM cards, and banking choices were limited.

Filed under Research on Monday, November 22, 1999.

A Molecule Family Hinders Spinal Cord Regeneration, UF Brain Institute Team Finds

GAINESVILLE—Nerve tissue transplants are among the promising experimental therapies to restore communication among cells in injured spinal cords, but scientists long have wondered why the transplanted cells don’t grow more vigorously, thereby enhancing the level of recovery.

Filed under Research, Health on Monday, November 22, 1999.

Family Support, School Climate Can Help Abused Girls Avoid Bulimia

GAINESVILLE The support of family members and a positive school climate help physically abused adolescent girls avoid the binge-purge cycle of bulimia, a new University of Florida survey shows.

Filed under Research, Health, Family on Friday, November 19, 1999.

‘Shop ‘Til YouDrop’: A holiday Tradition For Some, An Ongoing Problem For Others

GAINESVILLE — With the arrival of November, tradition demands that Americans head to the stores for the annual frenzy of gift buying. While some shoppers may dread the experience and others delight in it, a small percentage of those loading up with consumer goods actually suffer from a year-round problem of compulsive shopping.

Filed under Research, Health on Thursday, November 18, 1999.

UF Researchers: Pilot Data Highlight Need For Improved Evaluation Of Women With Chest Pain

GAINESVILLE—Early findings from a national study of women with chest pain suggest that many are being declared free of heart disease when they actually have minor blockages developing in their coronary arteries, University of Florida and Brown University researchers say.

Filed under Research, Health on Wednesday, November 17, 1999.

UF Study: Some Illnesses, Life Events Make Elders Vulnerable To Depression

GAINESVILLE — Although common among the elderly, depression is not a personal weakness or character flaw, but rather a major medical issue and public health concern, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Aging, Gender on Tuesday, November 16, 1999.