GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As smokers gear up to kick the habit during the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout next week, the University of Florida is launching what may be the nation’s first course specifically aimed at teaching college students about tobacco’s role in society.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Stopping a University of Florida football game because of lightning will no longer be a flash-in-the-pan decision, thanks to a new detection system that tracks the bolts before they reach the stadium.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida-led research team has created one of the first practical magnetic semiconductors made with materials commonly used in high-speed electronics, a notable advance in a hot new field known as “spintronics.”
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The popular perception may be that parents clamor to put their children on stimulant medications such as Ritalin at the first sign of hyperactive behavior. But a new University of Florida study has found that many parents actually are quite frightened of drug therapy.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence in Florida rose slightly in October, buoyed by low interest rates and the realization that timing is good to make major purchases, but personal finances still rank as a concern, University of Florida economists said today.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Forget the garlic and put away those wooden stakes.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Popular music and television shows that idealize romance mislead college students, who often don’t expect to encounter conflict in their relationships, a new University of Florida study suggests.
GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Dietary supplementation with a beneficial bacterium that plays a key role in breaking down a substance linked to kidney stone formation could someday prevent stone disease in people, a University of Florida researcher and his colleagues have discovered.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It’s a migratory mystery.