University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — This Halloween, there are lots of treats out there for hungry bats.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence remained unchanged in October, a sign that the economic recovery from the 2001 recession is more sluggish than expected, which could influence voters, University of Florida economists report.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Doctors have said it for years: Maintaining a healthy weight can help you live longer.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On-the-job exposure to low doses of powerful medications commonly administered to patients intravenously in the operating room may be a factor leading some anesthesiologists to abuse drugs, a theory University of Florida researchers will present Saturday at the 34th annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Fifty years after James Watson and Francis Crick discovered DNA’s structure, scientists are learning to redesign it, creating new ways to diagnose diseases and unlocking the chemical ancestors of life, a University of Florida chemist writes in a paper to appear in this week’s issue of the journal Science.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida scientist has grown a living "brain" that can fly a simulated plane, giving scientists a novel way to observe how brain cells function as a network.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new technique with the potential to significantly improve the design and manufacturing process for automobile parts may benefit consumers fed up with frequent recalls and repairs.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — They leave multiple clues at the scene of the crime. They are impulsive and less adept at hiding their weapons. And they confide in friends who just can’t keep a secret.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sucking up or apple polishing are more likely to work in a job interview than boasting of one’s accomplishments, a new University of Florida study finds.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida researchers has created tiny hybrid particles that can speedily root out even one isolated E. coli bacterium lurking in ground beef or provide a crucial early warning alarm for bacteria used as agents of bioterrorism and for early disease diagnosis.