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UF Researcher Explores Front-Line Duty of Nursing Home Assistants

GAINESVILLE—Verbal and physical attacks are common in the nation’s nursing homes, but who many of the victims are might come as a surprise: nursing assistants, who endure aggressive behavior from residents on a daily basis, a University of Florida researcher has found.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Thursday, March 19, 1998.

UF Study: Men Think They Have Better Memories; Women Really Do

GAINESVILLE — Popular notion has it that a man won’t ask directions when lost on the road, but perhaps he should seek help from a woman to find something in the house, a University of Florida study suggests.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Florida, Aging, Gender on Thursday, March 12, 1998.

Seniors Engage The Outdoors And Explode Myths About Retirement At UF’s 4-H Camp Ocala Elderhostel Program

GAINESVILLE — Audrey Heath owns her own kayak, walks four miles a day and can paddle a canoe for hours. An avid student of American birds, she hikes through scrub brush toting binoculars in pursuit of a rare avian find.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida, Aging on Thursday, March 5, 1998.