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Housing crisis sinks Florida consumer confidence to 16-year low

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The fallout from the ongoing housing crisis caused a four-point drop in Florida’s consumer confidence index to 70 this month, its lowest level in 16 years, a new University of Florida study reports.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, January 29, 2008.

UF study: Rudeness hurts performance and willingness to help on job

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study suggests rude bosses defeat their purpose by browbeating employees into poor job performance.
Researchers used real life experimental situations to discover that verbal abuse so flusters people that they lose much of their problem-solving and creative talents.
“When someone is screaming at you, you’re too busy thinking [...]

Filed under Business, Health, Research on Thursday, January 24, 2008.

Moffitt Cancer Center, Shands, UF to partner to improve cancer care

GAINESVILLE — Moffitt Cancer Center, Shands HealthCare and the University of Florida announced today that they will work together to develop world-class programs in cancer care, research and prevention.

Filed under Business, Health, Research on Wednesday, January 23, 2008.