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UF Study: Students Improve Reading Skills By Tutoring Younger Kids

GAINESVILLE — High school students struggling with reading can improve their skills significantly over short periods of time by becoming tutors to younger students, a University of Florida study has found.

Filed under Research, Education, Florida on Monday, October 25, 1999.

UF Launches Journal Of Undergraduate Research

GAINESVILLE — Like a lot of researchers at the University of Florida, Chris Beach spent months in the lab on a project, then published the results in a academic journal.

Filed under Research, Technology, Education, Sciences on Friday, October 22, 1999.

UF Study Shows Many College Students Don’t Manage Credit Cards Well

GAINESVILLE — A significant number of college students don’t manage their money well when it comes to credit cards, according to a new University of Florida study.

Filed under Research, Business, Education, Gender on Thursday, October 7, 1999.

UF Researcher: Deep Focus And Steady Aim Are Key To Making The Shot

GAINESVILLE — An expert target shooter looks through his sight and pauses, focusing on the tiny target 50 meters away. The bull’s-eye is just 10.4 millimeters in diameter, regulation size for the Olympic smallbore rifle event. The shooter pauses for a moment, steadying his body, quieting his mind, focusing on the target. Will he hit the bull’s-eye?

Filed under Research, Education, Florida, Sciences on Tuesday, October 5, 1999.