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Time is money for brainy workers who earn much more over life course

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Brains translate into big bucks in the workplace, according to a University of Florida study, which finds that bright people have earned at least half a million dollars more by middle age than those who are less intellectually inclined.

Filed under Business, Education, Research on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

With $800,000 grant, UF tackles dire shortage of teachers — and professors — in special education

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The demand for more special-education teachers has plagued American school systems for more than two decades, but University of Florida education researchers cite another disturbing trend that magnifies the problem — a dearth of qualified university faculty to groom the next generation of special-education teachers.
An $800,000 federal grant may help to [...]

Filed under Education, Research on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

Grant to help zoo visitors learn more about science with their cell phones

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Zoo visitors may soon use their cell phones to “Call the Wild” as part of a project led by University of Florida researchers to help the public learn more about the nature of science.
Scientists at UF’s Florida Museum of Natural History and Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences recently received a $494,509 [...]

Filed under Education, Research, Sciences on Monday, November 30, 2009.

UF professor flies high in the small world of owl-pellet gathering

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dissecting owl pellets and reconstructing animal skeletons inside can be a gruesomely great educational experience for youngsters – so much so, that demand for owl pellets has spawned a cottage industry.

Filed under Education, Environment, Florida, Research on Monday, October 26, 2009.

National UF butterfly science curriculum engages kids as scientists

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Youth around the country will become bona fide butterfly researchers as part of a new science curriculum developed by University of Florida faculty and staff.

Filed under Education, Environment, Research on Thursday, October 1, 2009.

Public schools that receive low grades experience huge drop in donations

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Crucial donations from parents and local businesses plummet when public schools receive poor letter grades, and the effect is most pronounced in institutions serving low-income students, according to a new University of Florida study.

Filed under Business, Education, Florida, Research on Wednesday, September 16, 2009.

Online classes can save schools money, expand learning time for K-12 students

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New research at the University of Florida predicts more public school students in kindergarten through 12th grade will take classes online, have longer school days and more of them in the next decade. Academic performance should improve and schools could save money.

Filed under Education, Research, Technology on Monday, May 18, 2009.

The best protectors from bullies? Girls

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Playground bullies may meet their match from where they least expect — in the ranks of kids who are anti-bullies — and most of them are girls, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Education, Family, Gender, Health, Research on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.

New forensics program to investigate crime against animals

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Call it “CSI: Animal Edition.”

Filed under Education, Health, Research on Thursday, January 15, 2009.

Future doctors share too much on Facebook, UF researchers say

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Would it bother you to know that your physician smokes cigars and likes to do “keg stands”? That your gynecologist was a member of a group called “I Hate Medical School”? That your urologist is a fan of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”?

Filed under Education, Health, Research on Thursday, July 10, 2008.