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UF Research: Plant Soaks Up Deadly Arsenic From Soil

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The solution to one of man’s most vexing environmental problems may lie in one of nature’s most remarkable plants.

Filed under Research, Engineering, Environment on Tuesday, January 30, 2001.

UF-Designed System To Help Cities Gauge Red-light Running Problem

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida engineering researchers have developed an inexpensive system to count red-light runners at intersections, a step that comes as advocates of red-light camera ticketing systems pursue laws making them legal in Florida.

Filed under Research, Engineering on Thursday, January 18, 2001.

UF Selects Univ. Of Mich. Department Chairman As New Engineering Dean

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Pramod P. Khargonekar, Claude E. Shannon professor and chairman of the department of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, has been selected as the new dean of the University of Florida College of Engineering, following a national search. An alumnus of the University of Florida, he will assume his new duties July 1.

Filed under Campus, Engineering, Appointments on Wednesday, January 17, 2001.

New UF Institute To Focus On Emerging Field Of Nanotechnology

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has created a new institute dedicated to research in nanoscience and nanotechnology, an area that is expected to open new frontiers in medicine, computing, electronic devices and energy storage.

Filed under Research, Engineering, Sciences on Thursday, January 11, 2001.