University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE — The Southeast is suffering through the worst infestation of armyworms in recent memory, with the pests chewing their way through thousands of acres of crops, pasture and turf.

GAINESVILLE — No one wants to live near a landfill.

GAINESVILLE — University of Florida researchers are using a new technology that could reduce the cleanup time of some stubborn hazardous waste sites from years to days.

GAINESVILLE — When 26 children became ill after swimming in a kiddie pool at an Atlanta water park earlier this summer, health investigators said it was because low chlorine levels failed to kill harmful bacteria in the water.

GAINESVILLE — A heat-trapping sewage tank cover designed by University of Florida engineering students speeds up the treatment process at wastewater treatment plants, a development that already has led to substantial savings at a Gainesville plant.

GAINESVILLE — The war on bugs needs you and the other 14.7 million Floridians.

GAINESVILLE —Floridians curious about their state’s environment will have another tool at their disposal, thanks to a new computer library designed by the University of Florida. Researchers have created a collection of CD-ROMs that contain more than 80 categories of detailed geographic information on the environment in each of the state’s 67 counties.

GAINESVILLE —Chemists at the University of Florida are perfecting ways to take industrial waste and turn it into new medical compounds that have the potential to significantly reduce the cost of some prescription drugs.

GAINESVILLE — An automated water treatment system designed by University of Florida engineering students reduces the cost of treating drinking water while boosting its quality.

GAINESVILLE — A University of Florida chemist has borrowed a page from the Betty Crocker cookbook and found a way to use baker’s yeast in making chemical products used in pharmaceuticals and food.