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Florida python invasion: expanded and still growing, UF researcher says

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The invasion of gigantic Burmese pythons in South Florida appears to be rapidly expanding, according to a new report from a University of Florida researcher who’s been chasing the snakes since 2005.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida on Thursday, May 15, 2008.

Microgreens get Florida farmers thinking small

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Every year for nearly two decades, Florida farmers have gathered at the Suwannee Valley Twilight Field Day to hone their craft, often learning how to grow more luscious and larger fruits and vegetables. This year, however, there was a new lesson being offered: how to grow small.

Filed under Research, Florida, Agriculture on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

Drink specials quadruple likelihood of exiting a bar over legal limit to drive

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A last call should be issued for drink specials because they dramatically increase the risk of college students walking out of a bar intoxicated, especially if they are underage, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Florida, Gender on Tuesday, May 13, 2008.

UF/IFAS and Florida Sea Grant help prepare anglers for new regulations

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Some saltwater anglers are purists—they would fish with the simplest rod and reel. Others won’t leave the dock without gear sophisticated enough for military operations.

Filed under Research, Florida on Thursday, May 1, 2008.

Florida consumer confidence in April sinks to new 16-year record low

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Falling housing prices, tighter credit and rising gas and food costs caused Florida’s consumer confidence to drop four points to 66 in April and surpass its previous 16-year low recorded earlier this year, a new University of Florida study reports.
Until now the revised March reading, along with January’s index, had been consumer […]

Filed under Research, Education, Florida on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.

UF researchers seek bugs to battle aquatic weed plaguing Central, South Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Years of hydrilla control efforts have paid off for some Florida communities — unfortunately, their success has benefited a more troublesome aquatic weed, a University of Florida expert says.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida, Agriculture on Monday, April 21, 2008.

Economy slows Florida population growth to lowest level in 30 years

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The bursting of Florida’s housing bubble and overall economy has also let the air out of the state’s famed population growth, which has shrunk to its lowest levels in three decades, according to the latest projections from the University of Florida.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida on Thursday, March 27, 2008.

Housing and credit crisis sink Florida consumer confidence five points

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence fell five points to 68 in March, reflecting growing pessimism about the national economy in the midst of the housing and credit crisis, a new University of Florida study reports.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida on Tuesday, March 25, 2008.

UF researchers on the watch for nice weather — and the diseases it could bring

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Calling it a silver lining may be a stretch, but the storm clouds wrought by the devastating 2004 hurricane season did bring the Sunshine State at least one ray of relief.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.

Mortgage meltdown dampens state’s commercial real estate outlook

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Fallout from the subprime meltdown is now spreading from the residential to commercial real estate sectors, but the outlook for Florida remains stable because of the fundamentals of good climate and in-migration, according to the latest University of Florida survey.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida on Tuesday, March 18, 2008.