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UF/IFAS survey reveals Floridians conflicted about immigrants, related policies

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Floridians have negative feelings about undocumented immigrants, but an overwhelming majority favor policy that would allow such immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship, a new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences survey suggests.

Filed under Business, Florida, Hispanic, Research on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

UF to celebrate insects and other arthropods during Bug Week, May 20-24

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s seemingly endless supply of natural wonders includes insects, spiders and other arthropods that creep, crawl, burrow and fly, and the University of Florida will educate residents about these creatures during Bug Week, a multimedia event May 20-24.

Filed under Florida, Research on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Florida’s consumer confidence keeps rising

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Floridians’ consumer confidence rose three points to 79 in April — the second consecutive monthly increase, according to a new University of Florida survey.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

Better data needed in determining sea turtle population trends

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sea turtle populations may be increasing – or decreasing – but by using the most common method of simply counting nests or nesting females there is no way to know for sure, a University of Florida research team reports in the journal PLOS ONE today.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research on Thursday, April 25, 2013.

UF survey: Florida consumers more optimistic than other Americans

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence rose in March, gaining three points from the revised February reading of 73, according to a monthly University of Florida survey. That puts the Sunshine State at odds with the economic mood of the rest of the nation.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.

Local food makes up 20 percent of Florida’s eat-at-home market, UF study shows

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Floridians are buying more food grown locally or regionally and retail sales are higher here than in other states, according to a University of Florida study.

Filed under Agriculture, Environment, Florida, Health, Research on Monday, March 25, 2013.

Florida Agbioscience industries growing, helping region’s economy, new report says

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Agbioscience boomed in Florida between 2000 and 2010, with related research and development expenditures in the Sunshine State growing 134 percent during that time, according to a new report.

Filed under Agriculture, Business, Economic Impact, Florida, Research on Thursday, March 21, 2013.

UF researcher describes new 5-million-year-old saber-toothed cat from Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida researcher has described a new genus and species of extinct saber-toothed cat from Polk County, Fla., based on additional fossil acquisitions of the animal over the last 25 years.

Filed under Florida, Research, Sciences on Thursday, March 14, 2013.

Huge, aggressive mosquito may be abundant in Florida this summer, UF/IFAS expert warns

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If mosquitoes were motorcycles, the species known as Psorophora ciliata would be a Harley-Davidson – big, bold, American-made and likely to be abundant in Florida this summer.

Filed under Florida, Research on Monday, March 4, 2013.

UF/IFAS expert: Female mosquitoes become savvy about other-species suitors

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Talk about meeting Mr. Wrong.

Filed under Florida, Health, Research, Sciences on Thursday, February 28, 2013.