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UF Studies New Treatment For Rare Nerve Tumor

GAINESVILLE—University of Florida physicians have successfully treated a group of patients suffering from a rare skull-base tumor using an advanced radiation treatment system.

Filed under Health, Research on Friday, February 19, 1999.

UF Team At Shands Performs Surgical First In North America To Monitor Cardiac Blood Flow In Critical Care Patients

GAINESVILLE—A University of Florida physician today used a new method to measure cardiac blood flow in intensive care patients, marking a surgical first in North America that is expected to revolutionize critical care.

Filed under Health, Research on Thursday, February 18, 1999.

Program Developed At UF Enables Computer To “Emote” In Speech

GAINESVILLE — A recent University of Florida computer engineering graduate student has created a program that gives a computerized voice synthesizer the unusual ability to convey human emotional states including anger, sadness and fear.

Filed under Education, Health, Research, Technology on Monday, February 15, 1999.

UF Researcher: New Techniques Help Reconstruct Ancient Diets

GAINESVILLE — Out of the mouths of long-dead animals come stories of vanished landscapes, ancient weather and the way the creatures lived and died.

Filed under Health, Natural History, Research on Friday, February 5, 1999.