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Historic preservation enhances quality of life of Floridians, UF study finds

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Historic preservation enhances the quality of life of Floridians through economic and cultural contributions to an improved sense of place, according to a new study from the University of Florida.

Filed under Research, Architecture, Florida, Politics, Law on Wednesday, December 20, 2006.

Women more likely to be perpetrators of abuse as well as victims

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Women are more likely than men to stalk, attack and psychologically abuse their partners, according to a University of Florida study that finds college women have a new view of the dating scene.

Filed under Research, Education, Family, Law, Gender on Thursday, July 13, 2006.

UF professor examines role of race, fame in public scandals

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — How did O.J. Simpson – hardly an activist on black issues before his arrest – become a hero to some in the black community after being charged with murder? Why were blacks willing to vote for former Washington, D.C., mayor Marion Barry after he was convicted of drug charges? And why is the black community less likely to extend similar support to noncelebrity blacks who face prosecution for crimes?

Filed under Research, Law, Race, Black on Thursday, March 23, 2006.

New UF study ranks states’ constitutions for access provisions

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Constitutional provisions for access to government in Florida, California, Louisiana, Montana, and Rhode Island provide the best protection for the public, according to new findings compiled by University of Florida researchers.

Filed under Research, Florida, Law on Monday, March 13, 2006.

UF study shows Florida’s three-strikes law fails to curb crime

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s three-strikes law is a swing and a miss as a crime-fighting tool, finds a new University of Florida study about the legislation that imposes increasingly stiff mandatory jail terms for gun-wielding criminals.

Filed under Research, Florida, Law on Tuesday, January 10, 2006.