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UF Researcher: Growing Anti-Racist Groups Commemorate John Brown

GAINESVILLE — May 1 would be a national holiday honoring a forgotten martyr against slavery if the rapidly growing anti-racist movement has its way, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Black, Politics, Race, Research on Wednesday, April 28, 1999.

News’ Daily Nature Is Dumb And Makes Us Dumber, Says UF Professor

GAINESVILLE — News makes us dumb by dissecting reality, leaving the public with no idea of what to make of our times, says a University of Florida history professor and author of a new book.

Filed under Politics, Research on Monday, April 26, 1999.

Curing Slackers: The Key Lies In the Right Reward, Says UF Researcher

GAINESVILLE — It’s a familiar scenario: A project starts out as a group effort but quickly becomes the burden of a few diligent souls who do their share and carry the load for the other slackers as well.

Filed under Business, Education, Florida, Politics, Research on Monday, March 22, 1999.

UF Researcher: Republican Party At Highest Point Since Reconstruction

GAINESVILLE — A remade Republican Party is filling the political vacuum left by Democrats and is in a position to govern Florida for at least a generation, says a University of Florida researcher and expert on state government.

Filed under Florida, Politics, Research on Monday, March 1, 1999.