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Expanding trade with Cuba creates opportunities for U.S. farmers, says UF expert

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Cuba’s growing appetite for U.S. food exports is good news for American agricultural producers, but an end to the current embargo on imports from the island nation could mean both challenges and opportunities for Florida agriculture, says a University of Florida expert.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida, Politics, Agriculture on Thursday, September 15, 2005.

UF study: Nazis punished more leniently for crimes against handicapped

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nazi murderers of the mentally handicapped were treated much more leniently in postwar German courts than their counterparts who killed Jews during the Holocaust, a University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Politics, Religion on Tuesday, September 13, 2005.

UF Study: People More Ambivalent Than Pro- Or Con- About Gay Rights

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Portraying the gay rights conflict as a sharply divided battle between homosexuals and social conservatives ignores the ambivalent feelings held by the vast majority of people in the middle, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Family, Politics, Gender on Thursday, June 23, 2005.

UF’s Record-Setting New Chip Has Potential For Bioterrorism Detection

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers have built a world-record high frequency chip using a common type of semiconductor, an advance that could lead to inexpensive systems for detecting hidden weapons, and chemical and biological agents.

Filed under Research, Technology, Engineering, Politics on Wednesday, June 22, 2005.

Military families targeted for high-interest loans, UF professor says

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Payday loan companies — which make high-cost loans to cash-strapped people – target military members and their families, according to a study co-authored by a University of Florida law professor.

Filed under Research, Business, Family, Politics, Law on Tuesday, March 29, 2005.