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UF study: Florida faces shortage of Spanish-speaking school counselors

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hispanics make up the largest minority in Florida schools, but administrators in eight out of 10 school districts say they don’t have enough Spanish-speaking counselors to serve the growing Hispanic population, according to a University of Florida study.

Filed under Education, Hispanic, Research on Monday, October 16, 2006.

Hollywood films portray biracial couples negatively if shown at all

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Despite growing numbers of mixed couples in America, movie relationships between men and women of different races are most likely to be short-lived, oversexed and downright dangerous, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Black, Gender, Hispanic, Race, Research on Wednesday, October 11, 2006.

Altered breast tissue development in young girls linked to pesticides

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Exposure to pesticides crosses the generations, according to a new University of Florida study that finds daughters of mothers who lived near areas of heavy agricultural spraying may be unable to nurse their children.

Filed under Environment, Health, Hispanic, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, June 7, 2006.