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As Internet Speeds Ahead, Florida’s Major Metropolitan Areas Fall Behind, UF Study Finds

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s major cities have slipped further behind in the race for high-speed Internet access, a trend that impacts residents’ and companies’ ability to take advantage of burgeoning Internet services such as video conferencing.

Filed under Research, Technology, Engineering, Sciences on Thursday, December 21, 2000.

Univs. Of Florida, Chicago To Lead Way For Ultra-powerful Computer Data Grid

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Universities of Florida and Chicago will lead an $11.9 million initiative that will lay the groundwork for a computer data grid of unprecedented speed and power, the National Science Foundation announced today.

Filed under Research, Technology, Engineering, Sciences on Wednesday, September 13, 2000.

UF Professor Develops E-learning Lab For Students Of All Ages

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Picture a world in which kindergartners and college students alike can see and speak with other students around the globe and learn from teachers and professors all over the world — at little or no cost.

Filed under Research, Technology, Education on Wednesday, May 3, 2000.

Caught In The Web: UF/Cincinnati Study Shows Internet Addicts Suffer From Mental Illness

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—By now most folks have found their way onto the Information Superhighway. But a rising number are having trouble navigating their way back off, hooked on the Internet and battling an addiction just as serious as those who compulsively shop, steal, gamble or abuse drugs or alcohol.

Filed under Research, Health, Technology on Wednesday, March 8, 2000.