University of Florida News

University of Florida engineering students have come up with a way that could make MRI exams less stressful and less noisy.

The old saying suggests sticks and stones do more damage than words. But now a University of Florida study links taunting or name-calling in childhood with symptoms of depression and anxiety in early adulthood.

Colorful imported clams can make your aquarium look good, but something dangerous lurking inside could put the shellfish industry at risk. University of Florida researchers have discovered a foreign disease inside aquacultured giant clams imported from Vietnam. It can’t harm humans, but UF Pathologist Barbara Sheppard worries aquarium owners might dump their tanks and the clams into the environment.