Life Articles
![Actors. Athletes. Scientists?](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/06/scientist-category.png)
A UF professor partners with the video message platform Cameo to demystify science and the people who do it.
![Caregivers can help early learners thrive amid pandemic disruption](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/06/GettyImages-1207261035.jpg)
To build learning into each day, the experts at the University of Florida’s College of Education focus on what they call the 3R’s of Early Learning: Relationships, Repetition, Routines.
![Consumer sentiment experiences small decline in May back to six-month average in May](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/06/Chart-for-Release-May-2021---resized.png)
After two months of consecutive increases, consumer sentiment among Floridians dropped 1.4 points in May to 81.6 from a revised figure of 83 in April, while the national consumer sentiment plummeted 5.4 points.
![100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, a UF researcher shares her search for truth](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/06/UF-News_Phoebe-Stubblefield_.jpg)
This year marks the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre, when a prosperous Black community saw hundreds of lives taken and their neighborhood destroyed by a white mob. UF forensic anthropologist Phoebe Stubblefield is working to uncover the truth of the tragic event, whose history has been suppressed over the decades.
![Survey reveals who's willing to cruise](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/05/GettyImages-155375632.jpg)
Despite pandemic complications, 30% of travelers would consider cruising next year, a survey from the University of Florida shows, with fans of cruising even more willing to get onboard.
![April consumer sentiment continues to rise despite mixed signals from labor market](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/05/Chart-for-Release-April-2021---resized-(1).jpg)
Consumer sentiment among Floridians ticked up 1.7 points in April to 83 from March’s revised figure of 81.3. Similarly, national consumer sentiment increased 3.4 points.
![A plant for Mothers’ Day? UF/IFAS scientists breed top ornamentals](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/04/UF-News_IFAS-mothers-day.jpg)
If you give mom a plant for Mother’s Day, you might appreciate the aroma and aesthetics of the flower you bought – and flora in general. You might even wonder how the plant got to the retailer or nursery in the first place.
![Even when they include them, gifted programs aren’t serving Black and low-income kids](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/04/thumbnail_NewsHeader_HonorsInequality_Texture.jpg)
After years of criticism for their lack of diversity, programs for high achievers may not be adequately serving their Black and low-income students, a new study shows.
![Rita Men explores the use of AI-driven chatbots for public relations](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/04/UF-News_Rita-Men.jpg)
In a two-stage study, Men and her colleagues reviewed the list of companies on the Fortune 100 list and then went to Facebook to see which ones had chatbots. “We tested them and rated them on a scale of 1 to 3” to find the five that performed well in different industries.
![Florida Legislature honors George Starke Jr.](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/04/GeorgeStarke-Lead-Story.jpg)
The Florida Legislature has recognized George Starke Jr., the first African-American student at University of Florida, for the important role he played in the desegregation of higher education institutions in Florida.
![Management professor’s paper wins top prize for insights on building equitable workplaces with AI technologies](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/04/UF-News_David-Ross.jpg)
In the paper researchers explain how bias can be embedded in people analytics that uses AI, despite the AI itself being in principle free of bias. The authors also highlight best practices for human resource professionals and how to build a bias-aware analytical process that can prevent machine learning biases from creeping into HR practices.
![This quick morning reflection could make you a better leader](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/04/Leadership-Meditation-Lead-Story-549x537-AS.jpg)
Starting your day by thinking about what kind of leader you want to be can make you more effective at work, a new study finds.
![“I am speaking.” 2020 VP Nominee Kamala Harris’ impact of Black feminism as social influencers on Twitter](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/04/UF-News_Kamala.jpg)
Researchers at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications created a lens through which future researchers and the public may better understand the redefinition of Black women in both social media and politics, as well as understand the broader issue of oppression among all marginalized, less mainstream communities.