Life Articles
![UF expert: Help prevent cane toads from poisoning your pet](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/03/cane-toad.jpg)
Cane toads can put your pet in peril, and they’re more abundant this time of year. But you can take steps to keep your dog or cat safe, says a University of Florida researcher.
![A healing garden in bloom again](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/03/Wilmot-white.jpg)
Wilmot Botanical Gardens is an oasis on campus, situated in the bustling health science center area. It’s also the place for horticultural therapy.
![WUFT and the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network receive CPB Community Lifeline Award](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/03/FPRENAward.jpg)
WUFT-TV/FM and the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network were honored with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Community Lifeline Award for providing extensive coverage and non-stop emergency information during Hurricanes Michael, Irma and Matthew.
![UF establishes new institute to study resilience of the built environment: The Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER)](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/03/FIBER-news.jpg)
Research that helps communities respond to complex environmental challenges by improving the way they plan, design and build the physical environment is the focus of a new institute at the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP).
![Consumer sentiment rebounds to near-record levels in February](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/02/Chart-for-Release_Feb-2019.png)
Consumer sentiment among Floridians increased 2.8 points in February to 100.9 from a revised figure of 98.1 in January. Similarly, the University of Michigan’s nationwide index of consumer sentiment increased in February.
![Preserving Zora Neale Hurston's legacy](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/02/unspecified-1.jpeg)
When Zora Neale Hurston died in 1960, the trailblazing author’s papers were almost lost forever.
![Mix in attitudes causes slight dip in January’s consumer sentiment](/media/newsufledu/images/2019/01/Chart-for-Release_Jan-2019.png)
Consumer sentiment among Floridians fell three-tenths of a point to 97.8 in January from a revised figure of 98.1 in December and is down 3.5 points from a year ago.