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![Older adults rely more on trust in decision making. It could open them up to scams.](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/02/elderly-scams-sq.jpg)
Relying on initial impressions of trustworthiness, elderly adults overlook bad behavior, according to new study
![How UF is combatting AI misinformation in elections](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/02/elections-square-resized.jpg)
A UF media expert breaks down the problems posed by AI deepfakes during election season
![Consumer sentiment at two-year high with positive outlook for the future](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/01/Jan-graph.jpg)
Consumer sentiment among Floridians starts the year with the highest level over the last two years, increasing 3.3 points in January to 72.8 from the revised December figure of 69.5.
![Why do banks with little skin in the game still monitor borrowers?](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/01/bank-square-resized.jpg)
Tax policy change triggers an incentive for lenders to be more aggressive.
![Staying one step ahead of the criminals](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/01/ReadHayes_in-sim-lab_square.jpg)
By blending technology with social science, UF researchers at the UF SaferPlaces Lab and the Loss Prevention Research Council work to improve retail security and deter theft, fraud and violence.
![Mixed consumer sentiment in December with encouraging prospects for 2024](/media/newsufledu/images/2024/01/C2312-Chart-for-Release.jpg)
Consumer sentiment in Florida inched up for a third consecutive month in December to 69.5, gaining 1.2 points from a revised figure of 68.3 in November.
![Wildfires increasing across eastern US, new study reveals](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/12/fire-square.jpg)
An analysis of data spanning more than three decades uncovered a concerning trend
![Snap decisions: Posting about your kids on social media? Here’s how to protect their privacy](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/12/Explore-Fall23_Snap-Decisions_feature-image-1155x770.jpg)
UF's Stacey Steinberg is an expert on sharenting — the term coined for posting about your kids online. She recognizes the benefits and risks of posting content about kids and wants families to understand them, too.
![UF Lastinger Center for Learning partners with Kibeam Learning™ to improve literacy across the state](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/12/Kibeam-Kids-3-square.jpg)
A new UF partnership is providing families in Florida with materials to boost literacy in a research pilot for children in first and second grade.
![Five key findings from Miami-Dade County’s affordable housing analysis](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/12/miamihousing1x1.jpeg)
Renters and frontline workers are the hardest hit by Miami-Dade County’s shortage of affordable housing options, according to a new analysis of Census and employment data from the University of Florida’s Shimberg Center for Housing Studies (on behalf of Miami Homes for All).
![Floridian sentiment increases as perceptions of economic conditions improve](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/11/Nov-Graphs-RESIZED.jpg)
Consumer sentiment among Floridians increased in November to 68.3, up 1.9 points from a revised figure of 66.4 in October. On the contrary, national sentiment decreased over two points.
![Cedar Key’s living shorelines bolster resilient community](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/11/SeaGrantLivingShoreline0108.jpg)
As the 2023 hurricane season comes to a close, the "living shoreline" efforts from the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station in Cedar Key should be considered one of the year’s success stories.
![The bilingual brain may be better at ignoring irrelevant information](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/11/square-bilingual-brain.jpg)
People who speak two languages may be better at shifting their attention from one thing to another compared to those who speak one, according to a study published this month.
![Floridian perceptions mixed as economic growth outpaces expectations](/media/newsufledu/images/2023/10/Oct-Graphs-RESIZED.jpg)
Consumer sentiment in Florida inched down for a second consecutive month in October to 66.2, dropping one-tenth of a point from a revised figure of 66.3 in September. Meanwhile, national consumer sentiment saw a larger drop of 4.1 points.