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  • UF Researcher Launches Dental Reform Group
  • UF Researcher Helps Establish New Views On Human Origins
  • UF/IFAS Researchers Develop Vaccines To Control Deadly Tick-Borne Disease In Livestock
  • Kwanzaa Goes Mainstream As It Gains Acceptance Among Retailers
  • UF Study: Ailing Black Elders Can Count On Help From Family And Friends
  • This Year’s Citrus Crop May Bring Lower Prices To Florida Consumers, Growers
  • Florida’s Healthy Kids Plan Wins National Award
  • Holiday Retailers Experience Soft Sales, Say UF Economists
  • Insurance Industry Braces For Another Busy Hurricane Season
  • UF Researchers Compare Drugs In Study Of Enlarged Prostate Disease
  • UF Professor: Books Make Great Gifts For Young Children
  • Satellites Help Researchers Find New Habitats For Endangered Wildlife
  • UF Researcher: Self-Centeredness Plays Role In Holiday Gift Exchange
  • UF Astronomers Send School Spirit Soaring From Hawaiian Mountain
  • Short Children Too Often Viewed As Handicapped, UF Researchers Say
  • UF Survey Shows Retail Theft Has A Multibillion Impact On U.S. Economy
  • Surfing The Web Helps First Graders Discover The Joy Of Reading
  • Gators Help Bulldogs Walk - At UF Veterinary College
  • Composting Dead Chickens Is An Economical Way To Deal With Disposal
  • UF College of Journalism And Communications Founder Rae Weimer Dies At Age 93
  • UF Researcher’s Experience With Poverty Provides Insight Into Welfare
  • New MRI ‘Football’ Helmet Yields Clearer Images Of Brain
  • UF Researchers: Heart Patients Who Exercise Have Lower Levels Of Harmful Hormones
  • University Of Florida Club Out To Change The Image Of Retention Ponds
  • From Hogs To Lottery Tickets, Abstract Answers Florida’s Questions
  • UF Economists: Post-Election Optimism May Lead To Higher Holiday Sales
  • Researchers Pinpoint Brain Signals Linking Low-Calorie Diet To Infertility
  • UF Scientists: New Termite Found In Florida May Be Highly Destructive
  • Seasonal Change Brings White Sharks To Florida, Says UF Shark Expert
  • UF Veterinary Team Implants Artificial Knee In First-Ever Procedure
  • Rich Archaeological Site Gives UF Scientists New Clues About Early Man
  • UF Study Says Cattle Are Champion Recyclers For Florida
  • UF Scientist’s Oyster Discovery Gives Clues About Evolution
  • Today’s Scary Stories Are Tame Compared To Victorian Age Tales
  • UF Researchers: Gene Therapy Method To Treat Cystic Fibrosis Is Safe
  • Golfers May Benefit From New Putting Green Grass Developed At The University Of Florida
  • Temperament May Make Learning Easy As A, B, C, Says UF Researcher
  • Brand Names Hinder School Uniform Policies, Says UF Researcher
  • Great Pumpkin Is Great Surprise of 1996 Crop Of Mammoth Veggies
  • New Dean Named At UF College Of Veterinary Medicine
  • Friends More Help Than Family For Bereaved Teens, Says UF Researcher
  • Ghosts And Haunted Houses Can Be A Nightmare For Home Owners
  • With New Gene-Probing Test, UF Scientists Seek Means Of Preventing Kidney Stones
  • UF Researchers Looking To Alternative Sources For Tomorrow’s Water
  • University Of Florida Study To Test New Pap Smear Technology
  • Spinal Problems Are Improved With The Aid Of A University Of Florida-Made Implant
  • UF/IFAS Scientists: Fire Ants May Further Threaten Endangered Species
  • Presidential Debates Spark Conversation And Analysis On Line
  • College Of Business Administration To Be Named For Al Warrington
  • UF Study: Girls With Attention Deficit Disorder Frequently Not Treated
  • UF Centers Name Fastest Growing Companies In The State
  • UF Economists: Consumer Confidence Continues To Boost Clinton
  • UF Economist: Peso Devaluation To Blame For Growers’ Woes
  • Boom In Natural Medicine Pushes Saw Palmetto Into Agricultural Big Time
  • UF Study: Rural Elders More Likely To Enter Nursing Homes
  • Researchers Work To Make Environmental Testing Simpler, Less Costly
  • Value Of Some Agricultural Land Around The State Continues To Decline
  • Solar For Schools Program Takes Solar Science Into Middle School
  • Autumn Signals Seasonal Changes - Even In Florida, Say UF Experts
  • UF Engineering Students Develop World’s Fastest Milling Machine
  • “That Gunk On Your Car” Explained By University of Florida Author
  • Bad Words May Not Be So Bad, Says University of Florida Researcher
  • Sound Systems For Hearing Impaired Help All Students, Says UF Expert
  • UF Scientists Confirm Three Genes Linked To Diabetes
  • Tobacco Regs The First Strike In A Long Legal Battle, Says UF Expert
  • Consumers Beware: Some Landscape Plants Can Harm Environment
  • Modern Darwin Focuses On Extinction Of Species In Galapagos
  • Both Dole, Clinton Have Reasons To Worry, Say UF Political Scientists
  • State Hispanic Population Tops 2 Million, UF Study Finds
  • Homeless Are More Than Just Passive Victims, Says UF Researcher
  • UF-Led National Study Reveals Most Common Hepatitis C Strain In U.S. Is Most Difficult To Treat
  • Florida’s Natural Tranquility Is Being Threatened By Airboat Noise
  • UF Researchers Describe Link Between Chronic Pain And Depression
  • UF Research Yields New Understanding of Drug-Resistant HIV Strains
  • Consumer Confidence Benefits Clinton In Election, Say UF Economists
  • UF-Led Research Team Finds Sea Turtles Can Travel A Third Of The Planet
  • Supreme Court Ignores Discrimination In Voting Booth, UF Experts Say
  • Wisdom Tied To Life Satisfaction In Old Age, Says UF Researcher
  • Increasing Honey Prices Have Farmers And Consumers Buzzing
  • County Projections of Economic Activity To The Year 2010
  • Recognizing First U.S. Women’s Champion Is A Step In The Right Direction
  • Health Concerns Cause Consumers To Pass Up Only An Occasional Serving Of Beef, UF Researcher Finds
  • Florida Researchers Develop “Tick Licker” To Help Fight Disease
  • Gainesville Man Is Florida’s First Cystic Fibrosis Patient To Receive Gene Therapy
  • Southern Pine Beetle Reaching Outbreak Levels In North Florida
  • Florida Researchers Discover Gene For Fatal Childhood Disease
  • UF Economists: Consumer Confidence Undampened By Stock Market Dip
  • UF Researchers Identify Gene Flaw Linked To Disfiguring Tumors
  • Effort Thought To Be The Key To Success In Some Homes, UF Study Finds
  • Centennial Olympics? Yes, But 100 Years Old? Not Really, Says UF Expert
  • Proper Handling, Storage Can Keep Salads Safe, UF Researcher Says
  • Political Ads To Hit New Low This Year Despite Revived Presidential Image
  • UF President Names Dr. Elizabeth Capaldi As Next Provost
  • Hurricane Experts Gather To Discuss Lessons Learned From Destruction
  • UF Researcher Launches Experiments On Space Shuttle Columbia
  • Wastewater Wetlands Could Be Answer For Developing Nations
  • UF Scientist’s Discovery Challenges Assumptions About Killer Bird
  • Little-Understood Weather Pattern May Cause Floods, Says UF Scientist
  • UF Joins IBM To Help U.S. Manufacturers Get Technological Advantage
  • UF Economists: Job Worries And Stagnant Wages Sober Consumers
  • Floridians Say U.S. Should Invest More Money In Medical Research
  • Lifting Weights Shown To Reverse Effects Of Osteoporosis In Heart Transplant Patients
  • DNA Techniques Allow Scientists To Become Pollution Detectives
  • FDA Proposes Labeling Aspirin For Use At Onset Of Heart Attack
  • UF economist optimistic U.S. growers will get NAFTA relief
  • UF Data Base To Give Monumental Help Around The World
  • Environmental Chemicals Can Combine To Create Potential Hazzard
  • Midnight Feeding Of Hens Improves Eggshell Quality, UF Research Finds
  • Early Heat Waves Heighten Health Risks To Elderly And Children
  • More Than 3,200 Expected To Participate In UF’s Spring Graduation
  • Shands Hospital at UF Is One Of Six FDA-Approved Sites For New Prostate Procedure
  • Record Funding From State Makes 1996 A Good Year For Florida Beaches
  • Outlook Remains Favorable For State Economy, UF Researchers Say
  • Areas Facing Radon Danger Unlikely To Adopt New Prevention Measures
  • Florida Substance Abuse Expert: Survey Shows Alarming Rise In Tobacco And Drug Use Among American Schoolchildren
  • Blacks Face Agonies In Higher Education, Says UF Researcher
  • Florida Researchers: Formula-Fed Babies Are Not At Greater Risk For Diabetes
  • Breaking With Tradition, UF Forges Public/Private Partnership To Meet New Training Needs Emerging With Health-Care Reform
  • Watermelons May Be Late, But Just In Time For Summer Holidays
  • Big-Ticket Item Doubts Dampen Consumer Confidence, UF Survey Shows
  • Many Floridians Prefer Public To Private Schools, Says UF Study
  • Florida Researchers Find New Drug Delivery System Prolongs Life For Some Cancer Patients
  • Control Fly Takes On A Common Foe To Help Poultry Producers And Their Neighbors
  • Humans Have Been Changing The Environment Since Prehistoric Times
  • Central Florida Caterpillar Outbreak Ending, Says UF/IFAS Entomologist
  • Drama Of Discovery Draws Amateur Archaeologists, Says UF Researcher
  • Official-English Laws Boost Discrimination, Says UF Law Professor
  • UF Conference To Offer Researchers A Close Look At Hidden Sites
  • Florida Researchers Embark On Major Studies Of Oral Insulin Capsule For Diabetes
  • UF Researcher Uses Gene To Produce Longer-Lasting Flowers
  • Study Reveals Elder Parents Value Their Adult Children Living With Them
  • UF Survey About Camping With Pets Could Affect Policy And Tourism
  • Winter Chill Hurts Easter Lily Crop, But Survivors Will Be Beauties, UF Scientist Says
  • Florida Consumer Confidence Levels Off In April, Say UF Economists
  • Youths Tried As Adults Reoffend More Quickly, UF Study Finds
  • UF Professor: Advertising Onslaught Has Become Part Of American Culture
  • UF Professor: Many Environmentalists Don’t ‘Walk The Walk’
  • Minorities Will Soon Be Majority In The Classroom, Except For The Teacher
  • Impending Graduation Leads Seniors To Brace For The Worst
  • Cypress: From Wetlands And Wildlife Habitat To Flowerbeds And Front Yards
  • Chicago-Kent College Of Law Dean To Be Next Law Dean At UF