University of Florida News Archive
1998 articles
Genetic Uniqueness Threatens Florida Manatee's FutureUF Veterinarians Offer Pet Safety Tips For The HolidaysTobacco Settlement Helps UF Evaluate Florida's Youth Smoking HabitsUniversity of Florida Study: Women Report Higher Pain Levels Than Do MenUF To Spend $3 Million To Ready Every Classroom For The MillenniumSouth Florida Couple Gives $1 Million To UF College Of EngineeringFlorida Tomatoes Worth Asking For, New UF Taste Tests ShowUF Joins NASA's Virtual Astrobiology Institute To Look For Life On MarsEco-Gifts Give All Year Long, UF Professor SaysUF Researchers: For The Best Decisions, Use a Simple Majority VoteUF Education Professor Recommends Children's Books For The HolidaysGive The Gift Of Health, UF Faculty SuggestParents Can Teach Kids Giving Is Better Than GettingUF Economists: Consumer Confidence Dips Amid national Economy FearsUF Horticulturist Says There's A Poinsettia To Suit EveryoneUF Study: Two-Thirds Of Older Adults May Not Be Immune To TetanusExercising Just Three Days May Provide Heart Attack ProtectionUF's First Online Distance Learning Program Off To Strong StartWomen As Likely As Men To Last-Minute Christmas Shop, Survey ShowsUF Researcher: Overwhelming Majority Of Child Seats Installed WrongTVs, Computer Monitors Contain High Lead Levels, Study FindsUF Researcher: Leisure Activities Defy Simple ClassificationsStock Market Rally, Elections Prompt Jump In Florida Consumer ConfidenceCommunication Scientist, Engineer Craft Voice Diagnosis ToolUniversity of Florida Cyberbugs Teach Students About Entomology'Alternative' Medicine Becoming Mainstream, UF Study FindsUF Study: Delinquency Risk No Greater In Families With StepparentsNew Research Shows Loggerhead Sea Turtles Sustain Delicate DunesUF Study: Brain Structure May Play Role In Children’s Ability To Learn To ReadUF Researcher: Participating In Sports Gives Girls Strong Self-ImagesUF Keeps Pace With Industry In The Science Of Growing GrassU.S. Should Strive For Hypersonic Flight Technology, UF Professor SaysSurvey Shows Shoplifting And Employee Theft Continue To Cost BillionsUF Study: Retailers Get Unexpected Benefits From Lenient Return PoliciesUF Study: Polarizing Parents And Schools Make Truancy WorseNew Forest Owners Prefer Enjoying Their Land Over Working ItChinese and U.S. Scientists Identify The World’s Oldest Flowering PlantThe Pumpkin Of The Tropics Likes Florida, Too, Research ShowsNew Drug Boosts The Power Of Traditional Cancer Therapies, UF Animal Studies ShowUF Researchers Find Anxiety Decreases Driving AbilityDiscovery Of Invasive Zebra Mussel Prompts Warning From State OfficialsUF Engineers' Lab-Altered Silicon Could Speed Computers DramaticallyUF Researchers Use Gene Therapy To Successfully Prevent Heart Problem In RatsUF Researchers Find Difference Between Reactions To Different PitchesUF Study Finds Florida's Home Ownership Rate Exceeds The NationNational Brain Institute To Open This Week At University of FloridaResearch To Broaden Knowledge About Cattle Ranching At Crucial TimeBats Give Blood In The Name Of Good HealthRibozymes To The Rescue: New UF Gene Therapy Shows Promise For Treatment Of Inherited BlindnessWeight Lifting Builds Bone Strength For Transplant PatientsUF Researcher Finds Pain-Free Treatment To Increase Walking DistanceUF-Designed Plant container Slashes Water ConsumptionUF Economists: Consumer Confidence Keeps Declining As Holidays NearUF Sponsored Research Funding Reaches $280 Million For A New RecordUF Researchers Hope To Ease Asthma Pains And Provide A Sigh Of ReliefNew Restaurant Food Safety Rules Require More Hand-WashingUF Biotech Breakthrough Drives World's First BioMass-To-Ethanol PlantWine Made From UF Grape Wows Judges At International CompetitionEngineering students the newest faces at hospitalUF Report: Two Florida Cities’ Per Capita Income Rank In Nation’s Top 10UF Study Shows Self-Perception Influences Athletic PerformanceLack Of Intestinal Bacterium Linked To Kidney Stones In Cystic Fibrosis Patients, UF Researchers ReportUniversity Of Florida To Be testing Ground For New high-Speed ModemUF Study: People Hope For Best But Brace For Worst If Bad News LoomsUF Obstretrician Urges Choices For Parents Mourning A Baby’s DeathEar Infection Complications On The Rise, UF Researchers ReportUF Economists Predict Slower Long-Term Economic Growth For FloridaUF Researchers Assess Benefits Of Reducing Cholesterol Levels Lower Than Curent RecommendationsA Dollar Figure For InconvenienceUF Study: Discrimination Forces Transvestites Into ProstitutionUF To Open Central And Eastern Europe's First American Law ProgramScientists, Journalists Team Up In UF/NASA Communications AllianceUF Scientist: Calusa Indian Site Reveals State May Face More HurricanesUF Economists: Consumer Confidence Drops Amid Growing PessimismResearchers Aim To Keep Termites From Gorging On Florida HomesArmyworms Destroying Crops, Grass Across SoutheastToo Many Toddlers Losing Battle Of The Bulge, UF Researchers ReportUF Researcher: Dorm Room Design Features Affect Psychological HealthUF Researcher: Mothers Who Use Cocaine In Pregnancy Still Love BabiesSurgical First Expected To Advance Life-Saving Kidney Transplant ProgramUF Research Shows Zinc Triggers Body's DefensesUF Receives Private Gift To Establish Premier Research Site, Professorship For Underdiagnosed Lung-liver DiseaseUF Researchers Develop Filter Coating That Traps Bacteria And VirusesUF Enhanced Mammograms For Earlier Detection To Undergo TrialUF Using New Technology To Speed Contamination CleanupUF Researchers Work With Navy To Squeeze Out The Squeak From Helium-Altered VoicesUF Researchers Use $8 Million-Plus Grant To Educate Physicians About Vascular BiologyUF Survey: Value Of Citrus Groves Down, Land Near Cities UpUF Air Revitalization Research shows promise For Manned Mars MissionUF Psychologists Ready To Help Floridians When Disaster StrikesEndangered Crane Receives Pioneering Joint Replacement Surgery At UF Vet SchoolUF Economists: Consumer Confidence Slips In Wake Of World EventsUniversity Of Florida Center To Head Up New, Experimental LandfillUF Psychologists: Computer Anxiety New Illness Of High-Tech AgeUF Study: Women Scientists And Engineers Face Delicate Balancing ActAgricultural Agencies Form Team To Boost Rural Development'Green Chemistry' Cleans Up Environment And Renders Synthetic DrugsVisitation Centers Help Speed Up Children's Court Cases, UF Researcher FindsUF Researcher Enlisting Floridians In Tracking Foreign VillainUF Economists: Consumer Confidence Unfazed By Events In Asia Or Flinthe Wildfires - And The Wildlife - Will Return, UF Experts Say4-H Camp Ocala Converted Into Fire Command PostUF Geoplan Center Creates Florida Geographic Library On CD-ROMSupport Network May Help Black Women Cope Better With Depression, UF Study ShowsStudent-Designed Cover Speeds Waste Treatment Process, Cuts CostsMinnesota Dean Selected To Take Over As IFAS Vice PresidentUF Researcher: Elderly Should Ignore Stereotypes About Memory LossUF-Designed Robotic Submarine To Compete In 'Underwater Steeplechase'New UF Colege Of Dentistry Affiliation To Help Alleviate Shortage Of Pediatric DentistsStudents Design Automated, Cost-Effective Water Treatment SystemUF Researcher Develops Guidelines For Soccer Field PerformanceUF Discovery Of Chicken Gene Mutation Aids Study Of Rare Inherited Eye DiseaseNew UF Facility Enhances Treatment For Cats With Hyper-ThyroidismStudy: Phosphate Industry Good At Restoring Wetlands But Can ImproveUF Pro Se Clinic Helps Clients Represent Themselves In CourtUF Economists: Florida's Consumer Confidence Drops, But Remains HighBaker's Yeast Causes Chemical Reactions And Sweet Smelling LabsUF Researcher: Crowded Flights A Boon To This Summer’s TravelersUF Researcher's Innovative Fence Helps Control Sand FliesUF Vets: Smoke From Wildfires Could Threaten Animals’ HealthShark Attacks Up Worldwide After A Brief Slump, Says UF ResearcherUF Researcher: Elderly Vacationers More Than Tour Bus PassengersWaste Asphalt Doesn't Pollute Groundwater, UF Researchers SayMisconceptions, Lack Of Codes Make Lightning A Threat To BoatersHumble Wildflowers Could Be A Money-Saver For StateUF Agricultural Economist Says Delay In Pesticide Ban Could Boost Support For Expanding Latin American TradeModified Gas Turbine Engine Cuts Fuel Costs And Lowers EmissionsGlobal Warming Could Disrupt Agriculture Around The GlobeUF Researcher: States Surge Ahead Of Faltering Federal GovernmentUF Program Offers Communication Strategies To Hearing-Aid UsersDevelopment not a factor in beach recovery, UF study findsLaser Mapping System Could Speed Post-Hurricane Rebuilding EffortsMassive Tests Could Lead To Cheaper, Safer BridgesUniversity of Florida hurricane expertsUF To Screen All Newborns For Hearing LossUF Researchers: Study Yields New Hope For Cocaine-Exposed BabiesNew Dampener Makes Traffic Light Poles Safer, Longer-LastingTo Have And To Hold: UF Shows Cocaine-Exposed Infants Fare Better With Their Biological MothersUF Bus Will Tour State To Show Off Emerging Fuel Cell TechnologyNew Juice Process Takes The Pulp Out Of Fruit JuicesNIH Awards UF Researchers Major Grants To Study Gene Therapy In Array Of DisciplinesInterplanetary Dust May Cause Climate Change, Gradual ExtinctionRaspberries Can Be A Moneymaker For Florida FarmersUF Enters Negotiations To Provide "Gator-Ready" Computers To StudentsUF Researcher: Erotic Photos Deter Some Women From Breast Self-ExamsHospitals, Dentists Could Reduce Mercury Pollution, Study FindsBattles Over Land Use Coming To North Florida, UF Researchers SayUF Psychiatrists Use Antidepressants To Treat Smoking AddictionUF's Sand Architects Try To Rebuild Coastal DunesUF's Sand Architects Try To Rebuild Coastal DunesDeal Is Finalized For UF Hotel/Convention Center On Edge of CampusFrom Aid To Trade: New Book Focuses On African EntrepreneursSmaller, Lighter "Micro" Planes To Compete May 9 In UF FlyoffUF To Hold Three Spring Commencement Ceremonies For the First TimeUF Studies Effects Of Weather On The Typical Southern HomeUF Astronomers Part Of Team To Spot Possible Two-Star Solar SystemResearch Into Cockroach Behavior Could Lead To Better BaitsElderly Face Risk Of Impaired Memory Following Major SurgeryUF Economists: Consumer Confidence Hits Year's Second All-Time HighUF Study: Frogs, Toads Seek Ranches As Safe Haven From DevelopmentHare-Raising Ventures On The Brink Of SuccessSmallest Mets Fans Get New Roost For Ball GamesUF Race Relations Expert Says Racism Is At Its Worst In 30 YearsUF Researcher Explores Front-Line Duty of Nursing Home AssistantsUF Researchers Report Pilot Data From National Study Of Women With Heart DiseaseVarroa Bee Mite, Now Resistant to Miticide, Again Threatens HoneybeesSeniors Engage The Outdoors And Explode Myths About Retirement At UF’s 4-H Camp Ocala Elderhostel Program'Electronic Nose Knows When Seafood Is SafeUF Study: Men Think They Have Better Memories; Women Really DoUF Economists: Consumer Confidence Remains At Historic Record HighUF And Cuban Agricultural Economists Discuss Impact of Lifting Cuban Trade Embargo At March 31 Washington, DC ConferenceCancer-Fighting Couple Makes $5 Million Gift To University of Florida Cancer ProgramUF Vice President of Health Affairs Assumes Role As Head of New UF InstituteUF Researchers: Birth Rate Decline Helps Slow State Population GrowthUF Researchers Adapt Space-Age Technology To Citrus FarmingUF Shark Expert: Dive-With-Sharks Vacation Trend Endangers TouristsX-Rays: How Big A Risk To Kids? UF Researchers Seek AnswersComputer Model May Give Farmers The Edge On The Next El NiñoUF Wants To Know: Can Just Anyone Teach A Child To Read?UF Researcher: Beauty More Than Skin Deep In Black CommunityDentistry Links With The Community To Improve The Dental Health Of ChildrenUF Medical Experts Warn Against Carbon Monoxide PoisoningNew Dive Platform Aimed At Shaving Vital Microseconds In CompetitionUF Gets High Speed Internet Connection As Part Of Internet 2 ProjectEnergy-Saving Air Conditioners Could Provide Taxpayer ReliefUF Law Student Examines Legalities Of Broken EngagementsUF To Give Honorary Degree To Former General H. Norman SchwarzkopfUF Economists: Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Record In Its HistoryUF Researcher: Cutting-Edge Device Could Thwart Weed InvasionIntegrated Pest Management Can Reduce Pests, Pesticides In SchoolsHome-Based Exercise Program Effective For Long-Term Weight Loss, UF Reserch FindsUF Researchers: Development Promotes Disease Among Gopher TortoisesClams Turn Florida Fishermen Into Farmers; Production Could Lead Nation In ’98Veteran Among Veterans' Health-Care Leaders Retires After 59 Years Of Federal ServiceHarvard and UF Researchers: Immune System Protein May Protect Against Insulin-Dependent DiabetesUF Breakthrough Turns Herbicide Into FertilizerUF Researcher: Lesbians Encounter Same Problems As Married WomenUF Chemistry Study Could Mean Major Reduction In Polyester CostsNew Software Allows Consumers To Try Before Buying On The WebUF Researchers Identify Virus That May Cause Epidemic Disease In Sea TurtlesTest Tube "Babies" Survive Birth and BeyondUF Economists: Consumer Confidence Monthly Gain Nets Five-Year HighUF Researcher Tricking Pesky Insects Into Self-DestructingNew Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) Goes Online Today