University of Florida News Archive
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Mentally Disabled Shouldn't Receive Death Penalty, Says UF ProfessorUniversity To Confer 300,000th Degree During Commencement SaturdayLaw Professor Says Lack Of Holiday Spirit May Indicate Societal DeclineUsed Lumber Good For Environment, Economy, Say UF ResearchersMother Receives "Gift Of Life" From Healthy Son In Region's First Live-Donor LivWomen Are Right: Men Are Clueless Holiday Shoppers, Says Retail ExpertUF Names Director For Government RelationsFarris and Julia Bryant Florida History Preservation Fund Endowment Will Preserve Florida History And CultureUF Study: Lax Safety Causes More Home-Building Deaths And InjuriesUF Scientist Finds Protein That Regulates Brain's Reaction To InjuryJuvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Awards $10.4 Million Grant To Create New Center For The Study Of Gene Therapy And Diabetes At UFUF Gene Therapy Researchers Continue Fight Against Cystic FibrosisFlotte Named Director Of UF Genetics InstituteUF Nutritionist Says Holidays Need Not Be A Weighty ProblemUF Licenses New Mole Cricket Control To Biotech FirmSeniors Use Prayer To Cope With Stress; Prayer No. 1 Alternative RemedyIn A Hopeful Sign, Mercury Levels Decline In Everglades Wading BirdsAs Internet Speeds Ahead, Florida's Major Metropolitan Areas Fall Behind, UF Study FindsUF Survey: Florida Consumer Confidence Falls To Lowest Level This Year'Eyebotic' Shows Promise As A New Navigation Aid For The BlindNew Poinsettia Varieties Have Names That Sound Just DeliciousTo Answer Cremation Questions, Forensics Finds Unlikely Ally In PhysicsNational Medal Of Science Goes To UF Mathematics ProfessorUF Professor Of Law, Psychiatry: Eliminate Insanity DefenseUF Research: Does Make Up For Losses Of Hunted BucksFor Rice, Warmer Earth Brings Uncertain Future, UF Research ShowsUF Survey: Consumer Confidence Steady Despite Election UncertaintyUF Professor: Santa May Arrive By Boat Or At The Cape In Sunshine StateUF Researcher: Antioxidants Play A Role In Deadly Malnutrition DiseaseUF Researchers Discover Abnormal "Pain Memory" Is Key In FibromyalgiaUF Announces Living Wage Program For Entry-Level EmployeesUF Scientists Discover Novel Mechanism Underlying Bone DestructionUF To Become Partner With Spanish Govt. In World's Largest TelescopeNew UF Software Helps Protect Environmentally Sensitive LandSweet Smell Of Success: New UF System Helps Dairy Farms Reduce OdorsNoted UF Law School Alumnus To Head Statewide Committee To Help Recruit, Retain Minority FacultyUF Survey: Florida Farmland Values Continue Upward TrendStudy: Honesty Not Always Best Policy When It Comes To FriendshipAdding Variety To An Exercise Routine Helps Increase AdherenceUF Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows For Scientific WorkUF Surgeons Modify Bladder Removal TechniqueNASA To UF: Improve Space Technology With Earth In MindFictional Books About Immigration Help Kids Understand DiversityFDA Approves New Monthly Injectable Contraceptive, Giving Women A Long-lasting Birth Control OptionWith Corporate Approach, Evangelistic Churches Prosper, Study FindsDavid Colburn Named University's Permanent ProvostUF Nursing Researcher: Welfare To Work Does Not Improve Mental HealthUF Scientists Trick Strawberry Plants Into Producing Early CropWorkshop Series Teaches New Land Managers Practical SkillsFlorida Needs Affordable Housing, And More Of It, UF Reports ShowsUF Researcher: Citizen Initiatives May Determine Tight Presidential RaceUF Study: Single Women At Midlife More Likely To Worry About WeightOfficials Give Nod To UF Particle Accelerator ProjectUF Survey: Uneasiness About Election Dampens Consumer ConfidenceUF Survey: Slump In Retail Sales Signals Drop In Economic ConfidenceUnivs. Of Florida, Chicago To Lead Way For Ultra-powerful Computer Data GridWho Eats Beef? Consumption Depends On Age, Education, UF Study ShowsGift To Harn Museum To Create Sculpture AtriumUF Technique Detects Tiny, Potentially Harmful Airborne ParticlesUF Researchers: Lead-contaminated Calcium Supplements Pose Small But Avoidable RiskUF Research: Rip Currents May Hang Around For Weeks, MonthsNew UF Course Aimed At Reducing Florida's Divorce RateUF Scientist Finds Eight New Snails That May Give Water Quality CluesUF Launches Effort To Foster Sharing Of Gene Therapy Safety DataRadioactive Mussels Discovered In Round Lake Near TampaAttachment Helps Young Children Inhale Asthma Medications, UF Researcher SaysUF Pilot Study Shows Massage, Relaxation Reduce Sickle Cell Anemia PainUF Study: Patients Want More Culturally Sensitive Health CareUF Receives $5 Million NSF Grant For Genetic Research On CornHypnosis Helps Patients Control Stress And Anxiety, UF Researchers SayNew UF Web-Based Radio Network DebutsSnakes Alive! New UF Web Site Identifies Snakes In Florida, SoutheastUF Expert: Presidential Race Could Forever Change CampaigningUF Capital Campaign Exceeds Goal And Expectations At $759 MillionUF Doctor's Book Provides Lessons On Dealing With Chronic Illness Through ArtUF Researcher Says New Variety Of Mosquito Is Mild-ManneredUF Studies Advance Thanks To Disney Wildlife Conservation FundUF Study: Political Conventions Give Consumer Confidence All-Time HighUF Researchers: Technique Cuts Pollution From Burning Treated WoodUF Study: Despite Age Or Weight, Most Judge Their Body Size Good EnoughUF Named Data Center As Four National Pediatric Cancer Groups MergeUF Engineer: New Method Predicts Severity Of Hurricane-Driven WavesUF Sponsored Research Funding Passes $300 Million MarkQuick Action Can Help Save Healthy Trees From Pine Beetle AttackOff-Limits Fishing Areas Protect Lobsters In Florida KeysUF Study: Alienation, Not Love For Athletics, Fuels Wrestling ManiaUF Researcher: Popular Pundits For Women Are Usually Behind The TimesUF Researchers Attract Federal Funding For Brain Rehabilitation ProgramGifted Students Are More Imaginative And Emotional, UF Study ShowsTree Ordinances Protect Canopy, Lower A/C Bills, UF Study ShowsUF Researcher: Gene Therapy Effective In Animal Studies Of Parkinson’s DiseaseProposed Trade With Cuba Shows Little Benefit To Florida AgricultureNew Method Offers Better Way To Rank Universities, Researchers SayUF-Developed Paper Recycling Method Could Benefit Forests, IndustryUF Survey: Refusal To Rein In Spending Signals Confidence In EconomyPhoning The Pharmacist: UF Researchers Find A Simple Way To Learn Whether Patients Are Taking Their MedicinePoverty And Limited Access To Health Care A Problem For Some Former WelfareGrass From Africa May Help Drought-weary HomeownersUF Survey: Interest Rate Hikes Fail To Thwart Consumer ConfidenceUniversity Of Florida Scientist Maps Brain Reactions To FoodUF Study: Even Savvy Kids Are Won Over By Entertaining CommercialsUF Researcher: Florida Public Schools Respond Well To Voucher SurveyUF Study: Thin May Be In For High Fashion, But Most People Find Variety Of Sizes AcceptableUF Study Finds Resistance Exercise Protects Against Harmful Free RadicalsRisk Map Will Help Predict Encephalitis OutbreaksUF Researcher: Value Fathers For Nurturing, Not Genes Or DollarsUF Teams With Police Department On Crime Mapping ProgramUF Researchers Find Oldest Bones Of New Giant Ground Sloth SpeciesResearch To Give Authorities New Tool In Tracking TerroristsToxic Algae Possible Cause Of Increased Gator Deaths In Lake GriffinUF Research: Antarctic Ice Sheet Unstable In Past Warming PeriodsUF Researchers Find Painless Electrical Stimulus Helps Restore Hand Movement For Stroke PatientsUF Robotic Submarine's Mission In Competition: To Recover 'Black Box'UF Shrimp School Works To Improve Quality And Safety For Consumers And IndustryNew UF Study Shows Value Of Folate For Older WomenTo Combat Poaching In Florida, UF Officials Use Wildlife ForensicsUF Professor Develops E-learning Lab For Students Of All AgesUF Professor: Drought Highlights Value Of Reused WaterSt. Petersburg Doctor To Donate $2 Million To UF Biomedical ProgramUF Creates New Food Pyramid To Help Elder Hispanics Eat HealthyUF Study: Controversy Engulfs Reproductive Services At School ClinicsUF Survey: Despite Rising Interest Rates, Consumers Remain ConfidentDirect Marketing Of Veggies Helps Both Consumers And FarmersUF Study: Cocaine Exposure Doesn’t Doom Toddlers To MisbehaviorResearchers Find Skull Remains Pointing To First Hominids Out Of AfricaUF Receives Record Gift To Benefit Research At Brain InstituteUF Survey Shows Floridians Support Prescribed Burning, With MisgivingsIn This Digital Age, Compressing Medical Images Can Put The Squeeze On Diagnostic Accuracy, UF Researchers FindUF "Hurricane House" Promotes Stronger Construction MethodsPrecautions Can Prevent Loss Of Lives, Property During Droughts And Wildfires, UF Specialist SaysUF Employee's Collection Reflects Nearly A Century Of Daily College LifeUF Study Shows Pumping Iron Improves Strength, Independence In Frail ElderlyAfter 30-year Quest, UF Math Research Leads To BreakthroughUF Researcher: Education Trends Highlight New Statewide StatisticsNew Anti-Tumor Drug Promising In Animal Studies, UF Research ShowsNo Big Threat, But Coyotes Here To Stay: UF Research Monitors Rising Animal Populations In FloridaAs Gas Prices Rise, UF Researcher Crafts Alternative Power PlantUF Researchers Explore The Psychology Of Cancer Treatment ChoicesTwo UF Professors Win Presidential Award For Young ResearchersUF Researchers Develop Tiny Tool Kit To Study Genes And Unhealthy CellsUF Study: Strong CEOs Garner High Salaries At Shareholders’ ExpenseNew Process Yields Safe Orange Juice That Tastes Like Fresh-SqueezedUF Study: On Columbine Anniversary, Kids Still Lack Violence EducationFormer Ambassador Named New Dean Of UF’s International CenterPainting Teeth With Fluoride Varnish Is Effective Against Tooth Decay In ChildrenUF Pop Culture Expert Picks Advertising Top 20 In New BookUF Taste Testers Help Launch New Food ProductsUF Survey: Falling Gas Prices Restore Consumer Confidence In AprilSurvey: Quality Of Life Scores Highest For Florida EntrepreneursUF Leading Lucent Technologies-Funded Program In Latin AmericaUF Study: Migration, Mortality And Fertility Trends Slow GrowthUF and South Florida Partners Promote Higher Education for Hispanic Youth with help of GrantResearchers Working To Make Popular Grazing Grass Grow In WinterEstrogen Shows Potential As Stroke Treatment, UF Animal Studies ShowUF Author Gives Advice To 21st Century Dads In New BookUF Study: 1999 Shark Attack Fatalities Dip In Otherwise Average YearUF Researchers Use Injection Of Cells To Reverse Diabetes In MiceResearchers Successfully Immunize Mice Against Aggressive CancerSolar Panels Completely Power High-Efficiency House — Including A/CResearchers Develop 'Artificial Eyelid' That Reacts Faster Than A LaserUF Dentist Develops Web Site To Tout Preventive Approach To Tooth DecaySome Die-Hard Fitness Buffs Would Rather Gain Weight Than Lose ItNew UF Alumni And Academic Building To Get Off Ground With $3 Million GiftUF Graduate Student Develops Software Program To Improve Mapping Of Brain FunctionsCaught In The Web: UF/Cincinnati Study Shows Internet Addicts Suffer From Mental IllnessUF Study: Higher Gas Prices And Interest Rates Sink Consumer ConfidenceUF Researcher Unlocks Secrets of Popular Supplement CreatineUF Study Points To Garbage, Recycling Trucks As Source Of LitterUF Study: Downtown Revitalizations Can Encourage Criminal PredatorsUF Researcher: P.E. Teachers And Coaches Can Make Sports SaferFrom chloroform to epidurals: New book by UF physician examines history of labor pain reliefTest Provides Accurate, Noninvasive Method To Determine Fetal Lung Development, UF Researchers FindUF Researcher Develops New Strawberry VarietiesUF Researcher's Work To Result In New, Lower Temperature ScaleHeat Can Help Maintain Muscle Mass In Immobilized Limbs, Study ShowsNewfound Quasar Wins Title: “Most Distant In The Universe”To Save Rare Stingrays, UF Researcher Turns To Native Florida SpeciesManners Matter: Preparing Youth To Enter Tomorrow’s WorkforceUF Economists: Florida Consumer Confidence Surges To New Record HighUF Researcher Develops High Blood Pressure Drug Using Gene Therapy TechniqueUF Dental Researcher Develops Genetically Altered Bacteria Strain That May Fight Cavities For A LifetimeUF Study: Anti-Cancer Drug May Be Safe For Long-Term UseUse Fruit To Make Chocolate A Healthy Treat For Valentine’s DayEarthquake Anniversary A Reminder That Florida Not Quake-proofUF, UN And Smithsonian Team Up To Launch New Biodiversity Web SiteUF Study: Truckers At Risk For AIDS From On-The-Road SexIn Florida, It Pays To Be Bilingual, University Of Florida Study FindsUF Research Suggests Widely Used Models May Under Predict PollutionUF Economists: Florida Consumers Buoyant, Unfazed By New MillenniumNew Crimson Tomato Has Health BenefitsCrossing-guard Training Improves Children's Safety, UF Study ShowsBuilding Construction Academy To Address Nationwide Labor ShortageNew Mathematical Model Explains Changing Patterns In EpidemicsNew Florida Bank Of Injured Brain Tissues Will Aid Nationwide Studies Of Head InjuriesUF Researchers Attempt To Conserve Endangered PlantUF Study Measures Protein Levels In Breast Milk: Findings May Indicate Infection Protection For Babies Who NurseLast Unidentified Sport Fish In North America Gets A Scientific NameUF Researchers Developing New Soilless Growing Methods