University of Florida News Archive
2002 articles
As War Clouds Gather, Robot Brings Peace To Holiday SeasonRat brain study helps UF researchers understand weight loss, gene therapy potentialUF Expert Evaluates Colorful New Holiday PlantsUF Study: Calorie Restriction Reduces Age-Related Brain Cell DeathUF Research Shows Kids Need To Be Where The Wild Things AreUF Survey: Florida Consumer Confidence Dips As Election High FadesAn Unlikely New Weapon Against A Deadly Bacteria In Oysters: A VirusUF veterinarians warn pet owners of holiday hazardsFrom The Bone Of A Horse, A New Idea For Aircraft StructuresUF Ranks First Among Public Schools For National Achievement ScholarsUF Study: Adolescent Girls Who Set Goals Too High May Risk AnorexiaNew UF Study Ranks States’ Access To Sex Offender InformationUF Gets $3 Million Gift To Create Institute For Biodiversity, EnvironmentUF Study Suggests Schools Boost Empty Calories To Raise Test ScoresNew Research: Against All Odds, Plutonium Is Latest SuperconductorUF Survey: Elections And Rate Cut Boost Florida Consumer ConfidenceUF Researchers Link Longer Kidney Transplant Waiting Times To Poorer OutcomesArtificial Amniotic Fluid Aimed At Aiding Digestion In Tiniest NewbornsUF Online Program Could Help Fill Need For Tobacco CounselorsUF expert offers tips for safe ThanksgivingMaking Therapeutic Kitchens More Like Home Aids Alzheimer’s PatientsUF researchers find possible treatment window for spasticity in study of rats with spinal cord injuryA New Twist On An Age-Old Problem: Making Knee Replacements LastUF research provides head start for controlling fire antsUF Tobacco Expert: Study Exposes Dangers Of Snuff For Smokers Wanting To QuitMen More Dependent On Exercise Than Women, UF Study ShowsResearch: Deep Sea Basalt May Help Reveal Volcanoes’ Impact On ClimateUF researchers link increasing prescription methadone use for chronic pain to rise in abuse-related deathsUniversity quality not tied to public/private structure, governanceUF Researchers Probe Possible Link Between Strep, Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderUF Survey: Recession Looms With Drop In Florida Consumer ConfidenceUF Researchers: Food At Miami Circle Site Adds To Evidence Of Sacred SpotNew Screening Technique May Speed Hunt For GenesA Quick-Change Artist: Tiny Protein Folds Faster Than Any OtherAn "AAAAAAAAA" Battery? UF Researchers Make Progress On Tiny CellUF Veterinarian Develops Low-Cost Feed For Rescued ManateesUF Study: Better Pay Can Bring In Better School TeachersUF Study: Marriage Can Reduce Life Of CrimeUF Program Gives Online Support to Alzheimer’s CaregiversUF Surgeons Study Refinement Of Sentinel Node Biopsy For Breast Cancer PatientsFor The Blind, A Computer Navigation System With Its Own "Map"Tiny, Magnetic Spheres May Help Overcome Gene Therapy HurdleUF Scientists Test Mouthwash Method Of Collecting DNAUF Surgeon Calls On Medical Personnel To Revamp Terrorist Disaster PlanAfter Massive Experiment, Results Favor Wildlife CorridorsCitrus Land Values Drop Again As Other Farmland Values Increase, UF Survey ShowsA first: UF to host law school music conference in octoberUF Brings In Record Level Of External Research FundingUF Scientists Test Gene Therapy For Treatment Of Chronic Foot Wounds In Patients With DiabetesUF Engineers Probe "Shape Memory" Alloy For Better ProsthesesUF Termite Expert Says New Electronic Bug Detects PestDeer Flies A Biting Problem? Oddly, "Trolling" May Be Just The TicketIn Southeast, Ground Rods May Not Protect Homes Against LightningSources available for stories on Sept. 11, terrorism topicsBucciarelli Named UF Vice President For Governmental RelationsUF Study: Florida Parks Need Emergency Plan For Lightning StrikesUF Study: Americans More Likely To Let Their Emotions Do The BuyingCuban Economy Benefiting From Foreign InvestmentUF Economists: Florida’s Consumer Confidence Falls; "Quick Fix" UnlikelyUF Survey: Dubious Accounting Practices Damage Consumer ConfidenceUF researcher develops bait to stop home invasion of exotic white-footed antsVideo Games Rich In Narrative And Plot, UF Researchers SayTiny, Silent And Cheap, Micro Surveillance Planes Get Closer To RealityUF Study: Even Abortion Proponents And Opponents Ambivalent About ItJet-Powered Watercraft Linked To Serious Injuries To ChildrenUF researchers receive $1 million grant to study colorectal cancerUF Study: Charismatic CEOs More Effective... At Snaring Higher PayUF researchers garner $3.5 million federal grant renewal to continue studying prenatal cocaine exposure’s effectsUF Study: Families To Feel Burden As Older Boomers Priced Out Of HomesUF researchers garner $3.5 million federal grant renewal to continue studying prenatal cocaine exposure's effectsUF Researchers: Anger Management Should Join Academics In ClassroomBus? What Bus? Fuel-Cell Buses Quiet Compared With Diesels, UF Research ShowsNASA: UF To Head Major Initiative On Future SpacecraftWith Cues From Nature, Scientists Develop New Method To Purify DrugsUF Expert: Nature-Based Tourism Requires Marketing Know-HowUF researchers embark on major multidisciplinary project to shed light on spread of respiratory disease in tortoisesNew Book: For Ancients, Abortion Also A DilemmaUF Survey: Confused Consumers Give Shaky Nod Of ConfidenceUF Scientists Discover Rat Liver Stem Cells Can Evolve Into Insulin-Producing CellsUF Researchers Develop Biocontrol For Destructive WeedUF Research: For Stroke Recovery, Two Therapies Better Than OneUF Researchers: Summer Vacation A Setback For Poor School ChildrenUF Researcher: New Classification System Helps Assess Prognosis For Patients With Pancreatic TumorsUF Scientists Design Minuscule Drug Uptake Agents To Carry Out Lifesaving Drug DetoxificationUF Expert Says "Ecstasy" Increasingly Linked To Deaths From Traffic Accidents, Multiple Drug OverdosesFlorida Scientists Report Indications Of Link Between Brain Stem Cells And Brain TumorsUF Physicians Report New Treatment Helps Some Cancer Patients Avoid Major SurgeryNext Up For Wireless Communication: The Computer Chip ItselfNASA Awards Medical Support Team Contract To UF Emergency PhysiciansUF Survey: Pessimism Among Seniors Sinks Consumer Confidence AgainUF, FSU Researchers: Aging Baby Boomers Top Florida’s MegatrendsUF Research: gene therapy helps treat rare form of Muscular Dystrophy in miceFrom A Single DNA Strand, A Tiny MotorUF to explore biotechnology space research with NASA grantNag The Ones You Love - It’s A Family Affair, UF Study ShowsUF Researchers Discover Blood Stem Cells Can Make New Blood Vessels In MiceTo Remain Independent, Older Adults Rely On Self, OthersUF Appoints Cal State Dean To Head College Of EducationUF Expert: Ancient Fossil Suggests Flowers May Be Underwater GiftOzone May Stop Bacteria On Produce BetterFossils, Geological History May Hold Clues For New CuresTo Tap Potential Of Hydrogen, NASA Turns To Florida UniversitiesFlorida/Swedish Scientists Develop New Model For Studying How Parkinson’s Disease Starts And ProgressesFloridians Say State Should Educate Voters, UF Study ShowsFlorida’s Youngest Lung Recipient Receives Double Lung Transplant At Shands Children’s HospitalUF Professor: Legislature May Not Have Solved State’s Election ProblemsYoung Poodle Returns Home Following Successful Kidney Transplant At University Of FloridaNo Bottle Opener, No Problem: This Robot Will Crack Open The BrewUF Study: Wide Generation Gap In Belief In The Right To DieLuxury For The Masses The Ultimate Global Field-Leveler, Says AuthorObese Lung-Transplant Recipients At Higher Risk Of DeathUF Survey: Consumer Confidence Drop Calls Recovery Into QuestionYoung Horses Need More Zinc, Copper For Strong Skeletons, Says UF Expert“Vigilant Vector” Could Insert Genes That Sense, Prevent Heart AttacksUniversity of Florida Expert Says Replanting Sea Oats Can Help Save Dunes, BeachesPutting The Bite On Melaleuca: UF And USDA To Release Australian Insect To Control Invasive Tree In South FloridaNew UF Research Shows Florida To Grow More Rapidly Over Long TermAlgorithms for airlines: new math model saves money, improves serviceBytes Replace Push Pins In UF Pedestrian Safety ProjectUF Study Shows Strength Training Improves Aerobic Power In SeniorsUF Research: Methyl Bromide More Effective, Economical For Killing AnthraxTo help save southern heritage, uf experts help develop new crop rotation system for peanut, cotton farmersUF scientists offer clinical science view of exploring the potential of brain-derived adult stem cellsStudy shows women find solo travel liberating rather than dangerousAdult Stem Cell “Successes” May Need Closer Look, UF Research FindsNative Plants Can Help Gardeners Save Water, Says UF ExpertRats With Partial Parkinson’s Damage In The Brain Show Complete Functional Recovery After Gene TherapyUF Survey: Confidence Soars, Gaining Largest Increase In 11 YearsUF researcher develops aids vaccine for catsA first for mammals: manatees use hairs as 'underwater antennas'UF researchers find mental stress increases heart patients’ risk of dyingUF researchers find mental stress increases heart patients' risk of dyingCabbage Soup Diet No Lucky Charm For Weight Loss, Says UF ExpertUF Expands Efforts To Help At-Risk High School StudentsFeb. 26 - UF Survey: Confidence Falls As Consumers Are Shaken By Enron ScandalUF Researchers Regenerate Heart Tissue In Mice With Human Adult Stem CellsUF Researcher: Nazis Treated Gays Worse Than Everyone Except JewsUF Develops Method To Grow Exotic Galia MuskmelonsUF Develops New White Caladium VarietyUF Study: Pet Lovers More Likely To Lend A Hand To Humans In CrisisOn College Campuses, A Surprise: Software Piracy In DeclineUniversity Of Florida And Procter & Gamble Team Up Against Skin CancerUF Engineering Professor Elected To National Academy‘Summer Of The Shark’ In 2001 More Hype Than Fact, New Numbers ShowUF Termite Expert: New Building Code Will Help Stop PestExperts Put Flowering Plants “On Trial” To Aid ConsumersDNA Tests At UF Resolve Family Questions About Missing Daughter’s FateUF Experts Help Southeastern Hunters Get Their Money's Worth From Wildlife ForagesUF Researcher: Distant Space Travel Better Conducted As Family AffairIt's In The Math: More Tax Audits May Reduce Some Workers' IncentiveNew Distance-Learning Course Aims To Help Foreign Veterinarians Prepare For Professional Licensure Exam'Cell Suicide' A Possible Culprit In Heart Disease, UF Study FindsDNA Tests At UF Resolve Family Questions About Missing Daughter's FateUF Faculty Develop 'Virtual Anesthesia Machine'Students Pack New UF Class On TerrorismAn Internet And Network Connection At The Power OutletUF Study: Healthy Aging Depends On Social As Well As Physical ActivityConfidence Inches Up As Fla. Consumers Put Attacks Behind ThemUF Experts Help Launch Water Buffalo Dairy ProgramUF Expert Helps Promote Standards For Saltwater Tropical Fish IndustryCounterintuitively, After Extreme Droughts, Wading Birds FlourishAmerican Diabetes Association And The University Of Florida Announce Plans For $10 Million Statewide Infant Screening Initiative For Type 1 DiabetesGreen Mussel Invasion In Southwest Florida May Be Controlled By Commercial Harvesting