University of Florida News Archive
2003 articles
First experiments on birds of paradise tie metabolism, ecologyUF Researchers Find Some Hodgkin’s Patients Develop Heart Problems Years After Radiation TreatmentUF researcher: more intensive search patterns may prevent deaths of lost Alzheimer’s patientsWith Nature’s Help, A Better Vision System For Smart WeaponsCultural Training Increases Competence Of Nonminority PsychologistsUF Survey: Stock Market Gains Help Boost Florida Consumer ConfidenceUF study: elderly admit hearing loss but not necessarily its effectsDraft may be needed to rein in all-powerful militaryScientists Link Loss Of Key Protein With Symptoms Seen In Common Adult Form Of Muscular DystrophyUF Researchers Preparing To Send Life To MarsUF Research: Cheap Electronic Displays Possible On Many ProductsUniversity of Florida to establish a college of public healthUF Study: Strong Families Enjoy Most Support From Those Who Find It DifficultCancer More Likely To Recur In Blacks Treated For Head And Neck CancerUF researcher: more intensive search patterns may prevent deaths of lost Alzheimer's patientsScience paper: overharvesting of Brazil nuts leading to fewer trees‘Willy’ Didn’t Yearn to Be FreeSports and academics: TheCenter at UF uncovers new insightHigh Blood Pressure Treatment May Help Prevent DiabetesGeologists: Mysterious Ocean Floor "Potholes" Caused By Lava BubblesLiving sculpture takes root on UF campusUF studies find cause of muscle damage in those with poor circulationUF Researcher: Wright Brothers’ Epic Flight Could Have Been In FloridaUF Researchers Say Speeding Associated With Gambling, Drug Use In TeensNot As Dumb As You Think: Wild Turkeys A Tough Catch For UF ResearchersUF "Smart Home" Demonstrates Concept Of Automated Elderly Help And CareWater transfer plan a risky ideaResearchers Report Significant Delays In Tumor Growth In Mice Treated With Two New DrugsDon’t Try This At Home: UF Vet Heals Sick Horses With AcupunctureEncouraging Early Data Suggests Bacterial Replacement May Stall Or Prevent Diseases Linked To Excess OxalateUF Studies Find Key To Preventing Strength And Muscle Loss In ElderlyDrop In Consumer Confidence Reflects Doubt About Big-Ticket SalesFlorida universities, Scripps Florida: A powerful research teamA new president, a new chance to work for a common goalUF Researcher: "Reversible" Computers More Energy Efficient, FasterUF study: hospital mergers not necessarily more costly for patientsNew guidelines published to help doctors identify and treat potentially deadly genetic disorderUF Study: Shopper Thriftiness Outweighs Consumer SatisfactionNew research uncovers how the voice gives away a person’s ageNew research uncovers how the voice gives away a person's ageStrong Nonagricultural Demand Boosts Florida Farmland ValuesUF's natural history museum to study catfish with $4.7 million NSF grantRise In Consumer Confidence Suggests Improved Holiday SalesWorkplace Rewards Tall People With Money, Respect, UF Study ShowsUF Slated To Share In $45 Million Grant To Fight Bioterrorism, New DiseasesUF: Weak Florida Consumer Confidence Bad Omen For Holiday SalesUF Discovery May Solve Mystery Of How Body Maintains Constant TemperatureDirty wars cast shadow on virtues of Patriot ActHere Comes The Sun: Engineers Develop Solar Desalination SystemUF Scientists Discover Adult Human Blood Stem Cells Can Build Human Blood Vessels In MiceAncient Protein, Reconstructed By "Paleobiochemists," Suggests Hot WorldFederal officials: UF engineers’ hurricane data vital to monitoring IsabelScientists To Probe Sea Slugs For Clues To Memory, LearningRecalling Progressivism: Let the California “Circus” ProceedUF Research: CEO Charisma Affects Stock PricesUF Researchers Find Amazon Once Home To Large, Complex SettlementsUF Researcher Unravels Estrogen’s Antioxidant MechanismResearch: Alligator Is Animal Kingdom’s Champion ChomperResearch: Coral Reefs’ Decline Actually Began Centuries AgoLegal Hallucinogen A Dangerous "Roll Of The Dice," Warns UF ExpertUF Professor Says Classics Had Influence On Martin Luther KingUF Scientist Proposes Phased Deregulation Of Biotech CropsUF Doctors Diagnose Extreme Internet UseHonor and Two Reconstructions: Iraq and the American SouthUF Researchers Control Mosquitoes With Tiny CrustaceansUF Researchers: Fire May Help Combat Fatal Dogwood EpidemicUF Receives Record $458.1 Million In Research Grants In 2002-03Research Offers Promising Solution To Worsening Mercury PollutionChicago murder another sign of failed public policyUF Researchers Find Spousal Attention May Be Too Much Of A Good Thing For Those With Chronic PainUF Survey: Gloomy Job Picture Still Hurts Florida Consumer ConfidenceUF Study: Kindergarten Readiness May Sometimes Hinge On Birth WeightLeading genetics explorer Kenneth Berns to direct UF Genetics InstituteUF Professor: America Moves In Wrong Direction In Dealing With MurderUF Researchers Say Gene Therapy Method For Treating Cystic Fibrosis Appears SafeFrom Balls To Boards: Teens Increasingly Choosing "Action" SportsUF researchers urge people to protect themselves from mosquito-borne diseasesU.S. medical schools need to place more emphasis on education, says UF expertAdding More Outside Directors May Worsen Corporate Fraud, DeceptionUF Survey: Lack Of Jobs Thwarting Florida Consumer ConfidenceDodging Elephants, Scorpions, Mudslides... UF Researcher Tracks TigersUF researchers find no link between cell phone use and rare facial tumorsUF Study: Online Dating Virtually Irresistible To Some Married FolksUF Researcher Finds Vitamins And Exercise May Slow The Harmful Effects Of AgingNew Book Commemorates UF’s 150th BirthdayAmong Disabled, Exercise Can Boost Moods Of Those With Most-Negative TraitsUF Study: Early Puberty Girls More Likely To Use Alcohol, MarijuanaUF Astronomers: Universe Slightly Simpler Than ExpectedUF Professor: Self-Reflection More Critical To Wisdom Than KnowledgeUF to require writing test for undergraduate applicantsUF Surgeons Find Bypass Technique Aids Recovery In Children With Respiratory ProblemsUF Researchers Find Radiation Prolongs Survival For Certain Breast Cancer PatientsUF Professor: Father’s Day Finds Many Stepdads Involved In Kids’ LivesUF Engineers Develop A Safer Barrier For Road Construction ZonesUF Scientists Use New Research Technology To Understand Ancient Human Foe – CholeraFederal Government Funds Several UF International ProgramsUF Survey: Shopping Deals Nudge Up Florida Consumer ConfidenceUF Researchers Link Poor Kidney Function With Risk Of Dying From Cardiovascular Disease In Transplant PatientsFlorida Consumer Confidence Still Rebounding, UF Survey ShowsUF Study Finds Feral Cat Colonies Threaten Endangered Species NationwideStudy Suggests States’ Records Laws For E-Mail InadequateYuck: UF Researchers Say Disgust As Much A Factor As Fear For Obsessive-Compulsive PatientsUF Physicist: Dark Matter, Extra Dimensions Tied, Possibly DetectableUF study reveals black patients require more medicines at higher doses to control blood pressureUF Researchers Search For Ways To Save Sharks From Multiple ThreatsUF nutrigenomics research shows how nutrients affect genesUF Research Suggests Antibiotic Combination Could Beat Bacterial "Superbugs"UF Study: Children’s Knowledge Gap Of Folk Songs Threatens HeritageUF Researchers Developing More Accurate Method To Predict Rip CurrentsUF Study Shows Food-Origin Labeling Will Benefit Consumers And ProducersIn A "Wild Place:" Astronomers Find Seven Planet-Forming Disks, Doubling TotalUF names 17-year veteran from Purdue as new police chiefTwo New UF Instruments To Aid Quest For Cosmic OriginsUF Veterinarians, Engineers Team Up On New System To Save Manatee LivesUF launches first major university effort at becoming carbon neutralUF survey: Florida consumer confidence up with swift war outcomeAfter a half-century hiatus, 82-year-old woman to graduate from UFUF Vision Researchers Use Transgenic Tadpoles To Prove Crucial Protein Moves Inside Eye CellsUF Study: Remaining Childless Does Not Lead To Loneliness In Old AgeUnited States Late To Recognize Brutal Dictators And RegimesAt UF, Undergraduates Help Design Newest Smart WeaponsUF Scientist Aids Effort To Sequence Genome Of Important FungusOn Earth Day, Planned ‘Green Homes’ Also Expected To Earn Some GreenUF Research: Suburban Backyard Woods Benefit From Controlled BurnsUF researchers identify new form of dementiaUF scientists to test testosterone on Parkinson's symptoms in menUF Research Shows Larger Tennis Balls Do Not Harm PlayersResearchers use gene therapy in mouse models of fatal childhood disease to stop brain degenerationMassive Study Reveals Calcium Antagonists Aid High Blood Pressure Control In Heart Disease PatientsUF Study: ‘Gamblers Fallacy’ Not Criminal Label Results In More CrimeU.S. And Canadian Researchers Link Gene To Pain Relief In Redheaded WomenUF Study: Internet Shoppers Wary Of Giving Personal Info For RewardsTerror Threats Prompt States To Shrink Access To Security-Related RecordsFor News Media: Sources Available For Stories On War With IraqMini-Makeovers: Book Describes Innovative Small-Town Survival StoriesHuge Experiment To Test New Approach To Make Landfills Last LongerUF To Lead New Research Insititute At Kennedy Space Center"Highway 61:" UF Professor’s Book A Father/Son Look At American LifeUF Research: Despite Male Image, Stone Toolmaking Also Done By WomenUF to coordinate new plant diagnostic network for biosecurity in southern United StatesUF survey: Florida consumer confidence faced problems before warA Prescription For The Future: A Contact Lens That Delivers DrugsUF medical researchers develop portable hand-washing station for field workersUF Researcher: Standard Surgery Is Best Treatment For HyperparathyroidismBuilt for battle, brain injury test may be health-care boonMissouri law professor Robert Jerry named next UF law deanUF Researchers Putting Scents Back Into FlowersJames Scott, UF Vice President For Student Affairs, Dies SundayUF Researchers: Migration Fuels Steady Growth To 2030 In FloridaUF Researchers: School-Based Clinics Step Toward Health-Care ReformUF Survey: Rising War Concerns Sink Florida Consumer ConfidenceObese People Experience Delay In Feeling Full, UF Researchers FindUF Study: Black Magic Enjoying Renaissance Among Whites — And BlacksUF Research Reveals How Amateur Athletes Can Think Like ExpertsUF Researcher Finds Vitamins, Regular Exercise And Weight Training May Improve Bone Density Without Hormone TherapyWorld Shark Attacks Sink For Second Year In Row, UF Research ShowsUF Researchers Developing Microbes And Plants To Detect Explosive Compounds In SoilsUF Scientist Among Planners For Post-War Iraq Wetlands RestorationUF expert: United States can't stop terrorism aimed at agricultureUF Crocodile Survey To Yield Information About Everglades HealthFlorida Researchers: Lightning Emits X-Rays; Modern-Day Ben Franklins Use Rockets To Settle 80-Year-Old DebateNational two-year college consortium moves to University of FloridaNew Web site explains risks of smallpox and related vaccineUF Survey: Florida Consumer Confidence Drops Another Four PointsA Bright Idea: Roadside Beacons Warn Motorists Of Danger AheadGroundbreaking planned for University of Florida proton beam cancer treatment facilityEcotourism, Debt-For-Nature Dovetail In Nepal, Other Asian CountriesUF study: black students give higher grades to black collegesUF Researchers Report: Immunosuppressant Drug Prevents Late Rejection Of Transplanted KidneysUF Study: Preschoolers In Programs For Poor Kids Have Less Access To LiteracyUF Study: Jewish Presidential Candidate May Generate Some OppositionUF professors: Hollywood changes roles of minorities, but not whites