Tag Archives: Research

UF research departments have been heavily affected by the government shutdown. Some researchers are unable to come to work, and others are unable to contact their federally employed colleagues.

The inventor of Gatorade was honored with the Great Floridian award on Thursday. The ceremony took place at Gainesville's Cade Museum.

UF is one of the latest places to be hit by citrus greening in Florida. The disease has already cost Florida’s economy more than $3.6 billion and 6,600 jobs, according to a 2012 study by researchers from the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Sen. Bill Nelson was on hand Monday as UF opened its new building. One half of UF Health's new structure houses the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), the other half is the Institute on Aging.

A University of Florida team dedicated to researching the recent decline of oysters in Florida have discovered that the shortage is not due to the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Rather, the decline, which is affecting many fishermen and those involved in the industry, is due to drought and high salinity in the waters.

University of Florida Associate Professor Sevan Terzian's book, Science Education and Citizenship: Fairs, Clubs and Talent Searches for American Youth, 1918-1958, is now available.

An organization that supports brain research has dubbed this week Brain Awareness Week. There will be activities each weekday afternoon on the University of Florida campus put on by the UF Neuroscience Club.

As the only candidate for Gainesville mayor who has lived in the city all his life, Scherwin Henry said he has a different perspective than the other five men running for the spot.

The scheduled music camp at UF this summer has been canceled. Officials said the decision to cancel this year came as a result of a disagreement between the camp's contractor and UF officials.

A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida: sequester cuts, clothing for veterans, bullied autistic teen, Syrian opposition, Pope Benedict XVI.