April 1998 Archive

Research Into Cockroach Behavior Could Lead To Better Baits

GAINESVILLE—Take a left at the kitchen sink, a right at the toaster oven and then loop around the cookie jar and up the side to the lid that doesn’t quite close.

Filed under Research on Thursday, April 30, 1998.

Elderly Face Risk Of Impaired Memory Following Major Surgery

GAINESVILLE — Anesthesia and surgery can impair short-term memory and cause confusion and other cognitive declines in some elderly patients, according to an international study initiated by University of Florida researchers.

Filed under Research, Health, Aging on Wednesday, April 29, 1998.

UF Economists: Consumer Confidence Hits Year’s Second All-Time High

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s consumer confidence broke a new record in April by registering 107, its highest level since the survey began in 1984, University of Florida economists report.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida on Tuesday, April 28, 1998.

UF To Hold Three Spring Commencement Ceremonies For the First Time

GAINESVILLE — The University of Florida for the first time will hold three separate commencement ceremonies Saturday (5/2), marking the end of the spring term. The change was made to accommodate the number of spring graduates and allow their families and friends the opportunity to attend the ceremony.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Monday, April 27, 1998.

Deal Is Finalized For UF Hotel/Convention Center On Edge of Campus

GAINESVILLE — The Promos Hotel Corp., through its Doubletree Hotel subsidiary, announced today it has finalized an agreement with the University of Florida to manage a hotel and conference center on the western edge of campus.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Friday, April 24, 1998.

UF Psychiatrists Use Antidepressants To Treat Smoking Addiction

GAINESVILLE—University of Florida psychiatrists are wielding new weapons in the war against nicotine addiction: antidepressants.

Filed under Research, Health on Thursday, April 23, 1998.

UF Enters Negotiations To Provide “Gator-Ready” Computers To Students

GAINESVILLE — The University of Florida this week selected three national companies to provide “Gator-Ready” computers for students entering the university under its new computer access requirement.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Thursday, April 23, 1998.

Smaller, Lighter “Micro” Planes To Compete May 9 In UF Flyoff

GAINESVILLE — A police cruiser roars toward the site of a just-reported tornado, but downed trees and rubble quickly make the road impassable.

Filed under Research, Engineering, Florida on Wednesday, April 22, 1998.

Raspberries Can Be A Moneymaker For Florida Farmers

GAINESVILLE—Raspberries, long considered a Northern crop, may find the South hospitable after all, researchers at the University of Florida have found.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida, Agriculture on Tuesday, April 21, 1998.

UF Astronomers Part Of Team To Spot Possible Two-Star Solar System

GAINESVILLE — In a discovery they say could shed new light on the genesis of our solar system, astronomers with the University of Florida and Harvard University have found a star surrounded by a disk of dust that may be forming planets.

Filed under Research, Sciences, Astronomy on Monday, April 20, 1998.