July 2002 Archive

UF Survey: Dubious Accounting Practices Damage Consumer Confidence

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Recent corporate accounting scandals helped sink consumer confidence to its lowest level in eight months in July, raising concerns the country may be entering another recession, University of Florida economists said today.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, July 30, 2002.

Tiny, Silent And Cheap, Micro Surveillance Planes Get Closer To Reality

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A poster in Peter Ifju’s lab depicts the Predator unmanned aircraft, which snaps spy photos and fires missiles at enemy combatants in Afghanistan.

Filed under Research on Monday, July 29, 2002.

UF researchers garner $3.5 million federal grant renewal to continue studying prenatal cocaine exposure’s effects

GAINESVILLE-The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded University of Florida medical researchers a five-year, $3.5 million grant to continue studying the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on child development.

Filed under Awards & Honors on Thursday, July 25, 2002.

UF researchers receive $1 million grant to study colorectal cancer

GAINESVILLE-University of Florida Shands Cancer Center researchers have received $1 million in federal funds to study a new molecular marker for colorectal cancer through a multicenter international trial.

Filed under Awards & Honors on Wednesday, July 24, 2002.

UF Study: Even Abortion Proponents And Opponents Ambivalent About It

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Protests, placards and polarization may not be the complete picture of how the public views abortion, say University of Florida researchers who found that many people waffle on the subject.

Filed under Research on Tuesday, July 23, 2002.

UF Researchers: Anger Management Should Join Academics In Classroom

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — School children should receive classroom instruction in anger management just as they do in reading, writing and arithmetic, University of Florida researchers say.

Filed under Research on Thursday, July 18, 2002.

Video Games Rich In Narrative And Plot, UF Researchers Say

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The year is 1914. American fugitive Robert Cath jumps from his speeding motorcycle to board the Orient Express, where he finds his friend has been murdered.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, July 17, 2002.

Jet-Powered Watercraft Linked To Serious Injuries To Children

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Turning on a dime and reaching speeds up to 65 miles an hour, jet-powered personal watercraft can make the traditional motorboat look downright dull, especially to kids seeking summertime thrills.

Filed under Research on Friday, July 12, 2002.

UF researcher develops bait to stop home invasion of exotic white-footed ants

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A tiny white-footed ant with a big appetite for sweets is the latest nuisance pest for South Florida residents and pest control operators, but a new bait developed by a University of Florida researcher may help stop the home invaders.

Filed under Research, Environment, Florida on Wednesday, July 10, 2002.

UF Study: Families To Feel Burden As Older Boomers Priced Out Of Homes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tommorrow’s older baby boomers could find themselves out on the street if the nation doesn’t address a worsening affordable housing problem, according to a new nationwide study conducted by a University of Florida researcher.

Filed under Research on Wednesday, July 3, 2002.