April 2007 Archive

UF students create ad campaign aimed at excessive drinking

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When GatorWell Health Promotion Services and the University of Florida’s Department of Health Education and Behavior launch a campuswide anti-drinking ad campaign this summer, they’ll use material created by the people they’ll target — students.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

Revamped experiment could detect elusive particle, physicists say

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An experiment called “shining light through walls” would seem hard to improve upon.

Filed under Research, Sciences, Astronomy on Tuesday, April 24, 2007.

Florida’s consumer confidence remains virtually unchanged in April

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Pessimism about the housing downturn and rising gas prices balanced by optimism about a strong stock market caused consumer confidence in Florida to remain steady in April at 86 after falling six points in March, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida on Tuesday, April 24, 2007.

Florida Student Association honors E.T. York

E.T. York has devoted most of his life to serving Florida’s university students and recently the state’s leading college-student organization thanked him on behalf of several generations.

Filed under Awards & Honors on Tuesday, April 24, 2007.

Human Resource Services moves to new offices

The University of Florida Office of Human Resource Services has moved to its new location in the former BellSouth building at 903 W. University Ave.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Tuesday, April 24, 2007.

Honor Court chancellor sets high bar for self, UF

Leadership just comes naturally to University of Florida Honor Court Chancellor Alex Hadjilogiou.

Filed under InsideUF, Feature Story on Tuesday, April 24, 2007.

InsideUF: April 24, 2007

Here’s the print version of InsideUF for April 24th, 2007.

Filed under InsideUF, Print on Tuesday, April 24, 2007.

Associated Press: International Shark Attack File

Statistics from the International Shark Attack File were cited in an April 23 Associated Press international wire story about a 12-year-old boy being bitten by a shark in St. Lucie County.

Filed under UF In The News on Monday, April 23, 2007.

UF Powell Structures and Materials Laboratory building dedication

The Powell Family Structures and Materials Laboratory will be formally dedicated in a ceremony at the facility in UF’s Eastside campus. The building completion signifies a major step as part of the revitalization effort along Waldo Road.

Filed under General on Monday, April 23, 2007.

Got brain? Neural mechanisms play role in healthy bone growth

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists searching for a gene therapy to control obesity have unexpectedly discovered a way that the brain regulates bone growth, a finding that shines new light on osteoporosis and other bone-robbing diseases.

Filed under Research, Health on Monday, April 23, 2007.