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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The size of the school district often determines whether students are punished under zero tolerance policies and given another chance for an education, a new University of Florida study finds.

Wayne Wallace, director of the Career Resource Center, was quoted in an Oct. 25 Associated Press national story about the growing number of workplaces adding concierge services to employee benefits. The story ran in numerous newspapers nationwide.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A summary is now available of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s review of University of Florida police officer actions in the Sept. 17 arrest of a UF student during a town hall forum for U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.
The report, which concludes that the officers acted within state guidelines, is 300 […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Women view childlessness much more favorably than men do, likely because parenting places greater demands on mothers, especially those juggling work and family responsibilities, a new University of Florida study finds.

Move over corn, a new crop is cornering the alternative fuel market and University of Florida researchers say this plant could be a solution for the high cost of diesel fuel.

Move over corn, a new crop is cornering the alternative fuel market and University of Florida researchers say this plant could be a solution for the high cost of diesel fuel.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Designing better solar cells might seem a question of electronics or chemistry, but for one University of Florida engineer, it starts with bugs.

Marco Salemi, assistant professor of pathology, immunology and laboratory medicine, was quoted in Oct. 23 South Florida Sun-Sentinel story about the evolution of HIV in four children whose medical history from birth to death was tracked by UF researchers. The story was the result of a news release.

This is Update Weekly, your online audio source of University of Florida news and events for the week beginning Monday, October 22nd.