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The next time you jump in a cool pool to exercise, don’t count on losing five pounds per lap. Swimming in cooler water apparently increases your appetite. For more, here’s Research Report.

This is University Update, your online audio source for University of Florida news and events for the week of August 29th.

University of Florida President Bernie Machen presented his “State of the University” message in a speech to the UF Faculty Senate on Thursday, August 25th.

As the new semester begins, the University of Florida campus will seem a lot more crowded than in the past. UF is welcoming what’s expected to be the largest freshman class in its history - and the average new student admitted to the university brings a 4.0 GPA with them from high school.

Get ready for a near future where the military uses seagulls for surveillance and homeland defense. They’re actually tiny unmanned aircraft developed at the University of Florida. The drones’ wings mimic the wings of a seagull - literally morphing or changing shape dramatically during flight. That allows them to maneuver between buildings - […]

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

University of Florida President Bernie Machen hosted the annual Joint Civic Club - UF luncheon, and used the occasion to bring civic leaders up to date on university accomplishments of the past year, and the outlook for the coming year. He also introduced new head football coach Urban Meyer. Here’s Dr. Machen.

Doctors often recommend exercise as a prescription for good health into your golden years. But a new University of Florida study shows that even with workouts and dieting, your genes may still hold they key to staying fit.

Many older Americans expect gradual vision loss over time. But thousands of young people each year face a more sudden loss of sight. One cause of hereditary blindness in boys and young men called retinoschisis causes the retina to split in half. Now University of Florida experts have cured the disease in mice with the […]