http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu The latest from the University of Florida. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:28:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the technology he lamented had overshadowed the human spirit will be used to power four interactive global webcasts that transcend race, class, nation and religion. The University of Florida’s Digital Worlds Institute in cooperation with King’s alma mater ... http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/04/02/king-telecast/ Leslie Hendeles, professor of pharmacy and pediatrics, was quoted April 1 in a New York Times story about the possibility of contamination in animal-derived drugs. http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/04/01/new-york-times-leslie-hendeles/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Conservationists often promote pristine wilderness as a warehouse of biological diversity, but new research findings by a University of Florida anthropologist show higher biological diversity actually exists in areas where there is more human cultural diversity. John Richard Stepp, an associate professor of anthropology in the College of ... http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/04/01/biodiversity-4/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Could the simple sugar responsible for putting the sweet in everything from bananas to root beer be the missing link in understanding what puts the fat on a person’s thighs? Yes, according to a book penned by a University of Florida researcher that was published today. In his ... http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/04/01/fructose-3/ Political science professor Richard Scher was quoted in a March 31 Wall Street Journal story about the number of felons hoping to regain their voting rights in Florida. A link is not available because the Journal is by subscription only. http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/03/31/wall-street-journal-richard-scher/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida chemists are the first to use a new tool to identify the molecular signatures of serious diseases — without any previous knowledge of what these microscopic signatures or “biomarkers” should look like. Reported this month in the online edition of the Journal of Proteome Research, ... http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/03/31/cancer-detector-2/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tax season is one of the most stressful times of the year. And a University of Florida expert cautions against making common mistakes that can complicate matters as we go about accounting for our income with the federal government. So Michael Gutter, an assistant professor in family ... http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/03/31/taxdonts/ This is Update Weekly, your online audio source of University of Florida news and events for the week beginning Monday, March 31st. http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/03/31/update-weekly-119/ Stanley Smith, director of UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research, was quoted in a March 29 Miami Herald story about the projected slowing of Florida’s population growth. The story was the result of a news release. http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/03/29/miami-herald-stanley-smith/ Political science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in a March 29 Reuters story about the potential impact of hot-button ballot questions such as gay marriage on this year’s presidential election. http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/03/29/reuters-daniel-smith-2/ Math professor John Thompson’s win of the Abel Award was the subject of a March 27 Reuters story. See related news release. http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/03/27/reuters-john-thompson/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The bursting of Florida’s housing bubble and overall economy has also let the air out of the state’s famed population growth, which has shrunk to its lowest levels in three decades, according to the latest projections from the University of Florida. “A tremendous slowdown is forecast over the ... http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/03/27/florida-population-2/ People are still moving to the Sunshine State, but in much smaller numbers. UF’s latest projection shows that population growth in Florida has dropped to its lowest level in thirty years. Here’s researcher Stan Smith. http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/03/27/florida-population-3/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida math professor has won the world’s most prestigious award in mathematics, it was announced Thursday morning. UF Graduate Research Professor John Griggs Thompson and European mathematician Jacques Tits won the 2008 Abel Prize for Mathematics and will split the $1.2 million award, the Norwegian ... http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/03/27/math-award/ WHO: University of Florida President Bernie Machen and Berit Johne, counselor for science at the Norwegian Embassy in Washington, will be among those present at a reception to honor John Thompson, UF professor of mathematics who has won the Abel Prize. Johne will read a congratulatory message from the Norwegian ... http://news.webadmin.ufl.edu/2008/03/27/thompson-reception-advisory/