GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida engineers have developed an environmentally friendly coating for hulls of ocean-going ships based on an unlikely source of inspiration: the shark.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For young patients who grow to adulthood with a chronic illness, leaving behind the pediatrician who may have saved their lives can be a tough transition.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A clear cut "no" is seldom as effective as clever beating around the bush in helping teens to resist peer pressure that gets them into trouble, a new University of Florida study has found.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence rose three points in February, reflecting the Sunshine State’s strong job growth during the past year and the resiliency of Florida consumers against high energy prices that have plagued consumers in other parts of the country, University of Florida economists report.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mother’s advice might be the antidote to intense media pressure for women to alter their breasts to meet images of perfection from Britney Spears to Victoria’s Secret, a new University of Florida study finds.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Weight, cholesterol and blood pressure aside, women might be wise to factor in yet another barometer of heart health: the size and strength of their social circle.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists from the University of Florida and other Southeastern universities are helping farmers to get a jump on Mother Nature.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s active hurricane season last year spawned the perfect storms to reduce the Sunshine State’s number of shark attacks, which dipped to their lowest level in more than a decade and pulled down the national average as well, a new University of Florida study finds.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — University of Florida researchers are on a disease-fighting mission to ensure that the world’s favorite confection — chocolate — will continue to be a Valentine’s Day mainstay.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Chaos has its own internal order - and now a University of Florida researcher is harnessing those hidden patterns to create a first-of-its-kind, highly adaptable computer that could be as much as a hundred times faster than conventional computers.