UF/IFAS Scientists Discover Enzyme That Improves Flavor of Ripening Tomatoes
Posted On Monday, November 5, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Abbye Floystad, Charles Goulet, CXE1, Melissa Mageroy, Nghi Lam, UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. 'e2'80rdblquote The enzyme CXE1 will never be a household name, but a new'c2~University of Florida'c2~study suggests that tomato lovers owe it a debt of thanks nonetheless 'e2'80rdblquote without it, their favorite fruit might not be so tasty.par
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In a study published this week by Proceedings of the ...
Controlling Invasive Lionfish May Best be Done in Targeted Areas, UF Research Shows
Posted On Friday, November 2, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Cayman Island, lionfish, University of Florida
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. 'e2'80rdblquote Invasive lion fish may never be eradicated from Florida'e2'80'99s coastal waters, but it'e2'80'99s possible to keep them under control 'e2'80rdblquote in specific, targeted areas and using plenty of manpower, a new'c2~University of Florida'c2~study shows.par
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Native to the Indo-Pacific, the spiny, ornate fish began to turn up ...
UF/IFAS Research: Typical Populations of Bedbugs can Cause harmful blood loss in humans
Posted On Friday, November 2, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Bedbug, blood loss, UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. 'e2'80rdblquote For years, bedbugs have been turning up in sometimes odd and random places, such as subways, movie theaters, dressing rooms and schools, but scientists believed that to flourish, the insects would need more frequent access to human blood meals.par
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ADHD Drugs do not Raise Risk of Serious Heart Conditions in Children, Study Shows
Posted On Friday, November 2, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: ADHD children, Dr. William O. Cooper, pharmacoepidemiologist, UF College of Pharmacy, University of Florida
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. 'e2'80rdblquote Children taking central nervous system stimulants such as Adderall and Ritalin do not face an increased risk of serious heart conditions during treatment, according to a new'c2~University of Florida'c2~study that confirms findings reported in 2011. Published in the British Medical Journal in August, the study contributes ...
Barron Delivers Annual 'State of the University' Address
Posted On Monday, October 29, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Eric J. Barron, Florida’s STEM university, Frederick Leysieffer, Lynda Keever, Marilyn J. Young, Stella Cottrell
President Eric J. Barron compared Florida State University’s past few years of budget cuts and faculty departures to the geological stresses that result in the formation of brilliant gemstones such as garnet during the annual State of the University Address at the 2012 Fall Meeting of the General Faculty on ...
University of Florida Chemists Pioneer New Technique For Nanostructure Assembly
Posted On Friday, October 19, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Charles Cao, Dmitri Talapin, Florida chemists pioneer, nanostructure assembly, postdoctoral, University of Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of researchers from the University of Floridadepartment of chemistry has developed a new technique for growing new materials from nanorods.
Materials with enhanced properties engineered from nanostructures have the potential to revolutionize the marketplace in everything from data processing to human medicine. However, attempts to assemble nanoscale ...
Huckaba Named Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
Posted On Thursday, October 18, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Huckaba, Joseph Travis
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Garnett S. Stokes has announced the appointment of Sam Huckaba as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida State University, effective immediately.
Huckaba, former senior associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a professor of mathematics, was selected after ...
Swamp Symphony returns to Flavet Field Oct. 28
Posted On Tuesday, October 16, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Alma Mater, Hanna Gehr, Swamp Symphony, University of Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Fine Arts and UF Homecoming will collaborate for the second year to host Swamp Symphony from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28 on Flavet Field.
The concert is sponsored by Gainesville Television Network and VisitGainesville.
“Homecoming isn’t just about football — it’s about ...
New Grant Motivates Transfer Students to Complete their Postsecondary Degrees
Posted On Saturday, October 13, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Florida students, Grant Motivates, Postsecondary Degrees
Tallahassee, Fla., October 12, 2012 - Florida students will get help to complete their associate degree after transferring to a state university thanks to a new grant partnership between the State University System and the Florida College System. The $495,000 Credit When It's Due grant from Helios Education Foundation complements ...
First Lady Ann Scott Announces Summer Reading Pledge Contest Winners
Posted On Friday, October 12, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Ann Scott, Florida Department of Education
Wellington, Fla., October 11, 2012 - Throughout the summer, First Lady Ann Scott visited Florida state parks and challenged students to read as many books as possible during the summer break. Now that summer is over, the results of the First Lady's 2012 Summer Literacy Adventure have been tallied and ...
International Initiatives Thriving at USF
Posted On Thursday, October 11, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: OACAC, Rocky, University of South Florida, welcome barbeque
International student enrollment and the number of students studying abroad are each up more than 20 percent this fall.
TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 10, 2012) – The University of South Florida has seen a 20 percent jump in international student enrollment this fall, according to International Services, the administrative and advising office ...
Information Security Breach Reported at Florida College
Posted On Thursday, October 11, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Florida Depeartment of Education, Florida State College, Niceville
Tallahassee, Fla., October 10, 2012 - The Division of Florida Colleges in the Florida Department of Education has been notified of an information security breach at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville involving employee and student records.
The college is reporting that the incident involves more than 3,000 employee records, some ...
Florida's Education System Gets a New Roadmap
Posted On Thursday, October 11, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart, Florida's education community, Gary Chartrand
Tallahassee, Fla., October 10, 2012 - The State Board of Education yesterday voted unanimously in favor of approving Florida's newly-proposed strategic plan for public schools and state colleges. The plan includes revamped measures of student progress that align more closely with the federal flexibility waiver received earlier this year. Encompassing ...
UF receives $2.5 million to support ongoing studies of HIV and alcohol use
Posted On Friday, October 5, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Dr. Robert Cook, HIV Alcohol Research Consortium, University of Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to support studies on HIV infection and high-risk alcohol consumption.
The new funding will allow the Southern HIV Alcohol Research Consortium, nicknamed SHARC, to establish an administrative and research support arm ...
State Board of Education to Meet in Orlando
Posted On Friday, October 5, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Hilton Orlando, Orlando, v. Robinson
Tallahassee, Fla., The State Board of Education will hold an evening meeting and closed session to consider the Ruiz, et al, v. Robinson, et al, case on October 8, 2012, in Orlando. The board will meet the following day, October 9, 2012, to consider a full agenda. The agenda and ...
Floridians Weigh in as New Assessment Standards Take Shape
Posted On Thursday, October 4, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: FCAT 2.0 Science assessment, Florida Department of Education, K-12 students
Tallahassee, Fla., October 3, 2012 - In September, the Florida Department of Education invited educators, business and community leaders, and higher education representatives to participate in establishing new achievement level standards as Florida moves forward with Biology I and Geometry End-of Course assessments, and the FCAT 2.0 Science assessment (grades ...
Patels Create $12M Endowment for Patel College of Global Sustainability
Posted On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: Drs. Kiran C. and Pallavi Patel, Global Sustainability
Donation will expand on globally-leading work of researchers and students to build a better future for the developing world.
TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 2, 2012) – Drs. Kiran C. and Pallavi Patel have donated $12 million to the University of South Florida in a new endowment aimed at creating the Patel College ...
Study reveals differences in overall health of Latino-American subgroups
Posted On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 By USA Education News. Under FLORIDA Tags: American Journal of Men’s Health, National Latino and Asian-American Stud, Puerto Rican-American
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Despite a shared Latino heritage, there are significant differences in the overall health and the use of health-care services among Cuban-Americans, Mexican-Americans and Puerto Rican-Americans — even between men and women in the same subgroup — according to two recently published studies by Florida State University researchers.
The authors, led by ...
