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Alcohol ads increase in areas with more Hispanic children

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Children are exposed to nearly seven times more alcohol advertising if they attend a school where at least one-fifth of the students are Hispanic, a new University of Florida and University of Texas study shows.

Filed under Black, Health, Hispanic, Research on Tuesday, October 28, 2008.

UF study: Religious devotion linked to educational outcomes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Adolescents who consider themselves “very religious” are generally more likely to finish college than their less devout counterparts, according to a University of Florida study.

Filed under Black, Education, Hispanic, Race, Religion, Research on Wednesday, July 2, 2008.

Computer engineers: Virtual patients also experience racial bias

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For black people, it doesn’t matter whether their color shows up in pigments or pixels. Doctors may be less likely to heed their complaints either way.

Filed under Engineering, Florida, Health, Race, Research on Thursday, June 26, 2008.

Maternal respect stronger among African-American and Latina girls

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Young African-American and Latina girls treat their mothers with greater deference than do whites but their mothers take it harder when tempers flare, according to a new University of Florida study.

Filed under Black, Family, Gender, Health, Hispanic, Race, Research on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.

UF institute connects countries in global discussion of King’s legacy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the technology he lamented had overshadowed the human spirit was used to power four interactive global webcasts that transcend race, class, nation and religion.

Filed under Arts, Black, Politics, Race, Research, Technology on Wednesday, April 2, 2008.