Mildred Maldonado-Molina, assistant professor of epidemiology, was quoted in a Sept. 27 New York Times article about the popularity of cigarette smoking among fashion models. She was lead author of published research that established a connection among dieting, smoking and drug use.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sending commonly prescribed medications down the drain may be taking a bite out of the environment — at least when it comes to shark habitat, University of Florida veterinary scientists say.
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From a world of silence to a new outlook on life. That’s the journey of a Florida boy who recently became one of the youngest ever to receive a set of artificial ears. 5-year-old Jorden Flowers of Jacksonville was born without ears or auditory nerves. Medical artists at the University of Florida College of Dentistry fashioned artificial ears for him.
From a world of silence to a new outlook on life. That’s the journey of a Florida boy who recently became one of the youngest ever to receive a set of artificial ears. 5-year-old Jorden Flowers of Jacksonville was born without ears or auditory nerves. Medical artists at the University of Florida College of Dentistry fashioned artificial ears for him.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence inched up one point to 79 in September but is likely to continue its downward trend in the coming months thanks to higher gas prices and an expansion of the housing downturn to other segments of the economy, a new University of Florida study finds.
English professor James Twitchell was quoted in Sept. 24 Washington Post story about the growing use of technology in churches and its impact.
Jack Kemp, who served as secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the George H.W. Bush administration, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the second annual conference sponsored by the University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.
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This is University Update Weekly, your source for University of Florida news and events for the week of September 24th.
On Monday, Sept. 24, UF Student Health Care Center will host Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s community education and outreach tour in the O’Connell Center parking lot.