University of Florida News

Paul Robell, vice president for development, was quoted in a Dec. 31 Orlando Sentinel story about the possibility of a columbarium being built on UF’s campus.

Eric Wachsman, interim director of the Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy, was quoted in a Dec. 30 Miami Herald story about the growing use of biomass as an energy source in Florida.

Chris McCarty, director of UF’s Survey Research Center, was quoted in a Dec. 28 Orlando Sentinel story about what might happen to Florida’s economy in 2008. The story cites the monthly consumer confidence report. See related release.

Stan Smith, director of UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research, was quoted in a Dec. 28 St. Petersburg Times story about the decline in the number of people moving to Florida.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The housing crisis, a declining stock market and higher gas prices are all to blame for a two-point drop in Florida’s consumer confidence to 74, its lowest level in more than five years, a new University of Florida study finds.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has created a mobile showcase of UF research that will be located at various venues in Orlando in the days preceding the Capital One Bowl Jan. 1. The research display includes:

Air-cooled shoulder pads — Temperature Management System air-cooled shoulder pads use chilled water to cool players while on [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The collapse of honeybee colonies across North America is focusing attention on the honeybees’ vital role in the survival of agricultural crops, and a new study by University of Florida and Indiana University Southeast researchers shows insect pollinators have likely played a key role in the evolution and success of flowering plants for nearly 100 million years.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With powerful instruments scouring the heavens, astronomers have found more than 240 planets in the past two decades, none likely to support Earth-like life.

Norb Dunkel, director of housing, was quoted in a Dec. 20 Inside Higher Ed story about how universities are providing housing for transgender students.

Economist David Denslow was quoted in a Dec. 20 Tampa Tribune story about the slowing of retiree migration to Florida in recent years.