- Princeton Review Will Issue 'Green' Ratings in Coming College Guide The Chronicle of Higher Education- April 22, 2008
- Researcher Recieves Distinguished Scientist Award Inside UF - April 15, 2008
- Student Research gets spotlight at SFCC Symposium Independent Alligator -April 15, 2008
- Let’s celebrate Inside UF - April 15, 2008
- UF awarded $20,000 to help improve solar energy The Independent Florida Alligator - April 7, 2008
- Global warming hits home The Gainesville Sun- April 5, 2008
- UF student installs lumber art display near Library West The Independent Florida Alligator - March 24, 2008
- UF's custodial staff goes green Tuesday February 12th, 2008
- Rising area gas prices fuel concern The Gainesville Sun-March 8, 2008
- County recycling targets apartments The Gainesville Sun - March 2, 2008
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Florida python invasion: expanded and still growing, UF researcher says GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The invasion of gigantic Burmese pythons in South Florida appears to be rapidly expanding, according to a new report from a University of Florida researcher who’s been chasing the snakes since 2005.
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UF researchers seek bugs to battle aquatic weed plaguing Central, South Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Years of hydrilla control efforts have paid off for some Florida communities -- unfortunately, their success has benefited a more troublesome aquatic weed, a University of Florida expert says.
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Imported aquacultured reef clams found to have foreign disease GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Vividly colorful giant clams officially called tridacnids decorate many an upscale aquarium. But now experts say they boast an exterior beauty that masks an ugly truth: their potential for carrying foreign diseases.
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UF professor uses art to highlight tie between cultural and biological diversity GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Conservationists often promote pristine wilderness as a warehouse of biological diversity, but new research findings by a University of Florida anthropologist show higher biological diversity actually exists in areas where there is more human cultural diversity.
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UF research shows termite damage cuts insulation values by nearly 75 percent GAINESVILLE, FLA. -- Termites aren't just out to eat the wood in your home. A new University of Florida study shows the voracious insects like to feast on your home's insulation, too -- making it nearly 75 percent less effective.
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UF researchers on the watch for nice weather — and the diseases it could bring GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Calling it a silver lining may be a stretch, but the storm clouds wrought by the devastating 2004 hurricane season did bring the Sunshine State at least one ray of relief.
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Overfertilizing St. Augustinegrass could encourage chinch bugs, UF researcher warns GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A little fertilizer can perk up a St. Augustinegrass lawn as spring arrives, but homeowners who overdo it may find they're growing more than grass.
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Beachgoers who stay high and dry may stay healthier GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Attention snowbirds and spring breakers: Beachgoers who stay high and dry may have healthier fun in the sun than those frolicking on wet sand or in the water, according to a University of Florida veterinary researcher.
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Scientists: Environmental protection, development not always at odds GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Mangroves in coastal Thailand are the main protection against deadly flooding from tsunamis, so it might seem wise to protect them at all costs.
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Ancient global warming changed earth from ’icehouse to greenhouse’ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Earth literally turned over a new leaf 15 million years ago when an earlier version of global warming changed large parts of the planet from lush forests to open grasslands, a new study by scientists at the University of Florida and other institutions shows.
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