Only about 2 percent of commuters in three metro areas - Atlanta, the Twin Cities and Los Angeles - reported pedaling their bicycles to the transit station, suggesting the need for better infrastructure, the UF researcher says.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For every degree Celsius that the temperature increases, the world stands to lose 6 percent of its wheat crop, according to a new global study led by a University of Florida scientist. That’s one fourth of the annual global wheat trade, which reached 147 million tons in 2013.
Broward College opens business incubator in Cypress Creek.
Florida State University’s Center for Advanced Power Systems has unveiled a new 24,000-volt direct current power test system, the most powerful of its kind available at a university research center throughout the world.
Cancer diagnosis and treatment decisions are often hampered by a lack of knowledge of the biological processes occurring within the tumor. Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have developed a new approach to analyze these processes with a technique called proximity ligation assays (PLA). PLA allows specific protein complexes to be visualized and measured in cancer specimens. This may aid in patient treatment decisions in the future.
New research by a team of biologists at Florida State University has revealed that creating antivenom is a bit tricky. That’s because the type of venom a snake produces can change according to where it lives.
Performance funding as an incentive has had little effect on raising student retention and degree completion rates in community colleges, according to a new study co-authored by Florida State University Assistant Professor of Higher Education David Tandberg. While the study focuses on the state of Washington’s community college program, performance funding support came into the spotlight nationally as President Barack Obama recently unveiled the “America’s College Promise” proposal, which will make two years of community college free for responsible students.
Production of wheat, one of the world's most important food crops, will decline as temperatures increase, a finding made possible by pooling computer models worldwide, in a study led by a UF/IFAS researcher.
While considered a delicacy in some parts of the world, snails have found a more intriguing use to scientists and the medical profession offering a plethora of research possibilities.
Applications are being accepted for the second class of Venture Vintage companies at Florida Atlantic University’s Tech Runway, a public-private partnership formed in 2014 to foster technology start-ups. Venture Vintage launched in October 2014 with five companies in its pilot group.
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have discovered a mechanism that leads to resistance to targeted therapy in melanoma patients and are investigating strategies to counteract it. Targeted biological therapy can reduce toxicity and improve outcomes for many cancer patients, when compared to the adverse effects of standard chemotherapeutic drugs. However, patients often develop resistance to these targeted therapies, resulting in more aggressive cells that can spread to other sites or cause regrowth of primary tumors.
The 245-bed, 10-story, 345,000 square foot tower delivers a new patient experience. Interior and exterior design captures Florida and nature.
Just one cup of blueberries per day could be the key to reducing blood pressure and arterial stiffness, both of which are associated with cardiovascular disease.
Gregg Fields, Ph.D., in FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election to NAI Fellow status is a high professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.
Broward College celebrated its 82nd commencement ceremony in style, encouraging students to show off their fanciest footwear at GradSHOEation™ on Thursday, Dec. 18.
As the Holidays Brings Renewed Focus on the Nation's Economy, NSU Expert Talks about Economic Climate for the Coming Year
Ramaswamy Narayanan, Ph.D., is working to blend the power of computers with biology to use the human genome to remove much of the guesswork involved in discovering cures for diseases. He describes how key genes that are present in our cells could be used to develop drugs for Ebola virus disease.
Professor William Messina with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is an expert on Cuba's economy.
More than 600 people around the world helped UF/IFAS scientists by collecting valid data from nesting habitats they built for bees and wasps. Scientists hail this as another victory for "citizen science."
Daniel C. Flynn, a renowned breast cancer researcher with more than 20 years experience will lead Florida Atlantic University into a new era of innovation as its vice president for research.
Charles Messing, Ph.,D., has identified a new, very rare species of sea lily. Rather than name the creature himself, he's providing the opportunity of a lifetime and auctioning off those rights on eBay. Funds to help further research.
Your eye movements and gazes tell researchers what you value in plant purchases - the plant itself, how it was grown or price.
Florida State University is set to launch a new program that will actually have its students excited about their instructors droning on and on.
UF/IFAS researchers find that by clustering trees and homes on smaller lots, homeowners and developers can save money and improvement the environment.
Study with FL. Dept. Of Environmental Protection mapped staghorn coral - found previously undiscovered reef patches
A group of international scientists and researchers investigated how various birds are related genetically.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Nature abhors a vacuum, which may explain the findings of a new study showing that bird evolution exploded 65 million years ago when nearly everything else on earth -- dinosaurs included -- died out.
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., will present the President’s Award for Excellence in Community Service to community leaders and philanthropists Judy and Barry Silverman at the university’s annual Celebration of Excellence event on Jan. 31, 2015.
UF/IFAS Finance Expert Dr. Michael Gutter has some tips if gift cards are on your holiday shopping list.
Mathematical models predicted it, and now a University of Florida study confirms it: Immunizing school-aged children from flu can protect other segments of the population, as well.
The United States Congress has until this Thursday, December 11 to pass a budget bill – if it doesn’t, the nation will be facing another possible government shutdown. That means that right in the middle of the holiday season, businesses and consumers may have to deal with a wide array of potentially negative issues that could overshadow the normally festive holiday season.
While Floridians believe they do a fairly good job of keeping themselves safe from foodborne illnesses, they aren’t always clear about which foods, preparation techniques or cooking methods pose the biggest risks.
Researchers with UF/IFAS’ Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants spent more than a year developing a searchable website and database to help Floridians assess problem— or just plain puzzling —non-native plants.
The effects of climate change are already showing up in places from Miami to Alaska, scientists say, but two University of Florida geologists are focusing their attention on one especially noteworthy and vulnerable piece of waterfront real estate: Kennedy Space Center.
It’s no secret that low-birth-weight babies face significantly greater risks for certain health problems early on, such as respiratory distress or infection. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of Florida and Northwestern University shows that lower weights at birth also have an adverse effect on children’s performance in school, which is likely due to the early health struggles small babies often face.
A group of psychology researchers at Florida State University have developed a simple computer-based approach to treating anxiety sensitivity, something that could have major implications for veterans and other groups who are considered at risk for suicide.
A team led by Florida State University researchers has identified DNA elements in maize that could affect the expression of hundreds or thousands of genes.
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – In the wake of President Barack Obama’s Executive Action announcement, immigration hearings are happening today in Washington and reigniting a fierce debate on Capitol Hill and across the country about immigration reform and the surrounding legalities of the issue.
Redbay ambrosia beetles can bring the laurel wilt disease to avocado trees, ravaging the trees and crop. But UF/IFAS researchers may have found a biological control for the beetles.
It is the season for predicting trends, so as they say in show business, "break a leg." Seriously, bone health is a major issue for women that is under reported.
In the wake of President Barack Obama’s Executive Action announcement last week, a fierce debate has been reignited across the country about immigration reform and the surrounding legalities of the issue.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Buck Rogers surely couldn’t have seen this one coming, but at NASA’s request, University of Florida researchers have figured out how to turn human waste – yes, that kind -- into rocket fuel.
Gregg Fields, a renowned researcher whose work focuses on the use of chemical approaches to better understand how protein three-dimensional structures influence cellular and enzymatic behaviors, has joined FAU as the new chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and as the director for the Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.
Who would've known human waste could be used to propel spacecraft from the moon back to Earth? UF/IFAS researchers responded to the call from NASA and came up with a process to convert waste to methane and propel spacecraft to Earth.
Public Health Online, a leading online resource for public health education and careers, recently published a new list of the Best Online Master of Public Health (MPH) Programs for 2014-15, which ranked Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Online Public Health Program No. 17 out of the top 50 in the United States.
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