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Ants take on Goliath role in protecting trees in the savanna from elephants |
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Ants are not out of their weight class when defending trees from the appetite of nature’s heavyweight, the African elephant, a new University of Florida study finds. |
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Florida’s population grows again after first decline since mid-1940s |
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- After declining for the first time since the end of World War II, Florida’s population grew once again last year, a hopeful yet tentative sign that the worst of the recession may have passed, according to the latest preliminary population estimates from the University of Florida. |
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UF colorectal surgeon receives $1.5 million NIH grant to study colon cancer |
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Dr. Emina Huang, an associate professor of surgery in the College of Medicine, has received a $1.52 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund her research into the origins of colon cancer. |
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University of Florida launches unique translational biotechnology master’s program |
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida College of Medicine in collaboration with UF’s Warrington College of Business Administration has started a two-year master’s program in translational biotechnology that will prepare graduates for management roles in industry and academia by equipping them with knowledge and skills critical for developing new therapies for use in humans. The first of its kind in Florida, the program is supported by a three-year, $700,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. |
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With new technique, UF astronomers find potassium in giant planet’s atmosphere |
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Any driver who’s seen deer silhouetted by the headlights of an oncoming car knows that vital information can be conveyed by the outlines of objects. |
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