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A band’s sophomore slump? A figment of music critics, study finds.

The supposed curse of the "sophomore slump" in record quality is really just a social phenomenon among music critics.
3-Dec-2024 10:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

Warning: Don’t Miss Thanksgiving Dinner, It’s More Meaningful Than You Think

A team of researchers at the Florida Social Cognition and Emotion Lab recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the factors that lead people to underestimate the meaningfulness of future life experiences
25-Nov-2024 4:30 PM EST Add to Favorites

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United Nations Ratifies Framework to Protect People on Cash Apps

University of Florida cybersecurity professor Kevin Butler developed the framework, which spells out guidance for countries to prevent fraud and abuse on mobile cash apps.
8-Nov-2024 9:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Biomedical Engineer Christine Schmidt Elected to Prestigious National Academy of Medicine

Schmidt is one of the few exceptional individuals elected to both the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering
25-Oct-2024 12:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Expert Unravels Truth on Spiders as Friend, Foe

As Halloween approaches, Johnalyn Gordon, an urban entomologist, responds to the top five questions she receives to ease fears and help celebrate our spooky spider friends.
25-Oct-2024 12:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Professor Leads Charge to Change Policy Regarding Sports Safety in Florida High Schools

The statewide policy clarifies expectations for heat safety modifications during sports, promotes communication and secure documentation for health-related information, and sets the minimum standard for access to health care services at events.
24-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

“Cuddle hormone” oxytocin may provide pain relief and help curb harmful opioid use

A two-year interdisciplinary study at UF examines synthetic oxytocin’s potential as an alternate pain management option for older adults.
10-Sep-2024 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

A new data biorepository at UF may help move the needle on pain

With $10 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, researchers from the University of Florida are storing post-surgical human tissue in a repository, collecting data points from the samples, and mapping and analyzing the tissue via...
5-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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