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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Accounting Professor Named Inaugural Kenneth G. Dixon Research Fellow

Associate Professor Donna Bobek Schmitt has been named the inaugural Kenneth G. Dixon Research Fellow in the Dixon School of Accounting. Schmitt was selected for the position based on her commitment to high-quality research. ..

The Bottom Line on Accounting Research

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TAMPA, Fla. – Think academic research and you might envision white-coated scientists in pristine labs seeking solutions to global health issues – or engineers developing new and sustainable energy technologies. All conducting research that impacts the lives of individuals and communities. ..

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Monday, May 21, 2012
FSU: Musical pacifier invention to help premature babies one lullaby at a time

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Many premature babies enter the world with a mountain of challenges in front of them. Even after they overcome any life-threatening issues, they face ongoing, and typically unpleasant, medical procedures, long hospital stays and increased chances of chronic health issues throughout their lives. To help address one of their biggest problems — learning how to suck and feed — Florida State University has announced the availability of the Pacifier Activated Lullaby (PAL) device to hospitals around the world. ..
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Monday, May 21, 2012
New research dashes notions of benign brain plaque

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The time may have come to scrub the idea that brain plaque — deposits of protein that clog passages between brain cells — might not be all that bad. University of Florida researchers have discovered that people with no signs of dementia during their lives, even though their brains contained the debris typical of Alzheimer’s disease, probably would have experienced health problems had they lived longer, according to a study to appear this week in the open access journal Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy. ..
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Friday, May 18, 2012
USF Health part of national resveratrol study for Alzheimer’s disease

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The USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute has been selected as one of the sites for a federally-sponsored clinical study testing whether resveratrol can alter or delay memory deterioration and daily functioning in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. ..
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Tiny tool can play big role against tuberculosis, UF researcher finds

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A tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devised a way to detect more cases of the bacterial infection. ..
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
UF researchers name new extinct giant turtle found near world’s largest snake

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University of Florida researchers have described a new extinct giant turtle species from the same Colombian mine where they discovered Titanoboa — and one of the only animals the world’s largest snake could not have eaten. ..
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