Drug companies offer funny ads, cash
A study from a Canadian university earlier this month estimated the U.S. pharmaceutical industry spends almost twice as much on promotions as it does on research and development, contrary to the industry's claim.
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A study from a Canadian university earlier this month estimated the U.S. pharmaceutical industry spends almost twice as much on promotions as it does on research and development, contrary to the industry's claim.
As the final beam of the Shands at UF Cancer Hospital ascended into the air with the help of a powerful crane, the hopes of those searching for a cure lifted a little, too.
UF will construct a new life-science center by the year 2010 to help make research more marketable, UF President Bernie Machen announced at a Friday meeting of UF's Board of Trustees.
The online fee discussed at Thursday's UF Board of Trustees committee meetings is still up for negotiation after a meeting of the entire board Friday morning.
If you're like us here in the Department of Darts & Laurels, you have four days to pull it all together and pass all your classes. Oh yes, it's crunch time. If you have eight 10-page papers to write, five exams you have to get A's on just to get C's in those classes, and homework assignments from September you have to beg your professor to accept, you've got quite a weekend ahead of you. So grab your venti iced soy mocha-frappa-whatever and stay optimistic for the next 72 hours with this week's how-the-hell-am-I-ever-gonna-pull-this-off edition of…
For anyone who's ever prayed for the light to change more quickly at 34th Street and Archer Road - your prayers may be answered.
A nearly 80,000-square food UF life science laboratory at the corner of Archer Road and Gale Lemerand Drive will be completed in 2010.
(Charles Roop / Alligator Staff) Shweta Mokashi waits in line in a tent outside of Best Buy on Archer Road on Thursday night for the Black Friday sales. Mokashi said she had been in line since 5 p.m. Wednesday. Shoppers across the country packed retail stores Friday in a bid to snag the best bargains. Although sales were better than expected over the holiday weekend, the spike may have been due to shoppers buying items from discount stores like Wal-Mart. That could mean bad news for more upscale chains. Macy's Inc. and Toys "R" Us were two stores expected to do well over the weekend. Charles Roop
Christmas music is already playing on the radio, red and green decorations are infiltrating stores in the Oaks Mall and white, plastic reindeer are grazing on the lawn of the V.A. Medical Center on Archer Road.
Joe Haden's life is all about speed.
Joe Haden's life is all about speed.
First Daughter Jenna Bush will visit Gainesville on Thursday to speak about her new book, "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope."
With a student population of 30,000 and a football team that once went 0-10-1 during her enrollment, UF alumna Sharon Taylor never thought her alma mater would come this far.
Ah, Homecoming weekend. The grills are lit, the RVs are parked, the beer is on ice. We'd be lying if we said we don't enjoy it. Even though Archer Road is more packed than a tin of sardines and our favorite bars are at capacity, we wouldn't trade this three-day weekend for anything.
The Bartram, an environmentally friendly apartment complex expected to open next year, will be one of the first of its kind in the United States.
Two UF students, one a UF football player, died early Friday morning in a motorcycle accident.
A UF football player and one other UF student were killed in an accident at Old Archer Road and SW 23rd Terrace early Friday morning, Gainesville Police Department spokesman Keith Kameg said.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The death of UF football player Michael Guilford continues to send shockwaves through the Gators' program.
In the past two days, Allison Cecchini has called her best friend 17 times though she knows Ashley Slonina will never pick up her phone again.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The death of UF football player Michael Guilford continues to send shockwaves through the Gators' program.