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Study finds compassionate individuals connect better with nature
By Chris Watkins | Mar. 24, 2015A new study suggests loving others goes hand-in-hand with loving the environment.
Environment
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Florida Museum of Natural History opens climate change exhibit
By Caitlin Ostroff | Mar. 12, 2015Gainesville residents can now explore climate change over the past 70 million years at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s “Our Changing Climate: Past and Present” exhibit.
Opinion
Florida’s ban on “climate change” phrasing unfortunately not a joke
Mar. 8, 2015Still a little sore about how the gubernatorial elections turned out in November? Upset over the re-election of a man who personally invoked the Fifth Amendment 75 times in relation to his role in the largest Medicare fraud case in U.S. history?
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UF to open St. Augustine sea turtle hospital this summer
By Michelle Neely | Feb. 23, 2015UF is set to become the first research university with its own sea turtle hospital and rehabilitation center.
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Business owners: Without incentives, Florida solar energy won’t grow
By Giuseppe Sabella | Feb. 22, 2015Solar power is booming in America, but a lack of solar-incentives may hold Florida back.
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UF students, guest speakers rally in support of Global Divestment Day
By Patricia Rosario | Feb. 15, 2015The cry heard around the world Friday was “divestment!”
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UF Office of Sustainability to introduce new GROW initiative
By Ariana Brasman | Feb. 10, 2015The UF Office of Sustainability is expanding by planning a new resource to help UF departments become more environmentally conscious.
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2014 was the hottest year on record globally; students, faculty call for better climate change education
By Ansley Pentz | Jan. 21, 2015The average global temperature in 2014 was the highest it’s been since records started in 1880 while Florida’s overall temperature dipped down.
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UF study shows rising temperatures could decrease wheat production
By Giuseppe Sabella | Jan. 19, 2015Rising temperatures may cause a steady decline in wheat production, the crop that makes up 20 percent of calories consumed globally.
Opinion
Keep Amendment 1 focused on conservation
Jan. 12, 2015Many of us may have been disappointed by the results of last fall’s gubernatorial election, but few could complain about the passage of Amendment 1 by an overwhelming 74 percent of voters.
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Professor’s fossil research reveals climate-change data
By Jenny O'Donnell | Jan. 11, 2015When Andrea Dutton and her team first landed in the Seychelles islands in 2009, they were greeted by warm ocean breezes, high-end resorts and giant tortoises.
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Anti-GMO activist had change of heart, gives talk at UF
By Ariana Figueroa | Jan. 8, 2015Mark Lynas’ activism ended when he threw a cream pie in anti-environmentalist Bjørn Lomborg’s face, yelling, “pies for lies.”
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ButterflyFest celebrates biodiversity
By Julia McBee | Oct. 5, 2014Visitors browsed native plants on sale, admired pollinators and participated in a festival that took place on the front lawn of the Florida Museum of Natural History this weekend to celebrate butterflies.
Metro
Soil may slow down climate change
By Tenley Ross | Oct. 1, 2014A UF study has found that Florida's warm temperatures and wet landscape raise soil's ability to store carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Food sciences institute study finds isolated wetlands worth conserving
By Kelsie Ozanne | Oct. 1, 2014A new UF study suggests geographically isolated wetlands deserve protection too — a finding that conflicts with previous Supreme Court decisions regarding wetland conservation.
Metro
Butler Plaza expansion concerns residents about wildlife safety
By Chabeli Herrera | Sep. 30, 2014The 100-acre expansion of Butler Plaza hasn’t come without skepticism from residents who worry that the construction will affect wildlife.
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UF student wins travel scholarship for marine science research
By Damaris Lopez | Sep. 30, 2014A UF student has made a splash in the marine science community.
Metro
Hunters urged not to bring infected deer from other states
By Julia Lopez | Sep. 29, 2014As a neurological disease spreads in deer throughout the country, Florida hunters are reminded of importation laws prohibiting out-of-state deer, moose or elk carcasses from crossing state borders.
Opinion
Everyone’s needed for climate movement
Sep. 25, 2014This Sunday, more than 300,000 people descended on Times Square to bring awareness to the pressing threat of climate change. This gathering was the largest climate demonstration in history.
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Fossils reveal Bahamian Island food webs
By Melissa Brown | Sep. 24, 2014A new study conducted by UF scientists has discovered how fossils can replicate lost biodiversity caused by human impact.
