University of Florida

Recent Events

News & Analysis

florida and university of florida - All News and Analysis

• Gainesville, Fla.

  - 2008-04-01

  Though it isn't far from the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, Gainesville is an inland city that never saw the scorching highs and deflating lows that have shaken real estate in the state's sandy coastal cities. The median home price and sales of existing homes...

  Tags: Florida, University of Florida

• Housing and Credit Crisis Sink Florida Consumer Confidence Five Points.

  - 2008-03-25

  Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 25 AScribe Newswire -- Florida's consumer confidence fell five points to 68 in March, reflecting growing pessimism about the national economy in the midst of the housing and credit crisis, a new University of Florida study...

  Tags: Florida, University of Florida

• Mortgage Meltdown Dampens State's Commercial Real Estate Outlook.

  - 2008-03-18

  Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 18 AScribe Newswire -- Fallout from the subprime meltdown is now spreading from the residential to commercial real estate sectors, but the outlook for Florida remains stable because of the fundamentals of good climate and in-migration,...

  Tags: Florida, MARKETING, survey, University of Florida

• License to shill.(AUTOMOBILES)

  - 2008-03-01

  The University of Florida's Gator Nation license plate in 2007 became Florida's first specialty license plate to sell more than 100,000 in a single year. The three best-selling plates in 2007: License Plate ...

  Tags: Florida, Gator, University of Florida

• Spin game: success is rare and slow, but the potential rewards--visibility and income--keep universities playing.(Technology Transfer)

  - 2008-03-01

  A decade ago, University of Florida professor Jamie Grooms and partner Richard Allen formed Regeneration Technologies, licensing Grooms' UF research on bone tissue grafts as a mechanism to help patients regenerate their own natural tissue. As typically occurs when a university spins off a company, the...

  Tags: Florida, Florida State University, game, HEALTHCARE, income, Mitchell, professor, Robots, SALES, Technology, technology, University of Florida

• The Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award Recipients.

  - 2008-02-15

  William Jemison Mims, Jr. First Judicial Circuit Pensacola William Jemison Mims, Jr., is an associate with Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Eschner & Proctor, P.A., in Pensacola. He spent two years working as a prosecutor for the State Attorney's Office...

  Tags: attorney, board, Florida, Hamilton, Litigation, president, University of Florida

• Housing Crisis Sinks Florida Consumer Confidence to 16-Year Low.

  - 2008-01-29

  Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 29 AScribe Newswire -- The fallout from the ongoing housing crisis caused a four-point drop in Florida's consumer confidence index to 70 this month, its lowest level in 16 years, a new University of Florida study...

  Tags: Florida, recession, University of Florida

• Riding the momentum: the biotech industry is honing in on seed and early-stage VC and workforce development.(Research and Biotechnology)

  - 2008-01-01

  "We haven't seen a slowdown yet in our momentum," says C. Russell Allen, president of BioFlorida, a statewide trade group that focuses on commercializing life sciences research. But, he adds, "The large incentive deals, we understand, can't last forever." So with the state budget feeling the...

  Tags: Biotechnology, FINANCE, Florida, HEALTHCARE, SID, University of Florida, workforce

• Dip in Florida's Consumer Confidence Likely to Hurt Holiday Retail Sales.

  - 2007-11-27

  Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Nov. 27 AScribe Newswire -- Florida's consumer confidence dropped two points to 77 in November, portending lackluster sales for the holiday retail season, a new University of Florida study finds. "The growing pessimism about U.S....

  Tags: Florida, SALES, U.S., University of Florida

• Low-Income Households Boost Florida's Consumer Confidence.

  - 2007-10-30

  Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 30 AScribe Newswire -- Florida's consumer confidence rose three points to 80 in October largely due to optimism among low-income residents, a new University of Florida study finds. One possible explanation is that these...

  Tags: Florida, University of Florida