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Dr.
Bernie Machen
President
Dr. Win Phillips
Vice President for Research
Board of Trustees
Carlos Alfonso, Tampa
Tony Brennan, Gainesville
Marshall M. Criser Jr., Jacksonville
Roland Daniels, Gainesville
Manny A. Fernandez, Fort Myers
Kyle Jones, Gainesville
W.A. "Mac" McGriff III, Jacksonville
Joelen Merkel, Boca Raton
Dianna Fuller Morgan, Orlando
Cynthia O'Connell, Tallahassee
Earl W. Powell, Miami
Albert W. Thweatt Sr., Petersburg VA
Alfred C. Warrington IV, Houston TX
Explore: Research at the University of Florida is published by the
Office of Research & Graduate Programs at the University of
Florida. For more information about the research program, contact
Vice President for Research Win Phillips, D.Sc., 223 Grinter Hall,
Box 115500, Gainesville, FL 32611-5500 Phone: (352) 392-1582. For
details about research highlighted in this issue, contact the editor
or the researchers directly.
The publication of Explore is not financed by state-appropriated
funds. Opinions expressed do not reflect the official views of the
university. Use of trade names implies no endorsement by the University
of Florida.
© 2003 University of Florida.
For
permission to reprint any part of this magazine, contact the Editor
Explore
magazine, Box 115500, Gainesville, FL 32611-5500.
Phone: (352) 392-8229
E-mail: joekays@ufl.edu
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Katherine Kinsley-Momberger
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Patricia B. McGhee
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Extracts
Research
Briefs
Perceiving
Pain
Dozens
of UF researchers are seeking a better understanding of the
myriad of factors that influence how pain affects people.
Catfish
Hunters
Scientists
worldwide aim to identify all the remaining species of catfish,
before its too late.
Storm
Warning
UF engineers are helping to more accuratelly
predict hurricanes' destructive foreces.
Documenting
Difference Makers
UFs Documentary Institute is carving
a niche in the film world as a producer of fine documentaries
about civil rights leaders.
Confirming
Corridors
The largest scale study of its kind
ever seeks to answer a question that has bedeviled biologists
for decades — whether wildlife corridor really help
wildlife and plants
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