Dr.
Charles Young
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
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Explore
magazine, Box 115500, Gainesville, FL 32611-5500.
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Katherine Kinsley-Momberger
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Patricia B. McGhee
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Extracts
Research
Briefs
Edge
of Africa
Graduate
Student Carlton Ward Jr. has combined his love of the environment
and photography to the benefit of both
A
Research Cornucopia
Since
1888, the Flrida Agricultural Eperiment Station has partnered
with the state's farmers to develop hundred of new varieties
of fruits, vegetables and other crops
Rolling
Stone
Journalism Professor William McKeen
has spent his careers chronicling rock 'n' roll
Greening
UF
From "green" buildings
to carbon-neutral campus, UF is a national leader in sustainability
Phage
II
70 years ago, phages lost out to antibiotics
as the treatment of choice for infections, but as bacteria
become hardened against antibiotics, these beneficial viruses
are making a comeback.
Excel
Exchange
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