Dr. Bernie Machen
President

Dr. Win Phillips
Vice President for Research

Board of Trustees
Carlos Alfonso, Tampa
Roland Daniels, Gainesville
Manny A. Fernandez, Fort Myers
W.A. "Mac" McGriff III, Jacksonville
Joelen Merkel, Boca Raton
Dianna Fuller Morgan, Orlando
Cynthia O'Connell, Tallahassee
Earl W. Powell, Miami
Pierre Ramond, Gainesville
Jamal Sowell, Gainesville
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.

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Extracts

Research Briefs

Miami Blue Butterfly Gets New Lease on Life

Research Indicates Butterflies "Talk"

Study: Owls Use Dung As "Tool" To Lure Beetles

Anti-Drug Ads for Thrill Seekers Most Effective

Low-Carb Potato Headed To Florida Fields

Blemished Tomatoes Source Of Antioxidant Lycopene

Student Project Helps Soldiers Detect Bombs

Audiologists Warn of Motorcycle Noise Dangers

Head Lice Links Modern And Archaic Humans

Down To Earth

UF archaeologist Kathy Deagan resurrects societies lost to history in the Carribbean and St. Augustine.

Quantum Leap

Molecular magnets offer potential for atomic-scale computers.

Bridge vs. Barge

UF engineers purposely rammed a bridge to better understand how to design safer, less-expensive bridges.

Rehabilitation Revolution

UF's Brookes Center for Rehabilitation Research draws on the University's many resources to develop the science of rehabilitation.

Flower Power!

Orchids are the fastest-growing segment of the nation's $13 billion floriculture industry.

Excel

Doctoral student strikes research gold in "blogosphere."