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UF Scientist Finds Way To Reduce Greenhouse Gas in Soil

Liu, a UF/IFAS associate professor of horticultural sciences, believes he has laid the groundwork to lower nitrous oxide in agricultural soils. In an experiment on a research farm in Gainesville, Liu used fertilizer and water to successfully lower the chemical compound in the soil.

UF Strawberry Breeder: We’re Shifting A Lot of Effort Toward Neopestalotiopsis

Yield and quality remain at the forefront of Vance Whitaker’s focus as University of Florida/IFAS strawberry breeder. But not far behind is Neopestalotiopsis Fruit Rot.

YMCA of the USA and Peerfit Partner To Bring Local YMCAs Into the Nationwide Peerfit Network

UF startup Peerfit is entering into a partnership with YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) to enable local YMCAs to expand their reach and increase membership access through Peerfit’s nationwide network of clients and partnerships.

Optym Introduces HaulSuite – A Portfolio of AI-Enabled Optimization Solutions for LTL Carriers

UF startup Optym, a leading optimization software company in the transportation industry, introduces HaulSuite, a portfolio of premier optimization solutions for the industry’s leading less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers.

TAO Connect for Employers Launches To Increase Access to Digital Mental Health Tools in the Enterprise Space

UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub graduate TAO Connect, a digital platform designed to make behavioral health therapy more accessible and effective, announced its expansion into the enterprise space with the launch of TAO Connect for Employers.

Paramita Chakrabarty, Ph.D., receives the Excellence Award for Assistant Professors

Congratulations to Paramita Chakrabarty, Ph. D., who receives the Excellence Award for Assistant Professors from UF’s Department of Academic Affairs for UF College of Medicine.

Enagás and SATLANTIS Start Microsatellite Camera Calibration Tests To Detect Emissions

Enagás and SATLANTIS, a UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident company specializing in high-performance optical loads for observation of the Earth for small satellites, are carrying out high-precision optics calibration tests, which will be inserted into a constellation of space microsatellites, known by the acronym GEISAT (Greenhouse Gases), to detect and quantify methane emissions on Earth.

UF Health, OneFlorida Join Trial To See if Statins Can Help Older Adults Prevent Heart Disease, Dementia

Researchers at University of Florida Health and the OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium have joined a nationwide clinical trial to find out whether taking atorvastatin (Lipitor®), a drug commonly used to lower cholesterol, can help prevent dementia, disability and heart disease in older adults who haven’t already been diagnosed with those ailments.

AGTC Announces Expansion of Manufacturing and Analytics Capabilities to Advance Commercialization of Gene Therapy Product Candidates

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, announced that it has initiated plans to lease a build-to-suit 21,000 square foot current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) manufacturing and quality control facility adjacent to its Florida facility to prepare for anticipated late-stage development of its X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa (XLRP) and Achromatopsia (ACHM) programs.

UF Health First To Place Kidney-Assist Device That Might Help Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

University of Florida Health researchers recently became the first to temporarily implant a new device in a patient with congestive heart failure, a procedure that one day could help physicians manage this potentially deadly condition.

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