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UAVs and AI Are the Newest Tools Growers Can Use for Crop Management

They say knowledge is power. That philosophy is what drives Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis, an assistant professor at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee, where he leads the precision agriculture engineering program.

A Conversation With Helena Cowley, CEO of Oxidien Pharmaceuticals

Helena Cowley, MS, MBA, is CEO of UF Innovate | The Hub resident Oxidien Pharmaceuticals, a therapeutics company mitigating kidney stone disease by using enzyme...

CBS4’s Elliot Rodriguez Sits With Dr. David Ostrov and Talk About Antihistamine Drugs That Can Be Affective Against Coronavirus

A new study at the University of Florida suggests 3 common antihistamine drugs can be affective against coronavirus. Elliot Rodriguez sat with Dr. David Ostrov to discuss the topic.

New Alert System Gives Heads Up on Citrus Postbloom Fruit Drop

Citrus growers won’t soon forget the plague that was postbloom fruit drop (PFD) in 2016. Luckily, it has not been as severe in Florida since then, but there have been pockets of the problem in groves.

Uncovering How HLB Acts Inside a Citrus Tree

Amit Levy with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) describes research he’s conducting into the way the causal agent of HLB interacts with a citrus tree. The causal agent is the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus(CLas).

UF Researcher Receives NSF Award for Research in Human-Robot Collaboration in Remanufacturing

Boyi Hu, Ph.D., an assistant professor for the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) at the University of Florida, has received funding from the National Science Foundation in support of his research in on human-robot collaboration in the remanufacturing industry.

Glint Pharmaceuticals Announces Formation of Clinical Advisory Board

UF startup Glint Pharmaceuticals, an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company that delivers medicated contact lenses to treat eye diseases, announces the formation of a clinical advisory board composed of notable and experienced clinicians in ophthalmology and optometry.

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