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UF Scientist Prepares To Launch Into Space Thursday, Aug. 29

Rob Ferl, the director of the University of Florida Astraeus Space Institute, will fly on the Blue Origin craft on 8/29 to conduct an experiment studying the adaptation process of plants in space.

UF Scientist’s Parkinson’s Work Selected for Innovative Drug Development Effort

University of Florida chemist Matthew Disney, Ph.D., was selected for an ambitious two-year effort to move promising Parkinson’s disease discoveries to patients.

UF Research Spending at Record $1.26 Billion.

University of Florida faculty conducted a record $1.26 billion in research in fiscal year 2024, thanks in part to a nearly 10% increase in federally funded research, compared to FY2023.

Mesh Bags Protect Citrus Against Greening, May Improve Tree Health and Fruit Quality Later

New research from the University of Florida shows that trees grown under individual protective covers (IPCs) continue to thrive for several years even after the covers are removed, unlike those grown using typical methods.

Planting the Seed: A Look at UF Medicine’s 2024 Research Opportunity Seed Fund Recipients

To push science to the next level and have strong potential, UF's 2024 Research Opportunity Seed Fund(ROSF) awards are given to principal investigators on multidisciplinary, faculty-initiated research projects.

UF EPI Launches Bird Flu Team To Research H5N1 and Assist Florida’s Response

The University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute has assembled a multidisciplinary working group to research a swiftly spreading bird flu strain and help prepare Florida’s response to potential outbreaks.

Building Digital Twin Tools To Investigate Environmental Threats to Health

A UF research team is developing Florida’s Digital Twin, a digital replica of Florida that can model the effects of natural disasters and future health threats, to understand the complexity of how environmental factors affect human health, with a grant from the NIH's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

UF Scientists Use AI Algorithm To Improve Strawberry Disease Detection

Won Suk “Daniel” Lee and Natalia Peres show how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve strawberry disease detection with a a system taking photos of a reference plate to water more directly than the current method.

NCI Grant Supports UF Health Cancer Center Epigenetics Research

Richard Bennett, Ph.D., a research associate professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology in the UF College of Medicine, has received a prestigious five-year, $850,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to support research investigating epigenetic mechanisms of cancer.

How Our Brains Learn New Athletic Skills Fast

According to a study from the University of Florida biomechanical researchers, the quick, athletic learners among us are built differently – inside their brains.

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