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NIH Awards $2.8 Million to UF Researchers To Develop At-Home HIV Test Kit

A new, easy-to-use HIV-detection test kit being developed at the University of Florida using advanced CRISPR technology shows promise as an early-warning alarm system that could save millions of lives. 

Tech Tuesday: Fire Neural Network

In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate host Bethany Gaffey speaks with the CEO of Fire Neural Network about how artificial intelligence is helping to prevent the spread of wildfire.

UF Smart Sensor Sends Smartphone Alert if Mending Patient Too Daring on Their Feet

UF Health foot and ankle surgeon R. James Toussaint and UF engineering professor Swarup Bhunia have invented a new wearable smart sensor that sends doctors and patients real-time alerts if a healing patient puts too much weight on a surgically repaired foot.

Axogen, Inc. Announces Full Launch of Avive+ Soft Tissue Matrix™

UF startup Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for peripheral nerve injuries, announced the launch of its newest product, Avive+ Soft Tissue Matrix™.

Over-the-Counter Supplement Improves Walking for Peripheral Artery Disease Patients

The over-the-counter supplement nicotinamide riboside, a form of vitamin B3, increased the walking endurance of patients with peripheral artery disease, a chronic leg condition for which there are few effective treatments.

Tech Tuesday: Desigators

In this week’s Tech Tuesday for WCJB TV20, UF Innovate’s Bethany Gaffey interviews recent graduate Alexander Weaver from the University of Florida with the DesiGator,...

NSF-Funded Project Helps Veterans Build Skills in Cybersecurity

Led by UF's Warren B. Nelms Institute, the three-year project is called Pivots: VETS-HASTE: Veterans SkillBridge through Industry-Based Hardware Security Training and Education; it is funded by $1 million from the National Science Foundation and is led by Ray of UF’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Wanli Xing, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College of Education.

Dynamic Doppelganger: Developing Florida’s Digital Twin

The University of Florida is leading a project that will leverage artificial intelligence and digital twin technologies to create virtual cities for sustainable urban planning.

UF Joins NASA Mission to Launch Artificial Star Into Earth’s Orbit

The University of Florida will collaborate with nine other universities on a groundbreaking $19.5 million Landolt NASA Space Mission. Recently approved for deployment, the mission seeks to place an artificial “star” into Earth’s orbit. By doing so, it aims to tackle several open challenges in astrophysics, including understanding the speed and acceleration of the universe’s expansion.

A Protein That Enables Smell — and Stops Cell Death

While smell plays a considerable role in the social interactions of humans — for instance, signaling fear or generating closeness — for ants, it is vitally important. Researchers from New York University and the University of Florida found that a key protein named Orco, essential for the function of olfactory cells, is also critical for the cells’ survival in ants.

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