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USAID With Feed the Future Funding Awards UF/IFAS $2 Million To Strengthen One Health Research in East Africa

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) will lead a three-year, up to $2 million project to enhance understanding of the burden of brucellosis and main modes of disease transmission, as well as behavioral risk factors and gender dimensions in livestock and human populations in East Africa. Research results will help inform health policy options for disease prevention and control using a “One Health” approach. This initiative will target Rwanda and Kenya, with selected capacity to strengthen activities in Uganda.

Air Force Awards $5M to FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, UF Collaboration on New Research Center of Excellence

The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida will collaborate on a new Air Force Office of Scientific Research Center of Excellence focused on high-speed flight and morphing aerospace vehicles, which can change shape while in flight.

A New Way To Capture Cancer Cells’ Symphony

A team of UF researchers has shed new light on the functional mechanisms of spontaneous calcium waves in human colon and prostate cancer cells. These findings could contribute to the development of innovative therapies for tumor suppression.

UF Discovery Could Lead to Earlier Pancreatic Cancer Treatments

Pancreatic cancer’s stealth-like nature has the attention of University of Florida scientists, who have discovered a way to reverse a key cellular process involved in its progression.

Can Milk Cure COVID-19? Not Exactly, but a New Treatment Shows Promise

College of Medicine researcher Dr. David Ostrov wrote this opinion piece for The Hill after his discovery of a potential therapy or preventative for COVID became public knowledge: “Got milk? Cure COVID” was a meme that started circulating after one of our discoveries from the University of Florida went public. It playfully highlighted a major medical milestone: We had found a combination of two over-the-counter products that could inhibit 99 percent of SARS-CoV-2 replication in human lung cells, and one of them was milk-based.

UF Health Cancer Center Hosts 3rd Annual AI Day

The UF Health Cancer Center hosted its 3rd Annual AI Day in Cancer Research, drawing speakers and attendees from a range of disciplines, such as engineering, public health, data science, and radiology, to learn more about the role of AI in cancer research.

Scientists Hone In on Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder

University of Florida researchers have received a $19 million grant to tackle the growing problem of stimulant use disorder.

Discovery Shows How Pervasive Epstein-Barr Virus Could Be Thwarted

New, early findings by University of Florida Health researchers show how the Epstein-Barr virus’s advance could be thwarted.

‘Invisible Fence’ Keeps Cattle on Ranch, Helps Protect Environment

Jim Strickland, who manages Blackbeard’s Ranch in Myakka City, cares about cattle and believes in the value of science. Therefore, he's partnered with Joao Vendramini, an agronomy professor at the University of Florida Range Cattle Research and Education Center (REC), on an invisible fence for his ranch — a first-of-its-kind project in the Southeast.

Shakira Henderson Named UF College of Nursing Dean

Shakira Henderson joins UF on Jan. 29, as the UF College of Nursing dean and the associate vice president for nursing education, practice, and research — or System Chief Nurse Executive — for UF Health. She has a distinguished leadership record that spans health care operations and academia.

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