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UF Distinguished Professor Leads National Academies Panel on Future of Space Research

Rob Ferl has spent his career working with NASA to understand what happens to Earth’s living organisms on the journey to space, so it has been particularly gratifying for him to co-chair a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine committee that is charting the course for the next 10 years of biological and physical sciences research in space.

UF Health Selected to Join U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Medical Network Providing Care to Team USA Athletes

Building on a long history of providing health care to athletes at the University of Florida and beyond, UF Health joins a select group of health organizations providing care to Team USA athletes as they prepare for international competition, including the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tech Tuesday: NOMAD Project

In this episode of Tech Tuesday, we meet a researcher who is trying to build larger structures in space than have ever been built before using lasers and robotics.

Zomedica Acquires UF Startup Structured Monitoring Products Adding Revolutionary VetGuardian Touchless Vital Signs Monitor to Product Portfolio

Zomedica Corp., a veterinary health company offering diagnostic and therapeutic products for companion animals, announced it has completed the acquisition of UF startup Structured Monitoring Products, Inc., the makers of the VetGuardian touchless vital signs monitoring technology.

President Sasse Begins Yearlong Strategic Planning Process

Sustainable research expenditure growth, effective post-tenure review, recruiting even more top-flight faculty, and establishing even greater impact beyond Gainesville are all part of University of Florida President Ben Sasse’s far-reaching vision for UF as he launches a yearlong strategic planning process to chart UF’s course for the next decade.

UF Research Spending Up 15% to Record $1.25 Billion

University of Florida faculty conducted a record $1.25 billion in research in fiscal year 2023, a nearly 15% increase over 2022.

NCI Grant Funds Study of Anti-Cancer Drugs to Treat Aggressive Breast Cancer

A University of Florida Health Cancer Center researcher has received a two-year $400,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate a new class of anti-cancer drugs to treat aggressive types of breast cancer.

Tech Tuesday: Eufinity

This week’s Tech Tuesday introduces us to Eufinity, which offers a text-message app designed to make mental health care accessible and stigma-free for college students.

UF/IFAS Research: On the Verge of Developing a Domestic Industry for One of the World’s Most Valuable Spices

University of Florida researchers in Homestead are on the verge of developing a domestic vanilla industry, poised to transform agriculture in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands for interested small growers and investors.

UF Researcher to Study Strategies to Restore and Rejuvenate Blood Cells

With a $2.6 million four-year grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, a University of Florida Health Cancer Center researcher will study strategies to restore the function of aging blood vessels and stem cells, with the long-term goal of improving treatments for diseases such as blood cancers.

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