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Sara Dagen

Cannabix Technologies To Present at Breath Summit 2022 – International Association of Breath Research (IABR)

UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of marijuana breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace reports that it will be attending and presenting its research: Correlation of Breath and Blood Cannabis Levels Using Custom-Made Breath Sample Collection and Analysis Methods at Breath Summit 2022 hosted by the International Association of Breath Research (IABR) in mid-June 2022.

Three UF Faculty Elected to Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine of Florida

Three University of Florida faculty will be inducted into the Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine of Florida in 2022. The academy, which recognizes the work of individuals of the State of Florida who have made major achievements in science, engineering, and medicine, will present awards to the following faculty during its annual meeting on November 5-6 in Orlando.

National Science Foundation Director Visits UF

The director of the National Science Foundation, one of the country’s largest and most impactful federal research agencies, visited the University of Florida last week to discuss opportunities for university researchers as well as the agency’s priorities and vision.

New Medicinal Plants Course Addresses Industry Needs

Emerging industries require a skilled workforce to function. Sometimes, the industry begins to boom before employers can hire a sufficient number of skilled employees. That was the case for many employers in the medicinal plant industry, which includes crops like hemp, kava and kratom. Faculty from two University of Florida colleges worked together to help meet that demand with a new course.

NSF Director: Let’s Seize This Moment To Achieve Prosperity for All

The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the National Science Foundation, visited the University of Florida on Friday, May 27, to learn more about UF’s research initiatives and share his vision for accelerating scientific advancements to benefit all. He is interviewed by guest host, David Norton, vice president for research at the University of Florida.

Concept Companies Leads Development Efforts on Second Phase for Lacerta Therapeutics in Alachua’s Progress District

Concept Companies, a national commercial real estate developer specializing in turnkey projects, announces the commencement of the design and construction of a new 11,961-square-foot laboratory facility for Lacerta Therapeutics, Inc., a gene therapy company. The site will be located adjacent to Lacerta Therapeutics' current location in Alachua, Florida, in Copeland Park, which Lacerta has occupied since 2020.

Confounding Pirates and Trojan Horses: AI Gatekeepers at UF Provide Innovative Tool for Industries Looking To Shut Down Bad Actors

Director of the Florida Institute for National Security and associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. Woodard is leading a $1.2 million, three-year NSF research project to use artificial intelligence for the purpose of hardware security by developing an automated toolkit that will detect intellectual property and verify that the IC designs are exactly what they are supposed to be and not a piracy or sabotage.