Field Trials for Cultivar Evaluation; Soil and Root Health
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) citrus researchers are collaborating on ground-breaking research projects to fight against HLB.
Exposing the Shortcuts: Improving Fairness of Artificial Intelligence in the Connected World
At the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World, located in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering on the University of Florida campus, My T. Thai, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering and associate director of the Institute, is developing software technologies that can explain how bias can creep into artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms.
Evolugate Improves DNA-Plasmid Production, Ready To Impact COVID-19 Vaccines Manufacturing Throughput
UF startup Evolugate, LLC, a Gainesville-based biotech company, has demonstrated that its proprietary technology can be used to improve the throughput of plasmid DNA manufacturing.
Florida-Grown Coffee? How UF Scientists Are Using AI To Serve Up the Possibilities
Scientists at the University of Florida are growing coffee plants at the UF/IFAS Plant Science Research and Education Unit, about 30 minutes south of the main UF campus in Gainesville.
Everything You Need To Know About Vaccines and COVID-19
Dr. Peter Khoury, president and CEO of UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Ology Bioservices, Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), talked with James Di Virgilio, Radio Cade's host, about vaccinations and COVID-19.
Yoon & Mosaic Microsystems Collaborate To Develop Next-Generation Radar Array Tech
ECE Florida Professor YK Yoon and his Multidisplinary nano and Microsystems (MnM) Laboratory will lead the effort to provide innovative metaconductor technology to low-loss glass substrates, which can result in order of magnitude reduction in loss performance.
UF Researchers To Use AI To Predict How Hurricanes Spread Invasive Plants
UF researchers led by Luke Flory are using a combination of on-the-ground plant research and hyperspectral sensing to evaluate the effects of hurricanes on Brazilian peppertree and Old World climbing fern.
Regulations Limiting Use of Potent Acne Drug During Pregnancy Work Most of the Time, UF Study Finds
Efforts to control the use of a potent anti-acne drug among pregnant women appear to be working, a University of Florida College of Pharmacy study has found, but there is room for improvement.
Dr. Diaby and Colleagues Place Third in PhRMA Foundation’s Diversity Award Contest
Vakaramoko “Karam” Diaby, Ph.D., M.Sc., an assistant professor of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, led a team of researchers who placed third in the PhRMA Foundation’s Challenge Award contest aimed at addressing health disparities and underrepresented groups in value assessment.
Oragenics Chases Vaccine for Niche Markets
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Oragenics, a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, seeks to be a major player in the Super Bowl of the pharmaceutical industry: a COVID-19 vaccine.
