Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation Releases Composite Study
The Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation has commissioned its first study to more accurately determine the amount of contamination in the recycled materials being collected. Dr. Tim Townsend and the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida (UF) conducted the research on the current and historic composition of recycled materials at materials recovery […]
Genetic Study of Arabian Horses Challenges Some Common Beliefs About the Ancient Breed
A study involving Arabian horses from 12 countries found that some populations maintained a larger degree of genetic diversity and that the breed did not contribute genetically to the modern-day Thoroughbred, contrary to popular thought. An international team of scientists was led by the University of Florida‘s Samantha Brooks, a UF/IFAS assistant professor of animal […]
Dr. Juan Gilbert Featured in Forbes Article
Juan Gilbert, Ph.D., The Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and chair of the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), shares his thoughts on how to make academic inventing more inclusive. By honoring and elevating the voices of a diverse group of inspiring inventors, the American Association for the Advancement of Science […]
UF Ranked No. 1 Nationally in Innovation Impact
The University of Florida is the most productive large university in the country at leveraging its research funding into new companies, new jobs and new ideas, according to a report released last week by the George W. Bush Institute and the Opus Faveo Innovation Development consulting firm. A team of economists and business development experts […]
ViewRay Announces 1-Year Outcomes on MR-Guided Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer Without Implanted Markers
UF startup ViewRay, Inc., a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy, announced the publication by the European Urology Oncology Journal of a prospective phase II study of MR-guided radiation therapy (MRgRT) in patients with localized prostate cancer. The publication is a follow-up to early outcomes published in 2019 which reported low […]
Specific Brain Network May Be Key to Successful Aging, Study Suggests
The preservation of a specific brain network called the cingulo-opercular network, or CON, may be key in helping to maintain higher cognitive functioning during the aging process, according to a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience and led by UF neuroscientists Adam J. Woods, Ph.D., and Hanna Hausman. “This paper demonstrates […]
Preparing a Person With Parkinson’s for a Hospital Stay
About 1 million people in the United States have Parkinson’s. Neurologist Michael Okun, M.D., medical director for the Parkinson’s Foundation and chair of neurology at University of Florida Health, says it is the fastest-growing neurological disorder in the world. One of the things that’s most troubling for patients, Okun says, is communicating their needs when […]
AGTC Announces Significant Productivity and Quality Enhancement to Its Proprietary Manufacturing Process
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, provided an update on the continued productivity and quality improvements made in its proprietary manufacturing platform that is currently being used […]
UF Veterinary Professor Honored by Two National Groups
Amara Estrada, D.V.M., a professor of cardiology in the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine‘s department of small animal clinical sciences and associate chair for instruction, was recently named to two national leadership roles. She was inducted into the National Academies of Practice in Veterinary Medicine as a newly elected Distinguished Fellow. This designation […]
Dr. Ed Buckley III of Peerfit: “How We Plan to Rebuild in the Post COVID Economy”
As part of the “How Business Leaders Plan To Rebuild In The Post COVID Economy” series, Authority Magazine interviewed Ed Buckley, Ph.D., founder of UF startup Peerfit, a digital health company that works with employers and insurance carriers to fully fund fitness experiences for their employees and members. “COVID-19 did not create new trends; it […]