Florida Strawberry Festival’s Featured Fruit Comes From UF/IFAS Research
When you hear the words “Plant City,” what comes to mind? Strawberries, probably. As thousands of people come here for the annual Florida Strawberry Festival in February, many will eat various types of the fruit. They may be surprised to learn that University of Florida scientists toil in nearby labs and fields to develop the […]
Credit Card Vigilantes – Skim Reaper
MacroFab engineering podcast interviewed Skim Reaper‘s founders, Patrick Traynor, Ph.D., The Dasburg Family Preeminent chair in engineering in the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the University of Florida and Christian Peeters, a Ph.D. candidate in the same department. What is Skim Reaper, how does it work, how did it start, what […]
UF Researchers Link Gene From Ancient Virus With Plant Stature
A new study from the University of Florida links the ability of plants to grow to great heights to a 500-million-year-old interaction between a virus and a type of algae. Daniel Conde, a postdoc in the Forest Genomics Laboratory who co-authored the new study with Cíntia L. Ribeiro, a recent graduate of the UF/IFAS Plant […]
UF Researcher Talks About Parkinson Disease With JN Learning Podcast
More than 6 million people worldwide have Parkinson disease. Even though it is classically associated with tremors, the disease has many manifestations and is very treatable for most patients. Michael S. Okun, MD, the chair and a professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Florida, as well as the administrative director and […]
Gainesville-Based Company Develops Digital Pill
UF Innovate | The Hub resident client etectRx, a privately-held digital health company, has developed a digital pill that could help patients keep track of their medications. Eric Buffkin, the senior vice president, helped develop the ID-Capsule that is made out of hard gelatin and an embedded ingestible sensor. “You don’t go to a technology […]
UF Research Spending at Record $928.6 Million in 2019
University of Florida research spending rose more than 7% to a record $928.6 million in fiscal year 2019, according to a new report to the National Science Foundation. UF’s response to NSF’s Higher Education Research and Development, or HERD, Survey showed a $63 million increase in expenditures, or 7.3%, over 2018’s previous record of $865.1 […]
University of Florida Accelerates BioTech Research Innovation With Qumulo
Qumulo, the leading provider of hybrid cloud file storage, announced that the University of Florida has chosen Qumulo’s distributed file system for its scalable capacity, real-time data analytics, and industry-recognized commitment to customer care. The University of Florida’s Information Technology division (UFIT) provides proposal support, infrastructure, and consulting services to give researchers a competitive edge. […]
Tampa Company Expands Clinical Trials of Cancer Vaccine
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Morphogenesis, Inc., a clinical-stage immunotherapy company headquartered in Tampa, is moving forward with clinical trials of a cancer vaccine after getting FDA approval. The company developed the vaccine after decades of research and study. Earlier trials showed promise in larger animals afflicted with melanoma. Now […]
Butler Selected as a Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Awardee by College
Kevin R. B. Butler, Ph.D., a holder of the Arnold and Lisa Goldberg Rising Star Associate Professor in Computer Science at the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, has been selected as a 2020 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Awardee. “I’ve been incredibly fortunate to work with amazingly talented […]
As China Suffers From Coronavirus, Some Wonder: Is It Really That Serious? 3 Questions Answered by UF Professor
The coronavirus outbreak continues to worsen in China, with 28,200 confirmed cases as of Feb. 6, 2020. The Chinese government has announced even stricter measures to stop the spread of the disease, including the rounding up of people in Wuhan, the city where the outbreak began, for mass quarantine. And the doctor who warned authorities […]