New Digital Therapy Platform Introduced to Enhance Mental Health Services for Students
Mental health services for the University of Lethbridge students are receiving an online boost with the introduction of TAO Connect, a University of Florida digital platform startup designed to make behavioral health therapy more accessible and effective. Through TAO (therapy assistance online) Connect, students in Alberta, Canada, now have access to an app providing behavioral […]
The Video Revolution – Interview with Chris Malachowsky
Chris Malachowsky, a UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering alumnus and co-founder of NVIDIA, a Fortune 1000 company, was interviewed by James Di Virgilio, Radio Cade podcast co-host. In 1999, Chris Malachowsky was on the team at NVIDIA that invented the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), an invention that transformed the consumer electronics industry. The GPU […]
UF Researchers Dive Into the Science of How Seaweed Might Prevent Colon Cancer and Inflammation of the Digestive Tract
Consuming a seaweed found near the Florida Keys may offer health benefits in preventing colon cancer and inflammatory diseases of the digest tract, according to researchers Michelle Bousquet, Ph.D., Hendrik Luesch, Ph.D., and Fatma Al-Awadhi, Ph.D. in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. A comprehensive multiyear study identified seaweed compounds responsible for anti-inflammatory activities […]
Smartisan Technology Becomes Global Partner of Anti-Bacteria Technology Provider Sharklet
Niche smartphone brand Smartisan Technology, a Chinese multinational technology company headquartered in Beijing and Chengdu, announced global partnership with UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Sharklet Technologies Inc. It had been revealed that the partnership had nothing to do with smartphones, but was related to the medicare industry. “New technology, no matter […]
University of Florida Ranks 15th Among Public Universities With $865 Million in 2018 Research Expenditures
The University of Florida’s record $865 million in research expenditures in 2018 placed it 15th among public universities in a national ranking of R&D spending, a new report from the National Science Foundation shows. The statistics are based on NSF’s annual Higher Education Research and Development, or HERD, survey, which compiles research expenditure data from more than 600 higher […]
City of Gainesville, University of Florida Begin Groundbreaking Work on Roadway Safety Thanks to $2 Million NSF Grant
The City of Gainesville and the University of Florida were awarded a joint $2 million grant through the National Science Foundation’s Smart and Connected Communities Program. Now, UF researcher Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), his team and the city have begun their groundbreaking work […]
VetiOx Named Top Product of 2019 by Pet Business Magazine
University of Florida startup, UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum, and UF Innovate | The Hub resident company ReliOx Corporation, a specialty chemical technology company that specializes in introducing disruptive chemistries into critical industrial and general use applications, was featured in Pet Business Magazine with its product VetiOx as one of the top products […]
UF Researchers Find Gene Mutation Involved in Cancer Progression
University of Florida researchers have found mutation hot spots in a unique class of proteins that could drive cancer progression. “There are recurrent mutations that are associated with cancer development,” said Jonathan Licht, M.D., director of the UF Health Cancer Center and study co-author. “Many of these mutations inactivate the functions of important proteins that […]
UF-Led Study Offers Insights Into Adoptive Cellular Therapy to Treat Brain Tumor
New research led by UF’s Catherine Flores, Ph.D., and Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., offers insights to brain tumor researchers seeking to understand if certain patients are likely to respond to treatment known as adoptive cellular therapy, a type of immunotherapy in which T cells are infused into a patient to help fight cancer. The study, […]
Six UF Researchers Named 2019 AAAS Fellows
Six researchers from across the University of Florida have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. UF’s new Fellows include three UF/IFAS researchers, Senthold Asseng, a professor with the department of agricultural and biological engineering, Karen Garrett, a professor with the plant pathology […]