UF Health Researcher Named to the American Academy of Microbiology
A University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine administrator and professor whose research focuses on mucosal immunology and vaccines has been named a 2019 Fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM). David Pascual, Ph.D., the interim associate dean for research and graduate studies at the college, is also a professor of immunology. He was […]
Grant to Help UF Health Researchers Boost HPV Vaccinations Among Youngsters
A team of UF Health researchers has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate simple interventions aimed at health care providers and parents that could substantially boost vaccine rates for human papillomavirus, or HPV, among 11- and 12-year-olds. Despite national recommendations that all 11- and 12-year-olds routinely receive the […]
10 Best Values in Public Colleges, 2019
The University of Florida was ranked on the annual list of best public college values. The institutions that earn top honors on the list range from small schools to immense flagship universities, but they all meet the definition of value: a high-quality education at an affordable price. Learn more about 10 Best Values in Public […]
UF and FSU Receive $29 Million to Speed Discoveries Leading to Better Health
The University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute, in partnership with Florida State University, has been awarded $29 million to speed research discoveries that will lead to improved health for people living in the nation’s third-largest state. “This award and our plans for the next five years have generated excitement nationally and in our […]
UF Health Shands Hospital Ranks Among Nation’s Best in Seven Medical Specialties
No other Florida hospital has more than seven adult specialties ranked in the nation’s top 50, up from six ranked specialties a year ago. And for the fifth year in a row, UF Health Shands is ranked in more adult and pediatric specialties combined than any other hospital in the state – a total of […]
Researchers: Thin, Silver Nanowires May Hold Key to Flexible and Safe Touchscreens
As manufacturers seek to transition from rigid touchscreen displays, which use brittle indium tin oxide, to flexible ones that can bend, roll or fold, they are turning to emerging technologies such as silver nanowires, but their safety has been a concern. To begin to assess potential risk, the scientists investigated nanowires of different lengths and […]
Nathan Crabbe: Innovation Square Is Still a Work in Progress
Ten years after the University of Florida launched plans to transform the area between its campus and downtown Gainesville into a center for technology, those plans are being rebooted. The result could be a realization of the original vision for Innovation Square — with all the benefits that should provide, along with some potential downsides […]
US Biotech Startup Eyes 2020 Avian Necrotic Enteritis Vaccine Launch
Founded in 2015, UF startup Curtiss Healthcare commercialized UF researcher Dr. Roy Curtiss III’s research into orally distributed Salmonella vector vaccines. The startup, a resident client at UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, is developing a platform of vaccines for chickens with a view toward becoming the head of an antibiotic-free animal health industry in […]
Pheromones Give Nematodes a Boost in Controlling Pests
UF Innovate alumni startup Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company that develops and produces nematode pheromones that can be used to direct beneficial nematode behavior, has established a cooperative research agreement with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The ARS team, Pheronym CEO Fatma Kaplan, and Ed Lewis, head of the Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, […]
UF/IFAS Researchers Use AI to Take the Guesswork Out of Fruit Pricing
Pricing fruit comes down to a bit of art and some science for farmers. But new technology from the University of Florida may remove some of that guesswork. “Growers often rely on their gut to estimate a price for their crop,” said Daniel Lee, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering at the UF Institute […]