HiPerGator Consistently Ranks Fastest in Higher Ed (UF News)
The University of Florida’s supercomputer, HiPerGator, remains the fastest in higher education in the United States for high-performance computing, according to industry-standard benchmarks.
Unexpected Finding Could Offer New Treatment Targets for Meth Addiction (UF Health)
UF researchers have made a mechanistic discovery that paves the way to test immune-modulating medicines as a potential tool to break the cycle of methamphetamine addiction.
Solid Biosciences Announces Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Added to National Recommended Uniform Screening Panel by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Bio Space)
Solid Biosciences Inc., which acquired UF startup AavantiBio, shared that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officially added Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne) to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP), the list of conditions recommended for universal newborn screening across the United States.
Uf Dives Deep Into Predicting Storm Damage With Computer Models (UF News)
UF researchers have combining massive amounts of observational data with computer models to predict the impact of future storms on coastal communities
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida’s Training Reactor (Uftr) Provides Students With Nuclear Research Opportunities (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate takes a closer look at the University of Florida Training Reactor (UFTR), a unique campus resource. It’s the only research nuclear reactor in Florida, and students can train hands-on and participate in a reactor operator licensing program.
With the MOMitor™ App, Florida Mothers Have Better Maternal Care Right at Their Fingertips (Doctor Gator)
UF researchers have expanded MOMitor™, a smartphone app that helps new mothers monitor their health at home, to address pregnancy and postpartum complications across Florida with AI-supported care.
TuHURA Biosciences Announces Its Release of Kintara’s Contingent Value Right (CVR) As Kintara’s REM-001 Meets Primary Safety Endpoint Achieving Contractual Milestone (PR Newswire))
TuHURA Biosciences, formed by CohBar and Morphogenesis, a UF startup, announced that Kintara’s REM-001 clinical trial of ten metastatic cutaneous breast cancer patients met its primary endpoint, demonstrating safety with signs of clinical efficacy following eight weeks of follow-up for such patients.
NeXtGen™ Biologics Secures Favorable Outcome in Inter-Partes Patent Review (BioSpace)
UF Innovate | Accelerate resident client NeXtGen Biologics reported that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office declined to initiate an inter partes review of its wound care patents, leaving the intellectual property fully enforceable.
Sloth Fever Unlikely To Spread via Mosquitoes in Southeastern US (UF News)
UF researchers found that the primary mosquitoes in the Southeastern U.S. are poor transmitters of the Oropouche virus, easing concerns that “sloth fever” could become established in the region despite recent travel-related cases.
UF Researchers Mine Lightning Data To Protect Cell Towers (UF HWCE)
UF researcher Ziqin Ding, Ph.D., and his team are working on a project to protect cell towers and other tall objects from lightning strikes.