Over-the-Counter Supplement Improves Walking for Peripheral Artery Disease Patients
The over-the-counter supplement nicotinamide riboside, a form of vitamin B3, increased the walking endurance of patients with peripheral artery disease, a chronic leg condition for which there are few effective treatments.
Tech Tuesday: Desigators
In this week’s Tech Tuesday for WCJB TV20, UF Innovate’s Bethany Gaffey interviews recent graduate Alexander Weaver from the University of Florida... Read More
NSF-Funded Project Helps Veterans Build Skills in Cybersecurity
Led by UF's Warren B. Nelms Institute, the three-year project is called Pivots: VETS-HASTE: Veterans SkillBridge through Industry-Based Hardware Security Training and Education; it is funded by $1 million from the National Science Foundation and is led by Ray of UF’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Wanli Xing, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College of Education.
Dynamic Doppelganger: Developing Florida’s Digital Twin
The University of Florida is leading a project that will leverage artificial intelligence and digital twin technologies to create virtual cities for sustainable urban planning.
UF Joins NASA Mission to Launch Artificial Star Into Earth’s Orbit
The University of Florida will collaborate with nine other universities on a groundbreaking $19.5 million Landolt NASA Space Mission. Recently approved for deployment, the mission seeks to place an artificial “star” into Earth’s orbit. By doing so, it aims to tackle several open challenges in astrophysics, including understanding the speed and acceleration of the universe’s expansion.
A Protein That Enables Smell — and Stops Cell Death
While smell plays a considerable role in the social interactions of humans — for instance, signaling fear or generating closeness — for ants, it is vitally important. Researchers from New York University and the University of Florida found that a key protein named Orco, essential for the function of olfactory cells, is also critical for the cells’ survival in ants.
Tech Tuesday: Cade Prize 2024
The annual Cade Prize is accepting applications from inventors and early-stage startups. In this week's Tech Tuesday on TV20 WCJB, Bethany Gaffey discusses the competition with Cade Museum CEO Bradley Gamble.
New $12.5 Million National Science Foundation Grant Awarded to Study Phenomenon Affecting Agriculture, Cancer, Biodiversity and More
UF has 7 of 18 scientists who have received a combined $12.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Polyploidy Integration and Innovation Institute. The grant is part of a broader initiative by the National Science Foundation to bring together scientists from disparate areas of expertise to work on pressing problems in biology.
To Hire the Right Job Candidate, Humans and Machines Should Clear Up This Simple Miscommunication
Heng Xu and her co-author, UF management professor Nan Zhang, developed a new algorithm that accounts for the realities of the hiring process. In a test using data on thousands of employees from a Fortune 500 company, the improved algorithm saved 11% on human interviewing costs while meeting goals for identifying high-quality applicants and avoiding bias.
UF Awarded NIH Funding for New Malaria Research Center
A five-year, $3.6 million award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, aims to turn the tide through a new International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research led by University of Florida scientist Rhoel Dinglasan, Ph.D., M.P.H., and partners in Africa.
