Ecotech: UF Researchers Help Launch a New Field To Turn Nature’s Solutions Into Innovative Technology (UF News)
UF researchers introduced “ecotech,” a proposed new field that applies ecosystem principles to technology design, with potential applications in sustainable energy, agriculture and environmental innovation.
As AI Energy Demand Soars, UF Scientist Seeks Solutions in Space (UF News)
UF researchers are sending photonic semiconductor chips to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX CRS-34 mission to test whether space could support more energy-efficient AI data centers.
‘PrincipalGPT’ Creates a New AI Blueprint for Legal Literacy in the Classroom (UF News)
UF researchers developed a dynamic role-playing simulation in which students act as school attorneys to provide legal advice to an AI-generated principal.
Can Spreading Basaltic Volcanic Rock Dust Improve Crops and the Health of Florida’s Soils? (UF News)
UF researchers are testing volcanic rock dust to improve soil health across the state’s sandy and organic farmlands.
How a Tropical Bean Could Help Treat Parkinson’s Tremors (UF News)
UF researchers are studying velvet beans and other edible crops as potential plant-based sources of L-DOPA to improve global access to Parkinson’s disease treatments.
Ambassadors Program Empowers UF Graduate Students To Mentor Future Cancer Researchers (UF Health)
The UF Health Cancer Institute Ambassadors Program helps graduate students develop mentorship and communication skills while engaging younger students in cancer research through outreach and education.
Dogs and Humans Help Cancer Drug Discovery (The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute)
UF researchers are collaborating on cancer studies across multiple cancer types, including comparative research in dogs and humans to accelerate potential drug discoveries.
Researcher’s Pioneering Work in AI and Mapping Earns International Young Investigator Award (UF/IFAS))
UF researcher Levente Juhász earned the 2026 Young Investigator Award for his pioneering work in geomatics sciences, AI and citizen-powered mapping technologies.
New Research Asks Why Do Bees Return to Southern Crops That Don’t Need Pollination? (UF/IFAS)
UF researcher Isaac Esquivel is studying why bees are drawn to cotton, peanut, and soybean fields across the South, despite the crops’ ability to produce harvests without pollination, to help identify ways farms can better support pollinators.
From Lab To Launch: UF Documentary Captures Rob Ferl’s 2024 Spaceflight Journey (UF News)
A UF-produced PBS documentary follows space biologist Rob Ferl’s 2024 Blue Origin flight, highlighting the years of research and preparation behind his journey to space.