Ruchkin & Príncipe Get Visual (UF ECE)
UF researchers are collaborating to create an end-to-end methodology to model, analyze, quantify, detect and adapt to changes in the visual environment of an autonomous cyber-physical system.
UF Celebrates Three Innovators Shaping the Future of AI Research (UF News)
UF Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute (AIIRI) honored UF researchers with the first-ever AI Research Awards, recognizing groundbreaking work that demonstrates how AI is transforming science, medicine and engineering.
Florida Engineers Test Photonic AI Chips in Space (UF News)
The University of Florida, in collaboration with NASA, MIT, Vanguard Automation, AIM Photonics and Germany’s Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, launched a suite of photonic AI chips to the International Space Station aboard JAXA’s HTV-XI spacecraft this weekend.
A Protein Can Help Make Some Citrus More Tolerant to the Deadly Citrus Greening Disease — and It’s Safe (UF News)
Greening disease has devastated the citrus crop in Florida, but UF researchers are using genes from another plant and putting them into Hamlin oranges to develop citrus plants that fight the disease.
Men experience greater eye changes from spaceflight, while brain differences between sexes are subtle (UF News)
A UF researcher led a study on how spaceflight affects the human brain and eyes, revealing notable sex differences in brain fluid shifts, with female astronauts showing a greater reduction in fluid around the uppermost part of the brain than their male counterparts.
UF Innovate Names Dr. Eric Wang Innovator of the Year and Honors Six Inventions of the Year at Eighth Annual Celebration
UF Innovate | Tech Licensing celebrated the achievements of University of Florida innovators at its eighth annual Standing InnOvation event on Wednesday, October 29, recognizing the groundbreaking research discoveries made in fiscal year 2025.
Lee and Rashidi Named 2025 BMES Fellow (UF BME)
UF researchers Dr. Lee Murfee and Dr. Parisa Rashidi have been named 2025 Fellows of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES).
With Startup, Researchers Plan To Help Growers Feed More People, Preserve Environment (UF News)
UF startup EZ Ag Innovations, founded by UF researchers Nathan Boyd and Arnold Schumann, is using AI-powered precision-spraying technology to help farmers reduce chemical use, lower costs, and improve sustainability in agriculture.
Guided by the Sun: Michael Okun’s Bold Vision for a Parkinson’s-Free Future (UF News)
UF researcher Michael Okun is pioneering a global, patient-centered “Parkinson’s universe” model that redefines care, prioritizes prevention, and drives a worldwide movement toward a Parkinson’s-free future.
Study Finds COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Sparks Immune Response To Fight Cancer (UF Health)
A team led by UF researchers Elias Sayour and Christiano Marconi discovered that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting an immunotherapy treatment for advanced forms of lung cancer or melanoma lived significantly longer than those who didn’t get the vaccine.