Headgear Significantly Reduces Girls’ Lacrosse Concussions, Landmark UF Health Study Finds
Female high school lacrosse players are significantly less likely to sustain concussions and other injuries if they wear headgear, a landmark study led by University of Florida Health researchers has found.
The 2021 Nobel Prize for Medicine Helps Unravel Mysteries About How the Body Senses Temperature and Pressure
Steven D. Munger, a professor and vice-chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Director of the Center for Smell and Taste at the University of Florida, shares his thoughts regarding the recently announced Nobel Prize Laureates for Physiology or Medicine in The Conversation.
Scientists Zero In on How Termites Coordinate Mating Behavior for Colony Success
By utilizing two of the most invasive termite species in Florida, scientists have gained insights into how animals living in groups—termites particularly—coordinate their leader-follower behaviors to thrive.
UF Team Joins National Study of Brain Development in Infants, Children
The University of Florida is one of a network of institutions selected to implement the National Institutes of Health’s HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study or HBCD, a longitudinal, multidisciplinary effort to study brain development and behavioral health in young children, the NIH announced Thursday.
Scientists Find New Watermelon Viruses in Florida; Help Available
Florida watermelon growers, the most productive in the nation, face two new viruses. But finding a disease is the first step to managing it, says a University of Florida scientist who helped pinpoint the diseases.
UF Health Scientists Develop Novel Method of Cryopreserving Lung Tissue for COVID-19 Research
A team of University of Florida Health researchers have developed a method to cryopreserve lung tissue at minus-184 degrees Fahrenheit that give scientists an important new tool to study how the coronavirus infects individuals.
Dean Julie Johnson Presented 2021 Precision Medicine World Conference Luminary Award
Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., dean and distinguished professor in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, was presented the 2021 Precision Medicine World Conference, or PMWC, Luminary Award on Sept. 23, 2021 in Pittsburgh.
UF Radiation Oncology Team Receives Grant for US Pediatric Proton/Photon Therapy Cohort Study
Daniel Indelicato, MD, professor, Mendenhall Endowed Chair, and associate vice chair of the UF Department of Radiation Oncology, has been awarded a one-year, $160,000 NIH/NCI grant for the United States Pediatric Proton Therapy study.
PeCAN Team Members Earn Grant Support, Spots in Training Programs To Advance Mission
Three Perioperative Cognitive Anesthesia Network (PeCAN) team members recently received grants or earned spots in competitive training programs as the group seeks to advance its mission to promote brain health in older adults undergoing surgery with anesthesia.
Rivera-Jiménez Receives NSF Grant To Transform Engineering Teaching Practices To Address Social Issues
Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, Ph.D., an instructional assistant professor at the University of Florida Department of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the agency of engineering faculty involved in professional societies as they create meaningful transformations in their teaching practices while addressing the social implications of the engineering profession.
