Heat Brings Out Antioxidants, Increases Red in Tomatoes
Turn up the heat, and get more nutrition from your tomato, University of Florida researchers say. Furthermore, when you buy a tomato, it will be about as red as it can be, thanks to the UF/IFAS methods deployed for the study.
Algae Used As Superfood for Space Travel
Dr. Andrew Mark Settles, UF/IFAS horticultural science professor, is taking part in research designed to grow spirulina, a type of algae that hopes to provide food for long term space travel.
Skim Reaper: Ormond Beach Police Using UF Device to Combat Identity Theft
Patrick Traynor, a professor in Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the University of Florida created the Skim Reaper along with two graduate students. Traynor said the device has been successful after they let NYPD test their tool.
UF Health in Gainesville Begins Vaccinating High-Risk Health Care Employees Against COVID-19
University of Florida Health clinical caregivers who are most at risk of being exposed to the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 began receiving vaccinations at the UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, just two days after the first vaccinations in the state were administered at UF Health Jacksonville
Tabrizian and Bhunia Develop Clandestine Wireless ID Tags
In a new paper published in Nature’s Microsystems and Nanoengineering, a team led by Dr. Roozbeh Tabrizian and Dr. Swarup Bhunia has demonstrated a novel product-labeling approach based on resonant nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS).
Emeritus Professor of Anesthesiology Inducted As 2020 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Richard J. Melker, MD, Ph.D., a distinguished University of Florida Emeritus Professor of Anesthesiology, has been elected to the rank of National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors.
PanVent Emergency Ventilator Created to Fill Urgent Need During COVID-19
Dr. Samsun Lampotang has spent his career engineering solutions to medical problems. At the start of 2020, Lampotang’s focus was on designing, building and validating mixed reality guided intervention simulators to train physicians and nurses in medical procedures without putting patients at risk. But then COVID-19 changed all this.
University of Florida Health Ophthalmology Researcher Awarded Prestigious Prize for Pioneering Work
University of Florida Health ophthalmology researcher William W. Hauswirth, Ph.D., whose long and distinguished career includes developing and testing treatments for multiple forms of genetic blindness, is among the scientists being recognized for their pioneering work to eradicate vision loss.
UF Health Jacksonville CEO Believed to Be First in Florida to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
The CEO of UF Health Jacksonville is believed to be the first person in the state of Florida to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Vanilla DNA Mystery Uncovered by UF/IFAS Research
University of Florida scientists have developed a tool to unlock the genetic traits that pinpoint the vanilla variety that produces an abundance of beans, grows efficiently and sustainably, with consumer-approved taste.
