AI Detects Hidden Movement Clues Linked to Brain Disorders, Study Shows (UF News)
UF researcher Diego L. Guarín is using AI to detect subtle motor changes from video recordings, aiming to identify Parkinson’s disease earlier than traditional clinical methods.
UF Health Aortic Disease Center Drives Universitywide Research (Doctor Gator)
Backed by $1.1 million in seed grants from the UF Board of Trustees, the UF Health Aortic Disease Center is driving cross-campus research collaborations to advance prevention, prediction, and treatment of aortic diseases.
UF BME and COM Researchers Publish Innovative ICU Prediction Model in Nature Communications (UF BME)
UF researchers, led by Ph.D. student Miguel Contreras, developed a real-time predictive AI model to improve ICU patient care, published in Nature Communications with co-authors Parisa Rashidi and Azra Bihorac.
New Light-Based Chip Boosts Power Efficiency of AI Tasks 100 Fold (UF News)
UF researchers have developed a new kind of computer chip that uses light instead of electricity to perform one of the most power-intensive parts of artificial intelligence — image recognition and similar pattern-finding tasks.
Brent Sumerlin Named American Chemical Society Fellow (UF CLAS)
UF researcher Brent Sumerlin, Ph.D., has been named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society, an honor recognizing individuals who advance the field through research and education.
Scientists Reveal Novel Therapeutic Approach to Combat Pathogens Like Salmonella (UF/IFAS blog)
A UF study led by Mariola Ferraro has identified a promising strategy to prevent pathogens from hijacking a key component of cellular machinery, revealing a novel therapeutic approach to combat infections.
BME Ph.D. Candidate Awarded NIH F31 NINDS Fellowship (UF BME)
UF researcher Clinton Smith, Ph.D. candidate in the Lewis Lab, received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) F31 Individual Predoctoral Fellowship for his project.
A Year After Liftoff: UF Scientist Reflects on Historic Space Flight and the Future of Biology Beyond Earth (UF News)
One year after UF researcher Rob Ferl’s groundbreaking Blue Origin suborbital flight, he and collaborator Anna-Lisa Paul continue to reflect on how the mission has shaped their research and advanced the culture of space science.
AI Could Help Strawberry Growers Find, Remove ‘Runners,’ Reducing Labor and Saving Time (UF/IFAS)
UF research shows that farmers may soon find it easier to remove strawberry runners with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), which could save time and labor.
With lasers, smoke and a wind tunnel, UF helps federal agency investigate deadly Hurricane Maria (UF News)
University of Florida researchers are looking back at 2017’s Hurricane Maria, a deadly Category 4 storm that devastated Puerto Rico, to improve safety and resilience as hurricane season approaches.