New UF Research Unlocks the Nutritional Value and Shelf-Life Potential of Passion Fruit

UF researcher Tie Liu has led a study uncovering why some passion fruit varieties stay fresh longer than others, aiding breeders in selecting firmer types that better resist shriveling.
Tech Tuesday: New AI-Supported Platform Assists Nurses With Patient Documentation
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate host Elora Duong interviews Tamara Macieira, CPO of Moxie Hands-Free Nurse—an AI-supported platform that helps nurses with their documentation needs.
UF College of Medicine Investigators Pursue Multidisciplinary Research Projects After 2025 UF Research Opportunity Seed Fund Award Selection

Two UF researchers, Sergio Duarte, Ph.D., and Leighton Elliott, M.D., have dedicated their research to advancing organ transplant and cancer immunotherapy, following their selection for the 2025 UF Research Opportunity Seed Fund Award.
UF Engineering Team Tackles Spaceflight Fuel Challenge in Zero-Gravity Experiment

A UF research team led by Jacob Chung, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and member of the Astraeus Space Institute, has successfully completed a zero-gravity flight experiment testing a breakthrough method to reduce fuel loss in space.
Prestigious NIH Training Grant To Support Doctoral Education in Biomedical Science

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), a branch of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded UF a competitive T32 Institutional Research Training Grant to support doctoral training in biomedical research.
UF Genetics Institute Awarded Prestigious NIH Training Grant To Support Doctoral Education in Biomedical Science

The UF Genetics Institute has been awarded a $2.98 million grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to support doctoral education in genetics, genomics, and molecular pharmacology.
Scientist’s Cat, Again, Helps Discover New Virus

A UF researcher’s cat caught a shrew carrying a previously unidentified strain of orthoreovirus—an unexpected find that helped researchers better understand the transmission of mule deerpox virus.
As Summer Concert Season Ramps Up, UF Researchers Work To Help Make Public Spaces, Mass Events Safer

At UF’s SaferPlaces Laboratory, researchers are partnering with law enforcement agencies and private companies to test emerging technologies aimed at preventing violence and making large public gatherings and spaces safer.
UF and Other Research Universities Will Fuel AI. Here’s Why

Alina Zare Ph.D., director of UF Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute, highlights how UF is helping shape the future of AI—positioning research universities as drivers of the next wave of innovation.
Scientists Wipe Out Aggressive Brain Cancer Tumors by Targeting Cellular ‘Motors’

A potential treatment for glioblastoma developed by UF researchers makes the deadly brain cancer newly sensitive to both radiation and chemotherapy, while also blocking its ability to invade other tissue.