AAAS Fellow Juan Gilbert Builds Tech for Voting and to Make Stem More Diverse
Juan Gilbert, Ph.D., The Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and chair of the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), decided to write a set of guidelines for diversity and inclusion in crisis. “I am writing in response to the events that have impacted the Black community, the Black computing community,” he […]
Plants That May Help Repel Bugs Like Mosquitoes, Flies and Spiders
When it comes to the inevitable face-off between you and bugs, keeping them away from your immediate vicinity is probably a top priority as they thrive during the warmer months. While there are always options like pesticides and bug traps, it certainly doesn’t hurt to explore potential natural solutions before trying harsher chemicals (even though […]
UF Health Awarded $1 Million Grant to Provide Pediatric Telehealth Services to Underserved Patients
The University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of pediatrics has been awarded a nearly $1 million federal grant to expand telemedicine services and equipment among underserved and vulnerable populations. The $967,957 award from the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program will be used to acquire an array of monitoring and diagnostic equipment, including tablet […]
Museums Preserve Clues That Can Help Scientists Predict and Analyze Future Pandemics
Florida Museum of Natural History curator and distinguished professor Pamela Soltis, Ph.D., explains in The Conversation how she, along with colleagues from across the U.S. and in six other countries, identified a largely untapped resource for predicting future pandemics: natural history collections in museums around the world. These collections preserve specimens of animals, plants and […]
FICS Research Receives $7.8M to Help Make On-Chip Security Pervasive
The Florida Institute for Cybersecurity (FICS) Research has announced a collaboration with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on a program called Automated Implementation of Secure Silicon (AISS). Leading electronic design automation company Synopsys will serve as a prime contractor on the program. The $7.8M grant, part of the DARPA Electronic Resurgence Initiative (ERI), […]
UF, Impact Florida Launch Analysis on How Coronavirus Pandemic Impacted Education
The University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning announced that it is teaming with Impact Florida to offer an analysis of how public and private K-12 schools across the Sunshine State were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The project has earned some major backing including $100,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation […]
Something’s in the Water
David Kaplan, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) within the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, along with a team of scientists, wrote an amicus curiae brief for the U.S. Supreme Court about a case regarding the Clean Water Act (CWA) that will have a […]
Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation Releases Composite Study
The Florida Recycling Partnership Foundation has commissioned its first study to more accurately determine the amount of contamination in the recycled materials being collected. Dr. Tim Townsend and the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida (UF) conducted the research on the current and historic composition of recycled materials at materials recovery […]
Genetic Study of Arabian Horses Challenges Some Common Beliefs About the Ancient Breed
A study involving Arabian horses from 12 countries found that some populations maintained a larger degree of genetic diversity and that the breed did not contribute genetically to the modern-day Thoroughbred, contrary to popular thought. An international team of scientists was led by the University of Florida‘s Samantha Brooks, a UF/IFAS assistant professor of animal […]
Dr. Juan Gilbert Featured in Forbes Article
Juan Gilbert, Ph.D., The Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and chair of the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), shares his thoughts on how to make academic inventing more inclusive. By honoring and elevating the voices of a diverse group of inspiring inventors, the American Association for the Advancement of Science […]