UF’s HiPerGator Drives FNN’s AI Wildfire Detection in Verizon Prize Recognition (HPC Wire)
UF Innovate | Accelerate resident client FNN won Verizon’s Disaster Resilience Prize for using AI to enhance disaster response and grid resilience.
University of Florida Among Forbes’ 2026 Public “The New Ivies” List, Highlighting AI Leadership (UF News)
The University of Florida is among the 10 public universities on Forbes’ 2026 “The New Ivies” list, which was recently released and highlights institutions leading the nation in artificial intelligence adoption and preparing students for an AI-driven workforce.
UF Researchers Creating AI Models To Detect Sinkhole Trouble (UF News)
UF researchers are developing artificial intelligence models to pinpoint early signs of sinkholes before they appear.
UF’s Journalism School Unveils Authentically, a New AI-Powered Program That Reduces Bias in Writing (UF News)
UF researchers are preparing to launch Authentically, an artificial intelligence–assisted writing program designed to identify potential bias in news coverage.
Breaking AI on Purpose: How Researchers Are Helping Make Artificial Intelligence Safer (UF News)
UF researcher Sumit Kumar Jha developed a novel method to probe and stress test AI systems’ internal defenses, revealing security gaps and advancing safer deployment of AI tools, with the work accepted to ICLR 2026.
UF College of Medicine Launches AI in Biomedical and Health Sciences Master’s Program (Doctor Gator)
With workforce preparedness top of mind, the University of Florida College of Medicine is debuting the Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical and Health Sciences, or AIBHS, program this fall — one of a few graduate programs of its kind in the nation.
UF AI Consultant Published in Microsoft’s AI Economy Institute’s First Book (UF News)
UF researcher Daniel Maxwell contributed to the Microsoft AI Economy Institute’s first book through a collaboration spanning 16 universities, examining how AI is reshaping education and workforce readiness.
UF Researchers Develop New Training Method To Help AI Tools Learn Safely (UF News)
UF researchers are working to make sure the technology learns safely as artificial intelligence becomes woven into everyday life.
Scientists at New AI Center Aim To Help Florida Farmers and Protect the Environment (UF News)
To protect crop yields and the environment, UF/IFAS is leveraging technology driven by artificial intelligence by building a 40,000-square-foot AI hub at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Hillsborough County.
AI-Powered Clinical Tool Aims To Prevent Opioid Disorder Relapse (UF Pharmacy)
UF researchers led the development of PROTECT, an AI-powered clinical tool that uses machine learning to predict relapse risk in patients undergoing buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder, supported by a National Institutes of Health grant.