Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida Inducts Four UF Engineering Professors (UF HWCE)
Four UF inventors were inducted into the Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine of Florida, honoring their exceptional research contributions and innovative achievements.
Finalists Announced for $50 Million Challenge to Support a Safer, More Sustainable Gulf Coast (UF HWCE)
UF researchers, in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin, have been named finalists in a $50 million challenge to advance a safer, more sustainable Gulf Coast.
UF Ph.D. Student Trains Air Force Cadets in Synthetic Biology for Spaceflight Research (UF News)
Hannah Roberts, a UF researcher and Ph.D. student, represented the university in a U.S. Air Force Academy and Space Force collaboration, training cadets in synthetic biology for spaceflight experiments as part of a federally funded research mission.
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Lab Working on Making Robotic Hands More Human-Like
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate highlights Dr. Eric Du and his lab at UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, who are developing robotic hands that can feel and respond like human hands using advanced touch sensors and AI.
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.
Chatterjee Receives NSF CAREER Award To Advance the Future of Medical Electronics Through Body-Coupled Network of Devices
Baibhab Chatterjee, Ph.D. has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the agency’s highest honor for early-career faculty.
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Lab Hopes To Assist Drivers Better Understand Automated Systems
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate highlights how researchers like Dr. Lan Zheng at UF’s Human Systems Engineering Lab are helping drivers better understand automated driving systems.
UF Concrete Canoe Team Claims Its Fifth Championship
UF’s concrete canoe team took first place overall at the 38th annual ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition last weekend at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with their gator-themed vessel, Reptilia.
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.
Antibody-Cancer Drug Combo Shows Promise Against Aggressive Lymphoma
A study from UF researchers shows that cancer-targeting antibodies combined with a natural compound from soil microbes form a powerful treatment against an aggressive type of blood cancer.