Category: Faculty News

UF scientist studies muscle loss in space

A new study led by Siobhan Malany, Ph.D., could help protect astronaut health as well as patients with muscle-wasting diseases on Earth.

Research, personal history motivates faculty member’s Great Lakes swim

UF PHHP’s Tracie Baker, Ph.D., participated in the Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial relay swim, the last stage of which began and ended on her team’s study sites.

2025 Government Productivity Award winner announced

A team from the Department of Engineering Education and the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) has been awarded a 2025 Florida Government Productivity Award for the development of Edugator.

Do CT scans increase childhood cancer risk? A UF researcher has the answer

Funded by the National Cancer Institute, the study will help medical personnel make informed decisions about using imaging on children.

Unpacking the rise of food-borne illnesses

UF Emerging Pathogens Institute’s Soo Ahn, Ph.D., discusses breakthroughs and setbacks in food safety, plus how to avoid foodborne pathogens at home.

UF Gulf Scholars announces three new funding opportunities

UF Gulf Scholars recently announced three new funding opportunities aimed at expanding educational and experiential learning in the Gulf region.

Join UF’s Land Development Network

UF CLUE Faculty are looking to identify UF colleagues engaged in research, teaching, outreach or extension programs related to land development in Florida.

CTE tenure and promotion workshop series

Hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence, or CTE, this series is designed specifically for faculty and covers the tenure and promotion process at UF.

UF scientist reflects on historic space flight and the future of biology beyond Earth

One year after his pioneering flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, University of Florida space biologist Rob Ferl, Ph.D., is still processing what it meant — not just for his career, but for science itself. This September, Ferl and longtime collaborator Anna-Lisa Paul, Ph.D., will be back at Blue Origin’s West Texas launch site, continuing their work with a new series of plant experiments.

Lecture explores confluence of art and science through Florida’s springs

UF’s York Distinguished Lecturer Series returns tomorrow, Sept. 3, to the Harn Museum of Art.