Category: Faculty News

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.


Paul Lyrene’s legacy of science and stewardship

In recognition of “the Father of Florida Blueberries,” UF’s new blueberry research building was named the Paul M. Lyrene Blueberry Research Building.


Anna-Lisa Paul receives SURA’s Distinguished Scientist Award

Anna-Lisa Paul, Ph.D., was named a recipient of the Southeastern Universities Research Association’s (SURA) 2025 Distinguished Scientist Award.


Florida scientists send seeds to ISS to study farming solutions for Earth’s harsh conditions

Wagner Vendrame, Ph.D., a UF/IFAS environmental horticulture professor and a member of UF’s Astraeus Space Institute, sent four types of UF-bred seeds to the International Space Station, or ISS, to study how spaceflight affects plant genetics and resilience.


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