Category: Research

Are multiverses real?

Associate Professor of Astronomy Doctor Zachary Slepian

Are multiverses real? Associate Professor of Astronomy Zachary Slepian, Ph.D., says the answer depends on how you define “real.”


UF Engineer helps make streets safer for cyclists

Civil & Coastal Engineering Assistant Professor Doctor Xiang Jacob Yan riding a bike on the U F campus.

Xiang Jacob Yan, Ph.D., and his lab are developing a tool to help roadway designers incorporate cyclists’ perspectives with the help of large language models.


Better detection for pediatric anemia

Doctor Maria Kelly on the left and Doctor Molly Posa on the right.

UF pediatricians Maria N. Kelly, M.D., and Molly Posa, M.D., are exploring how clinicians can better identify children at risk for anemia.


Turning research strength into innovation impact

Two researchers in lab gear, one looking into a microscope.

UF recently placed among the nation’s Top 10 on several key measures tracking how effectively discoveries move from the laboratory to the marketplace.


Connecting families to hope

Jennifer Hosford holding a child's drawing that was gifted to her.

Part problem-solver and part ringleader, Jennifer Hosford works behind the scenes to ensure clinical trials run smoothly.


UF researchers join AI institute

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At the new NSF AI Institute for Human-AI Cooperation, UF ECE faculty will help lead research at the intersection of AI, neuroscience and clinical care.


Grants boost work on antivirals for mosquito-borne diseases

Medicinal Chemist Doctor Thomas Bannister in his laboratory.

Scientists from the UF Scripps Institute are collaborating on multi-institutional efforts to develop treatments for dangerous mosquito-borne diseases


Investigating sensory integration

Headshot of Doctor Stefanie Bodison

UF PHHP Assistant Professor Stefanie Bodison, O.T.D., Ph.D., uses neuroimaging to understand sensory integration and evaluate the impact of treatments.


DOE Genesis Mission grant speeds development of stronger materials

Wertheim College of Engineering building exterior

A UF-led team has won a prestigious federal grant to develop an autonomous AI platform that could fundamentally change how new materials are discovered.


UF scientists unmask gene activity in scoliosis

A model of a curved spine with a medical practitioner and young patient high-fiving in the background.

In one of the first direct comparisons of gene activity in adolescents with and without scoliosis, researchers unravel key biological mechanisms.


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