Category: Research

UF scientist helps breed better fruit

Thornless, disease-resistant and tastier blackberries could be on the horizon thanks to new genetic research led by UF/IFAS professor Zhanao Deng, Ph.D.

Kissing bugs and Chagas disease are silent threats in Florida

Chagas disease—a lethal and little-known parasitic infection—is plaguing Florida, according to new research from UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute.

The impact our food choices have on our circadian rhythm

Read this UF/IFAS article to learn the basics of chrononutrition, a diet approach that aims to sync eating with one’s circadian rhythm.

UF physicists celebrate prestigious Breakthrough Prize

A global research team led by six UF physics professors—Andrey Korytov, Ph.D., Guenakh Mitselmakher, Ph.D., Jacobo Konigsberg, Ph.D., Philip Chang, Ph.D., Yuta Takahashi, Ph.D., and Paul Avery, Ph.D.—has won the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, one of the world’s most prestigious science prizes. The $3 million award honors discoveries and measurements made at the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s biggest and most powerful international scientific experiment, located in Europe.

Better feed, fewer burps: UF scientists target dairy gas emissions

UF researchers are testing a new type of cattle feed that could help dairy cows release less methane gas and use nutrients more efficiently.

Citizen scientists help UF researchers protect keystone species

UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant agent Rick O’Connor’s Panhandle Terrapin Project recently commenced its 20th season combing the Gulf coast in search of terrapins.

How to go from powerless to proactive at work

New research co-authored by Trevor Foulk, Ph.D., suggests workers can overcome powerlessness by reframing their situation as an opportunity.

Unraveling the mysteries of dark energy at UF

Recently, groundbreaking data has brought new urgency to the study of dark energy. Zachary Slepian, Ph.D., an associate professor in the UF Department of Astronomy and a member of the Astraeus Space Institute, is at the forefront of this cosmic investigation.

UF professor develops AI tool to better assess Parkinson’s disease, other movement disorders

Diego Guarin, Ph.D., has developed a program called VisionMD that uses AI to help doctors more accurately monitor subtle motor changes in patients.

UF professor’s paper ranks No. 2 in citations this century

A publication by Thomas Schmittgen, Ph.D., chair of pharmaceutics in the UF College of Pharmacy, has nearly 150,000 citations in the Web of Science database.