Category: Research

UF research spending at record $1.26 billion for FY2024

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The University of Florida faculty conducted a record $1.26 billion in research in fiscal year 2024, thanks in part to a nearly 10% increase in federally funded research, compared to FY2023. Federally funded research accounts for about 46% of UF’s total and it has increased 46 percent over the last five years, to a record $581 million in 2024.

AI transforms how UF researchers forecast and respond to disease

Jason Blackburn, Ph.D., a member of the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, is using AI to search for patterns to help predict anthrax risk.

Novel compound offers improved defense against fentanyl overdoses

UF scientists have identified a novel compound aimed at improving the treatment of opioid overdoses.

Submit your research to UF’s Research Promotion Initiative

The RPI welcomes accepted, pre-publication research from every discipline, and those selected will receive media training and $1,000 in research funding.

NIH grant helps UF researchers develop at-home HIV test kit

A new, easy-to-use HIV-detection test kit being developed at UF shows promise as an early-warning system that could save millions of lives.

UF College of Pharmacy ranks No. 3 in research funding

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy ranked the UF College of Pharmacy No. 3 nationally in annual research funding.

UF study shows orange peel extract may improve heart health

Orange peels may hold a key to better cardiovascular health, according to new research led by UF Associate Professor Yu Wang, Ph.D.

Mosquito-borne disease risk is on the move in the Americas

A new study led by University of Florida researchers reveals a disturbing trend that could worsen an already precarious situation.

NASA selects UF mission to better track the Earth’s water and ice

A team of UF aerospace engineers will pursue a groundbreaking $12 million mission aimed at improving the way we track changes in Earth’s structures.

Funding opportunity: SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grant

Travel to another SEC campus to exchange ideas, develop grant proposals, conduct research and more — applications due May 24.

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