Category: Research

Cup o’ Joe … The Brains of UF: Part 1 

join Interim Provost Joe Glover, Ph.D., on a tour of HiPerGator with Elias Eldayrie, UF CIO, and Erik Deumens, Ph.D., director of UFIT research computing.

UF researchers help transform biotechnology with GenAI   

Wenjun Xie, Ph.D., has received $100,000 in DARPA funding to transform biotechnology and improve the way genetic disorders are treated with GenAI.

Liz Wing: A portrait in persistence  

The first woman to earn a Ph.D. in zoology at UF, Wing’s path would lead her to help create an entirely new discipline — environmental archaeology.

How power at work follows you at home — for better and worse  

New research reveals that feeling powerful at work creates both benefits and challenges that can impact your ability to relax at home.

Health challenges astronauts face after nine months in space

As part of the University of Florida’s ongoing research into astronaut health, Rachael Seidler, Ph.D., a leading expert in spaceflight-associated health changes, is studying the long-term effects of space travel on astronauts’ brains and bodies.

Seidler’s research, part of a broader collaboration with NASA to assess astronaut long-term health, focuses on understanding how the central nervous system and brain structure adapt to the challenges of space travel, as well as how these changes affect performance, balance and mobility once astronauts return to Earth.

AI-driven software improves accuracy of Parkinson’s diagnoses  

UF researchers have developed a new kind of software that will reduce diagnostic time of Parkinson’s disease and increase precision beyond 96%.

Distinguished Professor Lecture with Neil Sullivan

Join Distinguished Professor Neil Sullivan, Ph.D., on April 2 at 4 p.m. for a lecture titled “Quadrupolar Ordering: Solid Hydrogen at Very Low Temperatures.”

Farm but no fowl: How Florida aquaculture is growing the economy

Florida’s thriving aquaculture industry is a vital part of the state’s economy, generating more than $165 million in sales annually and supporting jobs across rural and coastal communities. Aquaculture contributes to food security, environmental sustainability and economic resilience, and with proper regulatory support, it can continue to be a driving force in Florida’s economy and environmental stewardship.

UF professor to expand proven disease-prediction dashboard to monitor Gulf threats 

UF researcher Antar Jutla, Ph.D., has deployed his Cholera Risk Dashboard, an interactive web interface that pinpoints areas ripe for thriving cholera bacteria.

Eat better, breathe easier? Research points to link between diet, lung cancer 

Funded by several National Institutes of Health grants, a UF Health study looks at an organ whose cancer risk may be affected by poor diet: the lungs.