Category: Research
Scientists create synthetic mucus to fight IBD
Luiz Roesch, Ph.D., and Brent Sumerlin, Ph.D., have created an artificial mucus that could prevent problems related to bowel inflammation.
Research-backed toolkit tackles childhood food insecurity
Amy Mobley, Ph.D., is leading a five-year program to improve access to nutritious foods for families with young children in Alachua and Leon counties.
UF EPI expert breaks down brain-colonizing fungus
Luis R. Martinez, Ph.D., addresses key questions surrounding cryptococcus neoformans, the leading cause of fungal meningitis.
Chasing the rare arogos skipper butterfly
Florida Museum researchers hope to gather data that will guide conservation efforts and support future protections for the species.
How location — and thoughts on death — shape travel choices
UF HHP researchers found that people’s responses to thoughts of their own mortality — and the travel decisions that follow — vary depending on where they live.
A gentler way to treat aggressive gum disease
New research reveals that the primary bacterium driving gum disease carries an internal “genetic brake” that controls its own aggression.
UF Herbarium celebrates barcode milestone
The UF Herbarium recently marked a major milestone with the accession of its 300,000th vascular plant specimen.
Cranberry juice study seeks participants
UF researchers are recruiting adults ages 30–55 for a study on cranberry juice and its impact on stress, mood, cognition and the gut–brain axis.
UF researchers use machine learning to pursue fusion power
Fusing atoms promises an abundant, carbon-free energy source. But first, researchers must tame ionized gas plasma inside a reactor known as a tokamak.
UF’s journalism school unveils AI bias elimination tool
The College of Journalism and Communications is preparing to launch Authentically, an AI-powered editing tool designed to eliminate bias in the news.
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