Category: Research

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. 

Lessons learned from 20 years of snakebites

In a new study from UF Health, researchers analyzed 20 years of snakebite cases and highlighted notable conclusions.

UF ranked among world’s top universities in number of patents

The National Academy of Inventors ranked the University of Florida No. 20 on the list of Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2024.

“An important part of our mission as a public research university is in translating research discoveries into impact,” said David Norton, Ph.D., UF’s vice president for research. “For decades, UF has been a leader in creating technologies that improve the lives of people within the state, the nation and world. UF research is making a better tomorrow.”

UF team develops AI tool to make genetic research more comprehensive

UF researchers are addressing a critical gap in medical genetic research, ensuring it better represents and benefits people of all backgrounds.

College of Medicine’s 2024 NIH-funded research’s broad impact

Thanks to over $166 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the UF College of Medicine have contributed significant projects.

Distinguished Professor awarded Galileo Galilei Medal

Pierre Sikivie, Ph.D., recently retired UF Distinguished Professor of Physics, has been selected as one of two recipients of the Galileo Galilei Medal for 2025.

Violence alters human genes for generations, researchers discover

The grandchildren of women who were pregnant during the 1982 siege of Hama bear marks of the violence in their genomes.

UF leaders are transforming the sports industry with AI

UF HHP’s new sports analytics program fosters collaboration between academic units to help bridge the gap between sport research and innovation.

A UF professor creates watermarks to detect AI-generated writing

A UF engineering professor is developing a digital watermark that can flag AI-generated text whenever someone submits their writing.

UF/IFAS researchers take a novel approach to predict movement of invasive species

UF/IFAS researchers came up with a novel approach to update what scientists call environmental resistance modeling.