Category: Research

From physics to farming

U F IFAS animal welfare scientist Emily Miller-Cushon crouching down and petting a calf

UF/IFAS Associate Professor Emily Miller-Cushon, Ph.D., took a path far from agriculture, into physics and math, but looped back in a way that melded her two passions: data and animal welfare.


Distance learning in the wake of COVID-19

A person at a computer with a podcast mic to the left and a camera in the foreground pointing back at them. Large prints of butterflies, eggs and other natural elements cover the wall behind them.

Researchers assess the state of online museum programming three years after the pandemic’s onset to find out what worked and what didn’t.


How Earth’s strongest gravity hole came to be

Antarctica seen from space

A new study reveals how slow rock movements deep under the Earth’s surface over tens of millions of years led to today’s Antarctic gravity hole.


UF researchers identify IDD study priorities as part of national work group

Headshot of Dr. Jessica Kramer

The work group recommended a research agenda addressing gaps in health outcomes for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD.


Stand Up & Holler! It’s Gator Nation Giving Day

Today, Gators from every corner of the globe are rallying to support the University of Florida as it tackles grand challenges and shapes a brighter future for our state, nation and world.


Mental health effects of AI-driven job insecurity

Two UF researchers have developed a new clinical model that aims to help health care providers recognize and treat symptoms of AI stress and disruption


UF research fights crimes against cats

UF’s Veterinary Forensic Sciences Laboratory identifies causes of death in free-roaming cats and investigates animal cruelty.


Scientists trace ancient bird flight paths using modern plant diversity

The study builds on decades of research, most notably that of UF botanist Walter Judd, who passed away earlier this year.


Brain training lowers dementia risk

Beginning in the late 1990s, nearly 3,000 older adults received brain training as part of a study to evaluate its effect on thinking and memory.


Calling all orange juice fans

Orange juice being poured into a glass with a bowl of oranges in the background.

A new University of Florida research study is exploring a simple but surprisingly complex question: what influences the way people choose orange juice?


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