Category: Research

UF water researchers develop prediction system for harmful algae

To mitigate risk, UF researchers are collaborating with NCSU and USF scientists on a next-day prediction model to warn water managers of harmful algal blooms.

Researchers uncover hundreds of genes linked to OCD

Newly published research helps unravel medical mysteries by shedding light on the genetics of OCD.

Robotic hands are the next frontier in astronaut safety

Supported by NASA, Eric Du, Ph.D., a professor in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and a member of the Astraeus Space Institute, is developing new ways for astronauts to control robotic hands, laying the groundwork for the future of space medicine.

UF scientist helps breed better fruit

Thornless, disease-resistant and tastier blackberries could be on the horizon thanks to new genetic research led by UF/IFAS professor Zhanao Deng, Ph.D.

Kissing bugs and Chagas disease are silent threats in Florida

Chagas disease—a lethal and little-known parasitic infection—is plaguing Florida, according to new research from UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute.

The impact our food choices have on our circadian rhythm

Read this UF/IFAS article to learn the basics of chrononutrition, a diet approach that aims to sync eating with one’s circadian rhythm.

UF physicists celebrate prestigious Breakthrough Prize

A global research team led by six UF physics professors—Andrey Korytov, Ph.D., Guenakh Mitselmakher, Ph.D., Jacobo Konigsberg, Ph.D., Philip Chang, Ph.D., Yuta Takahashi, Ph.D., and Paul Avery, Ph.D.—has won the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, one of the world’s most prestigious science prizes. The $3 million award honors discoveries and measurements made at the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s biggest and most powerful international scientific experiment, located in Europe.