Category: UF News
Florida scientists send seeds to ISS to study farming solutions for Earth’s harsh conditions
Wagner Vendrame, Ph.D., a UF/IFAS environmental horticulture professor and a member of UF’s Astraeus Space Institute, sent four types of UF-bred seeds to the International Space Station, or ISS, to study how spaceflight affects plant genetics and resilience.
Healthcare professionals prescribe art to combat workplace burnout
UF PHHP joins the College of the Arts’ Creative B Summer Program to mitigate stress and nourish career sustainability in professions where burnout is prevalent.
UF research spending and awards at record high
University of Florida faculty conducted a record $1.33 billion in research in fiscal year 2025. Awards also reached a record $1.25 billion in 2025, including $818 million from the federal government, $102 million from the State of Florida and $140 million from philanthropic organizations.
Following national trend, UF announces full return to workplace
The University of Florida will implement a full return to in-person work for faculty and staff currently working under remote or hybrid arrangements.
College of Engineering welcomes new interim dean
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of Warren Dixon, Ph.D., as its new interim dean.
UF engineering team tackles spaceflight fuel challenge
A UF engineering research team has successfully completed a zero-gravity flight experiment testing a breakthrough method to reduce fuel loss in space.
Catering administrative fee eliminated
Starting this month, UF Business Services stopped collecting a 3% administrative fee previously applied to invoices through UF’s Approved Caterer Program.
UF researchers work to help make public spaces, mass events safer
At UF’s SaferPlaces Laboratory, researchers are partnering with law enforcement agencies and private companies to test emerging technologies that help prevent violence at large public gatherings. Visit the UF News website to learn more: https://news.ufl.edu/2025/06/summer-concert-security/
New Features in NaviGator AI
UF Information Technology has released new functionality in NaviGator Chat, a private chat environment that allows faculty and staff to securely interact with more than 30 large language models. Visit the UFIT website to learn more: https://it.ufl.edu/ai/navigator-chat/
Micronutrient mystery could be key to brain health, cancer defense
An international team of scientists has discovered how bodies absorb a micronutrient that we rely on for healthy brain function, cancer defense and more.
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