Category: In the Headlines

Tracking the fiery path of particles: UF leads combustion research
September 8, 2025A research team led by the University of Florida is using artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to explore swarms of airborne particles to solve combustible mysteries, a study that may lead to more efficient engines and better combustion in power plants.
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With lasers, smoke and a wind tunnel, UF helps federal agency investigate deadly Hurricane Maria
August 22, 2025Engineering professor and natural hazards researcher Brian Phillips, Ph.D., is leading UF’s efforts in a Hurricane Maria investigation conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, known as NIST.
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UF secures $4.7 million Air Force contract to advance AI-driven decision-making in modern warfare
August 12, 2025In its continuing partnership with the U.S. Air Force, the University of Florida has entered into a contract to develop and deploy an artificial intelligence and machine learning system to enhance end-to-end campaign analysis and decisions making in modern warfare.
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UF water researchers develop prediction system for harmful algae
May 20, 2025University of Florida researchers are collaborating with North Carolina State University and University of South Florida scientists on a next-day prediction model to warn and inform water managers about harmful algal blooms.
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Miami Herald: UF professor researching better monitoring practices for drones
March 21, 2025Researchers at the University of Florida are conducting work at an autonomous drone center for the Air Force and a testing ground called the Autonomy Park for the U.S. Department of Defense.
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UF professor’s disease-prediction dashboard looks toward troubled Gulf waters
March 17, 2025After deploying life-saving cholera-prediction systems in Africa and Asia, a University of Florida researcher is turning his attention to the pathogen-plagued waters off Florida’s Gulf Coast.
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Strengthening Ukraine’s cyber infrastructure amid grim anniversary
February 27, 2025As the world marks the third anniversary of the conflict in Ukraine, a team of University of Florida researchers is working to secure vulnerable cyber-physical networks in the war-torn nation.
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Think you can cheat with AI? A UF professor creates watermarks to detect AI-generated writing
February 19, 2025Imagine a digital watermark that could remove the guesswork and actually flag AI-generated text whenever someone submits their writing. A University of Florida engineering professor is developing this technology right now.
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U.S. News & World Report ranks UF online engineering graduate programs in Top 15
January 21, 2025Two online engineering graduate programs at the University of Florida cracked the Top 15 – one hitting No. 10 – on U.S. News & World Report’s list of the 2025 Best Online Programs.
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University of Florida to lead hub for $285 million semiconductor research institute
November 19, 2024The University of Florida will lead one of seven regional hubs of a new, $285 million nationwide institute dedicated to advancing America’s semiconductor industry through next-generation simulations known as digital twins.
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