UF scientists are asking the question: Why do people experience pain differently? The answer may be found in a surprising place: valuable human tissue that would otherwise be thrown away after surgery.
Meet Dr. Tracy Fanara: Gator graduate makes waves with cocaine sharks
Cocaine sharks have been in the news of late, and scientist and triple Gator Tracy Fanara’s name surfaces in many of those reports. Outlets from NPR to Forbes have reported on sharks consuming cocaine dumped in the waters off Brazil, quoting Fanara as an environmental scientist.
UF’s Florida Engineer is now live!
Join us as we celebrate the relaunch of the Florida Engineer! This magazine has been a source of pride for us, winning accolades and historical CASE awards. Now, we’re bringing it back, and it’s not just about reminiscing; it’s about celebrating the present and gearing up for an even more incredible future.
UF research spending at record $1.26 billion
UF faculty conducted a record $1.26 billion in research in fiscal year 2024, thanks in part to a nearly 10% increase in federally funded research, compared to FY2023. Engineers in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering conducted $150.4 million in research on such things as cybersecurity, accessibility to computer technology, storm readiness, retail theft deterrence, and robotics.
How AI will transform the Olympics
Daniel Ferris, Ph.D., a professor of biomedical engineering in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, has shown that our brains react differently when training with robots than when playing against human opponents.
From Spain to schnitzel, UF Engineering’s study-abroad program reaches new heights
Among UF’s 13 study-abroad programs, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering now has the third highest number of participating students.
As sporting events like the Olympics evolve, UF takes the lead in athletic innovation
UF is already known internationally for its sports prowess. But, in the past year, it has grown into even more of an athletic think tank, with a slew of sports-related strategic initiatives coming to life across campus. These projects – covering everything from enhancing performance in para-athletes to using AI to collect sports-related health data – are helping shape the evolution of events like the Olympics and the Paralympic Games.
UF smart sensor sends alert if mending patient is too daring on their feet
University of Florida Health foot and ankle surgeon R. James Toussaint, M.D. and UF engineering professor Swarup Bhunia, Ph.D., have invented a new wearable Bluetooth device they hope will revolutionize patient safety in orthopaedics, allowing doctors and patients to receive real-time alerts from an unobtrusive electronic sensor pasted on a limb or worn in a shoe.
University of Florida concrete canoe team wins fourth national title
The 12-member team and its Springseeker concrete canoe placed first overall Saturday at the ASCE Student Engineering Championships in Utah.
Eight UF engineering faculty honored with prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering proudly announces that eight of our faculty members have been honored with the 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Early CAREER Awards.