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.
UF Ph.D. students bring precision and perspective to AI initiative
Athletes Mollie Brewer and Kevin Childs are UF Ph.D. engineering students and key players in the $2.5-million UF & Sport Collaborative initiative.
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.
American dream: Taiwan-born UF professor wins prestigious NASA award
On this Fourth of July, UF MAE professor Jacob Chung, Ph.D., stands as the epitome of the American Dream.
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.
UF concrete canoe team wins nationals
On Saturday in Provo, Utah, the University of Florida’s concrete canoe team claimed its fourth national title at the ASCE Student Engineering Championships.
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.
UF Concrete Canoe team off to Utah for nationals
The team of 12 students will compete this month in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Engineering Championships at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.