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Engineering alumna elected for Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
May 1, 2023An engineering alumna who is a pioneer in the semiconductor polishing industry is among 10 new members of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
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May 1, 2023Thomas Angelini, Ph.D., associate professor in MAE, and Senthilkumar Duraivel, a graduate from MSE working out of Angelini’s Soft Matter Lab, have collaborated on an approach to 3D print soft silicone structures like miniscule vascular bodies by turning the conventional process on its head.
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2022-2023 Awards for the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
April 28, 2023The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering presented its annual awards to faculty, staff, and students for the 2022-2023 academic year on April 28, 2023. These awards celebrate the excellence and fundamental values of our college.
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Six UF Engineering graduate programs reach higher in U.S. News & World Report rankings
April 28, 2023Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida made significant moves in the latest U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) rankings among public graduate engineering programs, joining four others that climbed in the list of top schools for graduate engineering study.
Read more: Six UF Engineering graduate programs reach higher in U.S. News & World Report rankings »UF Research Foundation names 2023 Professors
April 25, 2023The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 34 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2023.
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How a horse whisperer can help engineers build better robots
April 25, 2023UF researchers say the age-old partnership between people and horses can teach us something about building robots designed to improve our lives.
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Renowned engineering, architecture and construction tool company Autodesk invests in two UF colleges to drive student success and innovative integration
April 20, 2023On April 5, the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and the College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) received a $300,000 gift from Autodesk Inc.
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Engineering alumni honored in 2023 “40 Under 40” awards
April 17, 2023Three Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering alumni have been recognized by the university in this year’s “40 under 40” awards. These outstanding young alumni are rising leaders in their professions, positively representing The Gator Nation through their excellence, impact, and contribution in our community and on a global scale.
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Outsmarting shoplifters: Gator Engineer harnesses tech to keep one step ahead
April 17, 2023Engineering Research Scientist Read Hayes recently traveled to Tallahassee, FL, to represent UF on Gator Day to showcase how his SaferPlaces Lab works to keep retail communities safe from shoplifters.
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Playing sports against robotic opponents makes our brains work harder
April 12, 2023Amanda Studnicki, a graduate student in BME, and her advisor, Daniel Ferris, Ph.D., have discovered that the brains of table tennis players react very differently to human or machine opponents.
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