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Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Ph.D.

UF partners on NSF-funded National Artificial Intelligence Research Institute focused on STEM learning

May 4, 2023

The NSF has selected a team of scientists from the University of Florida and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to lead a $20 million institute to advance artificial intelligence to promote STEM education.

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Cory Lowe talks to FOX 35 News about retail theft prevention methods.

The Science of Stealing: Researchers study shoplifting at UF’s ‘Safer Places Lab’

May 2, 2023

Retailers across the globe are turning to researchers with the University of Florida to try to cut back on retail theft. Cory Lowe with UF’s Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) walked FOX 35 through what the team calls its Simulation Lab.

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Deepika Singh

Engineering alumna elected for Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

May 1, 2023

An 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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Thomas E. Angelini, Ph.D., associate professor in MAE

UF engineers create viable artificial blood vessels by stretching the science of silicone 3D printing

May 1, 2023

Thomas 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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Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Awardees

2022-2023 Awards for the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

April 28, 2023

The 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

Six UF Engineering graduate programs reach higher in U.S. News & World Report rankings

April 28, 2023

Aerospace 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.

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UF Research Foundation names 2023 Professors

April 25, 2023

The 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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A woman rides a horse on a wooded trail. The horse is facing the right side of the image.

How a horse whisperer can help engineers build better robots

April 25, 2023

UF 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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Congrats to the 2023 Honorees for UF's 40 Under 40 Awards! Michael Fenn (M.S. '11, Ph.D. '13); Ivana Parker (BSME '09); and Michele Siminari (BSEN '10).

Engineering alumni honored in 2023 “40 Under 40” awards

April 17, 2023

Three 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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