Two current University of Florida faculty members from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and a professor emeritus from the College of Medicine are among a group of eight distinguished inventors who will be inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame this year.
Feathr, UF Engineering Alumnus-Founded Startup, Soars Into 2020 With $11M Investment Boost
Digital marketing platform founded by UF engineering alumnus has closed a Series B financing totaling more than $11 million
Autonomous Shuttle Ready for Passengers
Starting Feb. 3, Gainesville residents will be able to board an autonomous shuttle for test rides between downtown Gainesville and the University of Florida campus. The pilot project is part of the I-STREET real-world testbed, a partnership between the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI), the Florida Department of Transportation, and the City of Gainesville.
Florida Teachers get Excited about STEM Education
UF leads with innovative processes to stimulate effective new teaching methods for K-12 educators.
UF Engineer Testifies Before U.S. House Committee about Election Security
Engineering plays a big role in securing our votes
A Look Back at Top Stories from 2019
As we wrap up the end of the year, here’s a look at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s accomplishments.
Hibbitts Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
David Hibbitts, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been named a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award winner.
UF Engineer Examines CRISPR Technology in CANCER Therapy
For the first time in the United States, a gene editing tool has been used to treat advanced cancer in three patients and showed promising early results in a pilot phase 1 clinical trial.
Engineering Research Deepens Understanding of Glucose-Insulin Interaction
UF biomedical engineer Edward Phelps, Ph.D., discovers alternate mode of GABA release from pancreatic beta cells.
UF Engineering Hopes to Curb Harmful Chemicals in Landfills With EPA Grant
Timothy Townsend, Ph.D. and his team from the Sustainable Materials Management Research Lab at UF, are spearheading research to study PFAS at landfills and our waste stream as a whole.