Category: Research Grants

UF engineers are teaching robots to tackle one of the world’s growing waste problems.

University of Florida researchers are part of a new $21.5 million National Science Foundation AI institute focused on improving rehabilitation and health care through advanced technology.

New sensor technology reveals hazardous chemicals with a simple color change.

A cross-disciplinary research team led by the University of Florida won a prestigious federal grant on Wednesday to develop an autonomous artificial intelligence platform that could fundamentally change how new materials are discovered.   Selected from more than 5,000 applications, the project is one of 278 chosen under the U.S. Department of Energy’s highly competitive Genesis Mission […]

Armed with a nearly $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant, UF, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Utah are creating these AI-based models to simulate human behavior during evacuations – information that will help emergency managers shape more effective evacuation plans. 

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program and Lever for Change announced on Tuesday a research team from the University of Florida and the University of Texas at Austin as one of 10 finalists for the $50 million Gulf Futures Challenge.  

With a 21% year-over-year increase, the College strengthens its position as a major driver of research and innovation at UF.

A $7.5 million, five-year project funded by the Office of Naval Research is breaking new ground in tidal mudflats research.   Led by Nina Stark, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, this ambitious initiative brings together an interdisciplinary team of researchers from five universities across the country. The project […]

Equipped with a cutting-edge nanoparticle imaging technology, federal funds and a quest to quash pain, researchers at the University of Florida are working to revolutionize osteoarthritis treatments.

Armed with a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, University of Florida biomedical professor Ivana Parker, Ph.D., is targeting one of the most common – and dangerous – infections in women.