The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida will collaborate on a new Air Force Office of Scientific Research Center of Excellence focused on high-speed flight and morphing aerospace vehicles, which can change shape while in flight.
New study points to concerns of dangerous Vibrio bacteria in Florida’s coastal waters following Hurricane Ian
The study, conducted in October 2022 by researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Maryland, was based on genome sequencing as well as satellite and environmental data collected off the coast of Lee County, where Hurricane Ian hit directly.
UF AI Days – October 16-20, 2023
Register now for UF AI Days – a week of activities dedicated to all things AI, from competitions designed to bring students’ ideas to life…to engaging panels discussing AI and data science. Three student competitions will feature $60,000 in prizes!
Critical input: UF’s Dr. Barbara Evans advances AI conversation
In the great AI debate, the stakes are high. Proponents envision a new frontier of smart automation while skeptics express concern that AI will result in the end of humanity. In a space mired with anticipation and speculation, UF’s Barbara Evans, Ph.D., Professor of Law and Stephen C. O’Connell Chair, UF Levin College of Law and Professor of Engineering and …
UF researchers’ genetic detection discovery has implications for medical diagnostic testing
University of Florida researchers have found a new use for “genetic scissors” to detect RNA, a discovery that could lead to faster, more accurate and less expensive diagnostic tests for a host of diseases.
UF research spending up 15% to record $1.25 billion
University of Florida faculty conducted a record $1.25 billion in research in fiscal year 2023, a nearly 15% increase over 2022.
AI foundations: Preparing Florida’s youth for ever evolving 21st century
UF is expanding its successful pilot program, which aims to equip Florida youth with essential skills needed in an emerging AI-enabled workforce, to 12 school districts.
Inaugural Florida Engineering Dean’s Summit takes place in Tallahassee on August 3-4, 2023
The leadership from nearly all of Florida’s engineering schools will converge on Tallahassee this week to discuss issues of common interest. Dubbed the Florida Engineering Dean’s Summit (FEDS), the event is envisioned as an annual event where academic leaders can explore solutions for shared problems and develop joint initiatives.
UF engineering students and alumni awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Eleven students from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, as well as nine alumni, were selected to receive awards from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP).
Weighing the great AI pause
We asked a panel of UF AI experts to discuss the implications of a proposed six-month moratorium on further development of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.