As sporting events like the Olympics evolve, UF takes the lead in athletic innovation

July 9, 2024

UF is already known internationally for its sports prowess. But, in the past year, it has grown into even more of an athletic think tank, with a slew of sports-related strategic initiatives coming to life across campus. These projects – covering everything from enhancing performance in para-athletes to using AI to collect sports-related health data – are helping shape the evolution of events like the Olympics and the Paralympic Games.

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The 2024 University of Florida Concrete Canoe team.

UF concrete canoe team wins nationals 

June 25, 2024

On Saturday in Provo, Utah, the University of Florida’s concrete canoe team claimed its fourth national title at the ASCE Student Engineering Championships.

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Members of the UF Concrete Canoe team test the canoe at Lake Wauburg.

UF Concrete Canoe team off to Utah for nationals 

June 21, 2024

The team of 12 students will compete this month in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Engineering Championships at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

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A participant in the VETS-HASTE program to teach veterans cybersecurity skills works on a laptop.

UF teaching veterans how to hack

June 14, 2024

Led by the Warren B. Nelms Institute, a three-year, $1M University of Florida project is teaching veterans how to hack into computer systems in order to prepare them for cybersecurity work.

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Awards for the 2023-2024 faculty and staff awards ceremony.

2023-2024 awards for the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

June 13, 2024

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering presented its annual awards to faculty, staff, and students for the 2022-2023 academic year on April 22, 2024. These awards celebrate the excellence and fundamental values of our college.

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The University of Florida’s Eckhoff Steel Bridge named the 2024 Student Steel Bridge winners.

Steel Bridge completes historic four-peat at Nationals

June 12, 2024

The University of Florida’s Eckhoff Steel Bridge team has made history. For the fourth year in a row, the team has won at the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2024 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals.  No other team has won national championships for three consecutive years, let alone four. The UF team claimed its […]

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Patrick Traynor, Ph.D.

Sounding the alarm: UF cybersecurity expert exposes audio deepfake

May 21, 2024

Audio deepfakes are becoming ubiquitous – blurring the line between fact and fiction – but UF researchers are working to develop methods to help the public navigate this new technological terrain.

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A woman works on a tablet before several screens showing national security data.

UF partners with National Security Agency to enhance STEM education

May 20, 2024

The University of Florida has entered into an Education Partnership Agreement with the National Security Agency in efforts to enhance STEM education through technical exchanges and the sharing of educational materials and equipment.

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