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Juan Gilbert, Ph.D., works on issues of bias in tech and the problem of voting in a pandemic. He has also written a set of guidelines for diversity and inclusion in crisis.

Gainesville ortheopaedic implant maker Exactech is working with Forrest J. Masters, Ph.D., P.E., a professor and the associate dean for research and facilities at UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, and UF’s Marston Science Library to make 100,000 swabs for UF Health.

Piyush Jain, Ph.D., CHE, has been working on a test for the novel coronavirus that can be administered at home in less than 30 minutes.

UF engineering professor Forrest Masters, Ph.D., began a collaborative effort between campus labs to produce protective gear for underequipped hospitals.

The UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has once again ranked among the top 25 public university graduate engineering programs in the U.S., according to the 2021 U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) Best Graduate Schools rankings.

Engineering Online Graduate Programs are now ranked No. 15.

Rethinking how to rebuild after hurricanes

Sanjay Ranka, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), was recently awarded a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that will monitor high-risk intersections in Gainesville, FL, to make roadways safer.

How UF grad Ming Yang created tech repair Orchard.

Dr. Herbert Wertheim is in the chairman of the University of Florida’s engineering college.