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UF to launch Space Mission Institute

January 9, 2024

University of Florida faculty members with a wide range of expertise in space-related research are coming together to form the UF Space Mission Institute, with $2.5 million in support from UF President Ben Sasse’s strategic funding initiative.

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President’s office announces $10.2 million for fourth round of strategic funding awardees

December 20, 2023

A space institute designed to expand exploration of the cosmos, a project to improve construction through robotic automation and AI, an initiative to propel the university to global prominence in sports performance, and an effort to improve agriculture and environmental sustainability are among four new initiatives receiving strategic funding at the University of Florida.

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University of Florida announces the 2023 National Academy of Inventors Fellows

December 14, 2023

David P. Arnold, a professor in ECE, was one of two UF researchers to be named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Arnold focuses on research in electrophysics.

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Study reveals bias in AI tools when diagnosing women’s health issue

November 21, 2023

Machine learning algorithms designed to diagnose a common infection that affects women showed a diagnostic bias among ethnic groups, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering researchers found.

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Artist's rendering of University of Florida's new AI supercomputer based on NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD architecture.

President’s office announces $5.4 million for strategic funding awardees

November 14, 2023

A large language model-based software tool for leveraging the capabilities of UF’s HiPerGator supercomputer and an investment in space for cutting-edge science collaborations are among seven new projects receiving strategic funding at the University of Florida.

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UF opens Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology

November 6, 2023

Designed to set the standard for future STEM buildings across national and international campuses and transform the artificial intelligence (AI) and data science workforce, the University of Florida Friday held a celebratory ribbon cutting for the Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology.

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Breaking down the threat of ransomware attacks

November 2, 2023

Kevin Butler, a University Term Professor in CISE, breaks down the potential threats from ransomware attacks and some of the solutions for protecting against this threat.

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UF team seeks to double math learning through AI

November 1, 2023

UF’s Wanli Xing, associate professor of educational technology and faculty member in the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World, will lead the project titled: AI-augmented Learning by Teaching to Enhance and Renovate Math Learning (ALTER-Math).

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UF to spend $9M in state funding on launching of 19 new initiatives

October 4, 2023

The University of Florida has announced 19 new projects set to receive strategic funding from the state Legislature.

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Engineering research scientist fights retail crime using AI

September 18, 2023

Read Hayes combines advanced AI technology with crime science to sense, track, predict and prevent retail crimes before they happen.

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