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UF Engineering Surpasses $180M in Research Spending, Fueling UF’s Record-Breaking Year

July 23, 2025

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

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Just last month, a powerful solar storm lit up skies across the northern hemisphere, producing vivid auroras visible as far south as parts of the northern United States.

Forecasting the final frontier: How research prepares U.S. for the next solar storm

July 2, 2025

At the University of Florida, space physicist Alicia Petersen, Ph.D., is working on solutions that could help shield the nation from the next big solar storm.

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Enzymes as nanoscale machines: The intersection of AI, biochemistry, and engineering

June 17, 2025

Jing Pan Ph. D., a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida, is pioneering an innovative approach to enzyme engineering. By combining artificial intelligence (AI) with molecular simulations, his team is developing nanoscale enzyme machines with unprecedented precision and functionality. 

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Charting a path forward with artificial intelligence

June 9, 2025

The University of Florida is no stranger to AI, as it is home to HiPerGator, one of the world’s fastest supercomputers. In fact, UF is one of the first universities to offer AI curriculum, integrating AI into its core mission in an ambitious quest to become an AI university.   

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UF water researchers develop prediction system for harmful algae

May 20, 2025

University of Florida researchers are collaborating with North Carolina State University and University of South Florida scientists on a next-day prediction model to warn and inform water managers about harmful algal blooms.

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Eight UF engineering students awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships 

May 20, 2025

This year’s National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP) program only awarded 1,000 grants, nearly half as many as in the past, and yet eight University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering students were selected to receive awards for their exemplary work and contributions to their departments.

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UF audio deepfakes study could ultimately help hearing-impaired detect fraud

May 12, 2025

When University of Florida doctoral student Magdalena Pasternak realized the voice urging her to take a phone survey was not human, she not only hung up but was left with nagging questions, leading her to launch a research project. “The caller requested a moment of my time but then abruptly decided to send me an […]

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From sidelines to spreadsheets: UF doctoral students take AI coaching research from the court to Japan

May 12, 2025

UF engineering students Mollie Brewer and Kevin Childs are co-primary investigators on a paper exploring how coaches analyze data – often from wearable sensors – to shape training and strategy and, ultimately, win more games.

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Four college faculty are named UF Research Foundation professors 

May 12, 2025

The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 35 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2025. 

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