Category: Stories
Jain named Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
February 21, 2025Nian Wang, J. R. (Rip) Graves Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair at UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), and Piyush Jain, Exxon Mobil Gator Alumni Faculty Endowed Professor and associate professor in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors, the organization announced today. They […]
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Think you can cheat with AI? A UF professor creates watermarks to detect AI-generated writing
February 19, 2025Imagine a digital watermark that could remove the guesswork and actually flag AI-generated text whenever someone submits their writing. A University of Florida engineering professor is developing this technology right now.
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U.S. Air Force contract to expand UF’s research, innovation and education missions in Panhandle
February 13, 2025In a continuing partnership, the U.S. Air Force has awarded the University of Florida a $49 million contract for cutting-edge research and workforce development at UF’s regional engineering campus adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base.
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Showcasing a summer in the city
February 7, 2025Inspired by the art and architecture of France, University of Florida engineering students showcased their artistic sides last week during downtown Gainesville’s Artwalk.
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Bringing industry into the classroom
February 4, 2025UF’s IPPD celebrates 30 years of solving problems with products.
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Superstar UF iGEM Team Wins Gold in Paris with Biomanufactured Organoid Models
February 3, 2025The UF Chapter of iGEM dazzled 2024 Grand Jamboree judges, earning a gold medal for their research into sepsis, a life-threatening condition that results from the body’s dysregulated response to infection.
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UF’s first art and mechanical engineering major combines creativity with STEM skills
January 30, 2025Captivated by cubism, color, construction, and deconstruction, Rokheyatou “Roxie” Faye is the first Gator to double major in art and mechanical engineering at the University of Florida.
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UF engineers develop new protocol to purify DNA
January 21, 2025A UF team has developed a microfluidic device for DNA purification that could speed up analysis of laboratory samples and match or exceed the purity of existing methods.
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U.S. News & World Report ranks UF online engineering graduate programs in Top 15
January 21, 2025Two online engineering graduate programs at the University of Florida cracked the Top 15 – one hitting No. 10 – on U.S. News & World Report’s list of the 2025 Best Online Programs.
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Growing the Future: How AI is reshaping agriculture in Florida
January 17, 2025Fewer than 2% of Americans live on a farm, so the other 98% can be excused for a misperception of farming based on YouTube reruns of “Green Acres.” Here’s the reality: 21st-century American agriculture is a high-tech enterprise.
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