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Modern society has entered a Fourth Industrial Revolution in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) has catalyzed stunning levels of technological development across virtually all industries. UF’s newest multidisciplinary initiative, the UF AI University Initiative — guided and supported by principal partners like NVIDIA and its co-founder Chris Malachowsky (B.S. UF ECE ’80) — will leverage the exceptional breadth and depth of resources contained within the university’s 16 colleges and serve as a national model for AI research, technological advancement and next-generation workforce training, ranging from K-12 through working professionals.

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Research & innovation news

  • A new data biorepository at UF may help move the needle on pain
    UF scientists are asking the question: Why do people experience pain differently? The answer may be found in a surprising place: valuable human tissue that would otherwise be thrown away after surgery.
  • Meet Dr. Tracy Fanara: Gator graduate makes waves with cocaine sharks
    Cocaine sharks have been in the news of late, and scientist and triple Gator Tracy Fanara’s name surfaces in many of those reports. Outlets from NPR to Forbes have reported on sharks consuming cocaine dumped in the waters off Brazil, quoting Fanara as an environmental scientist.
  • UF scientists use AI algorithm to improve strawberry disease detection
    In newly published research, Won Suk “Daniel” Lee, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering and Natalia Peres, a professor of plant pathology, show how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve leaf wetness detection to help growers estimate the risk of their fruit getting infected with a fungal disease.
  • LEGO-loving UF researcher helps fuel Mars mission
    Michael Tonks, Ph.D., the new acting chair of MSE, is an award-winning professor whose research is playing a key role in NASA’s quest for a crewed mission to Mars.
  • UF research spending at record $1.26 billion
    UF faculty conducted a record $1.26 billion in research in fiscal year 2024, thanks in part to a nearly 10% increase in federally funded research, compared to FY2023. Engineers in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering conducted $150.4 million in research on such things as cybersecurity, accessibility to computer technology, storm readiness, retail theft deterrence, […]
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