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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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- University of Florida researchers are part of a new $21.5 million National Science Foundation AI institute focused on improving rehabilitation and health care through advanced technology.
- A cross-disciplinary research team led by the University of Florida won a prestigious federal grant on Wednesday to develop an autonomous artificial intelligence platform that could fundamentally change how new materials are discovered. Selected from more than 5,000 applications, the project is one of 278 chosen under the U.S. Department of Energy’s highly competitive Genesis Mission […]
- Researchers at the University of Florida's Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands are once again leading Florida's participation in the 2026 National Wetland Condition Assessment, a nationwide survey conducted every five years to assess the ecological health of wetlands across the US.
- Researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Tennessee are developing technology to improve surgical outcomes. Shuai Li, Ph.D., and his colleagues have developed a soft, magnetically driven, AI-powered, nature-inspired robotic device that mimics the human eye.
- Researchers developed a reusable gel that captures PFAS "forever chemicals" from water more effectively than many existing filters.