Using AI, UF startup companies boost ailing citrus industry
Using AI, UF startup companies boost ailing citrus industry Sara Dagen As news broke that Florida’s citrus industry ended this year’s growing season with its lowest production in eight decades, an unlikely union has formed between two University of Florida startup companies to help reverse the trend. By combining expertise in precision agriculture with leading-edge... Read More
Heatstroke’s long-term damage to the body
Heatstroke’s long-term damage to the body Eric Hamilton This summer, huge swaths of the U.S. have already faced record-breaking heat waves. Heat kills more people than any other extreme weather event, and deadly heat waves are getting longer and hotter as the climate warms. Staying cool – and informed – is essential. So we spoke with Thomas Clanton, a professor... Read More
Miniature frogs set record as first vertebrates to lose the ability to balance
Miniature frogs set record as first vertebrates to lose the ability to balance Florida Museum Kyle Chambers Amphibians are exceptionally good at being small. There are salamanders the size of your thumb nail, pygmy newts that live in moss patches and feast on microscopic insects, and inch-long African frogs that spend their entire lives in... Read More
UF nursing researcher gets to the ‘heart’ of cardiac health disparities
UF nursing researcher gets to the ‘heart’ of cardiac health disparities UF Health Kyle Chambers When diagnostic tests for the heart were first created, scientists at the time did not fully consider that no two bodies are the same, especially between the sexes. According to University of Florida College of Nursing associate professor Jennifer Dungan,... Read More
Record number of UF faculty earn National Science Foundation awards
Record number of UF faculty earn National Science Foundation awards UF News Helen Goh The National Science Foundation has recognized a record nine University of Florida faculty members from a wide variety of academic disciplines with 2022 Early Career Development Awards, one of its most prestigious honors. The award recognizes junior faculty who possess the... Read More
Gardening can cultivate better mental health
Gardening can cultivate better mental health UF/IFAS Samantha Murray Many longtime gardeners will tell you that the garden is their happy place. New research suggests that many people may indeed reap mental health benefits from working with plants — even if they’ve never gardened before. In a study published in the journal “PLOS ONE,” University... Read More