Grant Helps UF Researchers Expand Income Opportunities for Small-Scale Farmers in Africa
from UF News by Jim Harper Work is underway after the University of Florida received a recent grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand its research on livestock systems in Africa. The $1.3 million grant expands the Innovation Lab’s research engagement to Nigeria in addition to its 8 previous target countries, and... Read More
UF and IBM Team up to Solve Society’s Biggest Challenges
from UF News The University of Florida announced this week a new collaboration with tech giant IBM to launch a comprehensive skills program designed to extend UF’s vision to be an international leader in artificial intelligence, data science, fintech, and other related technologies that can help solve society’s biggest challenges. UF — already ranked by... Read More
Peter Hirschfeld Wins 2022 John Bardeen Prize
from UF CLAS by Lauren Barnett Distinguished Professor of Physics PETER HIRSCHFELD has been named a 2022 recipient of the prestigious John Bardeen Prize, sponsored by the University of Illinois. Hirschfeld was honored for his groundbreaking studies exploring the nature and potential of superconductivity. Superconductivity, which occurs when an electrical charge can move through a material without resistance,... Read More
This Untapped Tool Could Help Boost Vaccination Rates
from Barrons The recent failure of workplace vaccine mandates in the Supreme Court means we have to look for fresh ideas to get the last third of Americans vaccinated. Here’s a tool no one has tried: activating the millions of Americans who are vaccinated to influence the choices of those who aren’t. In his news conferences and... Read More
Meeting Demand for Nurses and Health Care in Rural Areas
by UF News Welcome to From Florida, a podcast where you’ll learn how minds are connecting, great ideas are colliding and groundbreaking innovations become a reality because of the University of Florida. There is a nationwide shortage of nurses and it has been exacerbated by the pandemic, which has caused burnout, turnover and frustration for... Read More
UF Selected to Help Develop National AI Curriculum with Focus on Ethics
from UF News GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida joins a select group of institutions nationwide in a new National Humanities Center initiative to design college-level curriculum that explores how to develop and deploy ethical artificial intelligence technologies. With support from Google, faculty from 15 universities in the center’s “Responsible AI” program will create and... Read More