Leveraging AI to increase the value of museum collections from UF News Earlier this year, Nicolas Gauthier joined the Florida Museum of Natural History as its first curator of artificial intelligence, part of a broad initiative by the University of Florida to spur innovation in AI and data science. Gauthier has spent... Read More

Using “baby talk” with infants isn’t just cute: It could help them learn to make words from UF News A new study suggests that when parents baby talk to their infants, they might be helping them learn to produce speech. The way we instinctively speak to babies — higher pitch,... Read More

Using AI in the arts to promote COVID-19 vaccines from UF News Sure, it is fun to see an avatar simulate your body movements in real time, but the interactive augmented reality art installation making its way around campus has a serious aim: educating participants about how COVID-19 impacts health... Read More

Universities meet to discuss future of AI and data science in agriculture from UF News Signaling its ongoing commitment to collaboration in the areas of artificial intelligence and data science, the University of Florida is participating in an academic conference to address the potential of artificial intelligence, robotics and automation... Read More

Scientists and farmers see ways to make AI useful to agriculture from UF News | Brad Buck In a groundbreaking, first-of-its kind event, university scientists, engineers, producers, government agencies and industry officials from throughout the South met at Auburn University to brainstorm ways to use artificial intelligence to help farmers.... Read More

Older workers fare better in countries that invest more in healthcare resources from UF News | Rochelle Koff The world’s aging workforce is often dubbed the Silver Tsunami, a huge wave of baby boomers that will have an unprecedented impact on nearly every industry. The assumptions are that older workers will... Read More

Research team to study climate change effects in West Africa from UF News A team of University of Florida faculty members has been awarded a $1.6 million grant to study the impact of climate change in West Africa, the Minerva Research Initiative announced on Friday. The project, Social & institutional... Read More

Heavy social media use may be linked to increase in tic severity from UF News A small, preliminary study by University of Florida researchers reported that an increase in social media use among teens during the COVID-19 pandemic may be linked to an increase in tic severity and frequency. The... Read More

How Florida’s professors are using UF’s supercomputer to address society’s pressing issues and more from UF News | Blake Trauschke The University of Florida Information Technology Research Computing hosted its Spring 2022 HiPerGator Symposium Thursday. The spring symposium was virtual and showcased artificial intelligence research conducted on HiPerGator AI by... Read More

UF/IFAS Extension, College of Medicine, local partners join to provide farmworker health fair from UF/IFAS by Lourdes Mederos HARDEE COUNTY, Fla – Farmworkers are essential to feeding America. Florida’s agricultural workforce is one of the largest in the country and includes more than 200,000 migrant farmworkers providing essential work across... Read More