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UF Faculty Works to Uplift our Community’s Nonprofit Frontline Workers

from College of Education When we reflect on the organizations committed to preserving the health and well-being of our communities, we often focus on the needs of those served. Lesser discussed, however, are the needs of those who provide these services. Latoya Haynes-Thoby, assistant professor, licensed professional counselor and trauma...
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UF Study Finds 1 in 16 Women Take Harmful Drugs During Pregnancy

by UF Health In a review of more than 3 million pregnancies, University of Florida researchers found 1 in 16 women were exposed to harmful teratogenic drugs — medications that can cause pregnancy loss, birth defects and other health problems for the unborn child. The study published in the American...
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UF Earns Grant to Teach Middle Schoolers About Shark Teeth Using AI

from Florida Museum With the goal of recruiting more students to STEM and computer science careers, a team from the University of Florida’s Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI), the College of Education and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering will partner with the Calvert Marine Museum in Maryland on a...
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This Supercomputer is a Game-Changer for Researchers

from 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. The University of Florida is home to one of the world’s fastest supercomputers. It’s called HiPerGator and in...
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