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Jaw-Dropping Recovery: UF Veterinarians Save Injured Dairy Calf Using Creative 3D Solution

from VetMed by Sarah Carey Thanks to a creative solution devised by University of Florida veterinarians using 3D printing technology, a newborn calf that sustained a broken lower jaw soon after birth at the UF dairy farm in Hague has fully recovered and is now an 11-month-old growing heifer in...

UF Research Spending at Record $960 Million in 2021

from UF News by Joe Kays University of Florida faculty conducted a record $960 million in research during fiscal year 2021, according to data submitted to the National Science Foundation last week. UF’s submission to the NSF’s annual Higher Education Research and Development, or HERD, survey reported a $17.8 million...

UF is Bringing a Scientist to Every Florida School

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. Students and teachers throughout Florida are learning more about scientists and their work through UF’s Scientist in Every...

UF Study Finds ‘Doomscrolling’ is a Unique Behavior

from UF News by Cynthia Roldán Hernández A new University of Florida study has found that “doomscrolling” — a term used to describe the concept of binging on negative news — is a new and unique behavior, and not just another trendy, clickbaity phrase. The study, which was published on Monday in the...

International Day of Women and Girls in Science at UF | ICBR

This February 11th, please join UF | ICBR in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Numerous studies have found that women in STEM fields publish less, are paid less for their research and do not progress as far as men in their careers. And while women...

Viruses Don’t Just Make You Sick. They Affect Your Gut Bacteria, Too, Study Finds

from UF/IFAS Norovirus is a food-borne virus that causes food poisoning in millions of people each year. A new study from the University of Florida shows this virus also alters the bacteria that live in our gut, providing new clues about the human microbiome’s role in our health. “A lot of research...

UF Ag Engineer Develops Smart-Spray Technology to Help Reduce Fertilizer, Pesticides

UF/IFAS by Brad Buck IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Growers need to spray efficiently so they can apply pesticides and fertilizer only to crops – and minimize the chemicals that may contaminate natural resources. As they battle the economically devastating citrus greening disease, farmers must look to control costs wherever possible. With...

UF-led Team Receives Keck Grant to Study Fungal Infections Spread by Wildfire Smoke

from UF/IFAS by Samantha Murray GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As wildfire season ramps up and threatens many areas across the U.S., a team of scientists begins a multi-year study to understand how fungi spread by wildfires affect the health of people living downwind. Their research will be the first to investigate...

Clinicians May Now be Able to Tell COVID-19 From Seasonal Flu With Fast Turnaround Thanks to UF Research

from UF Engineering For those who have made a trip to a doctor or clinic during the oncoming flu season, the most nagging concern is whether their symptoms are indicative of the garden-variety bug that is making the rounds in the workplace or a potential COVID-19 infection. As researchers scramble...

AI to improve plant breeding at Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

By Brad Buck UF/IFAS BALM, Fla. — Kevin Wang trained as an engineer and gave little thought to agriculture. But then, life took a few turns. Born in Tianjin, China, Wang was raised in an urban area and went to the China Agricultural University in Beijing. He lived in Beijing...

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