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UF | ICBR Staff Answer Challenge to Support Local Students in Need

UF | ICBR Staff Answer Challenge to Support Local Students in Need For the fifth consecutive year, UF | ICBR held their annual food drive to provide food and supplies to Gainesville grade schools. Over the course of six weeks, our staff of 47 individuals collected over 3,000 items for...

Dr. Mariza Miranda Named Scientific Director of ICBR Cytometry

Dr. Mariza Miranda Named Scientific Director of ICBR Cytometry UF ICBR is excited to announce that Dr. Mariza Miranda has been named Scientific Director of ICBR’s Cytometry core. Dr. Miranda has a Masters and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, with more than 12 years of experience working as a researcher to develop...

University of Florida supports the ethical use of artificial intelligence

University of Florida supports the ethical use of artificial intelligence The University of Florida, a proponent for ethics in artificial intelligence, is part of a new global agreement with seven other worldwide universities that are committed to the development of human-centered approaches to AI that will impact people everywhere. During...

Scientific expedition to study human impact on Florida Everglades

Scientific expedition to study human impact on Florida Everglades A team of five that includes a female University of Florida professor as its lead scientist will embark Thursday on a dangerous trek across the Florida Everglades to assess the impact of humans on the world’s largest subtropical wilderness. The group...

NIH’s new program expands the use of AI in research

NIH’s new program expands the use of AI in research Welcome to From Florida, a podcast that showcases the student success, teaching excellence and groundbreaking research taking place at the University of Florida. The National Institutes of Health announced this fall a new program to expand the use of artificial...

$12.6 million Department of Energy grant funds advanced quantum research center

$12.6 million Department of Energy grant funds advanced quantum research center The Center for Molecular Magnetic Quantum Materials at the University of Florida has received a $12.6 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue its work developing next-generation quantum materials for advanced applications in computing and energy. UF...

Laser attack blinds autonomous vehicles, deleting pedestrians and confusing cars

Laser attack blinds autonomous vehicles, deleting pedestrians and confusing cars Self-driving cars, like the human drivers that preceded them, need to see what’s around them to avoid obstacles and drive safely. The most sophisticated autonomous vehicles typically use lidar, a spinning radar-type device that acts as the eyes of the...

Big Changes for ICBR Electron Microscopy Core in 2023

We are excited to announce that our EM core is going to be relocated entirely in CGRC. The move should not only offer our users additional convenience with a singular location and increased proximity to our peer cores, but the renovation will provide our users with a revamped lab space...

ICBR Announces Special Pilot Grant Opportunity

DEADLINE EXTENDED: ICBR Announces Special Pilot Grant Opportunity The mission of ICBR is to champion and enable scientific discovery and innovation throughout the University of Florida research community by providing access to world-class biotechnology expertise and instrumentation. To introduce the UF research community to the use of Oxford Nanopore Technology...

UF celebrates AI Month, prepares for inaugural AI Days on Oct. 26-28

UF celebrates AI Month, prepares for inaugural AI Days on Oct. 26-28 Blake Trauschke As the latest milestone in the University of Florida’s push to build the country’s first artificial intelligence (AI) university, the UF community is celebrating and learning about all things AI during the month of October. Throughout...

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