UF Research

08/27/2026

08/24/2026

Join fossil hunters on the Peace River to unearth Florida’s ancient hidden beasts!

08/21/2026

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08/19/2026

Elementary school students across Florida are using robotic fish, developed through a partnership between the University of Florida and the Florida Museum of Natural History, to learn science by asking questions and conducting hands-on experiments.

Led by Patrick Musgrave, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, the project connects cutting-edge robotics research with classroom activities to teach the scientific method while engaging students in real-world problem solving and environmental science.

08/19/2026

Can data centers pay their fair share? Ted Kury, Director of Energy Studies at University of Florida's Public Utility Research Center explains why it may be almost impossible.

08/17/2026

"The eye is the best place to do gene therapy. It's a small organ, so you don't need much 'drug' to get the job done." — Shannon E. Boye, UF professor and co-founder of Atsena Therapeutics.

Boye has spent her career studying how to prevent and reverse childhood blindness — conditions that have no approved treatments. Early gene therapy trials for two of those conditions showed a 10,000-fold improvement in vision for some patients.

What draws a researcher to a disease that affects 2 in 100,000 kids? For Boye, it was imagining her own child born without sight.

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08/07/2026

What happens when a satellite breaks down in space and can’t help itself?

In a The Conversation US article, Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, a Ph.D. candidate in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida, explains that as orbital debris continues to grow, rescuing, repairing, and removing satellites is becoming increasingly important, yet capturing a malfunctioning satellite remains extraordinarily difficult because it may be tumbling, lack docking hardware, and be unable to assist the servicing spacecraft.

Using NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Swift Boost Mission as an example, Kanjumba highlights how future satellite-servicing and debris-removal efforts will depend on designing spacecraft with standardized interfaces that make them easier and safer to capture, repair, relocate, or deorbit.

A new mission to save NASA’s Swift observatory shows why catching a satellite that was never designed for rescue is one of the hardest jobs in spaceflight.

08/04/2026

From 2018 to 2022, Florida had nation-high 31,000 heat-related emergency room visits.

07/28/2026

Florida is ranked #1 for Higher Education in the 2026 rankings by
U.S. News and World Report. This achievement marks a decade of leading the nation in higher education. 🎉

Read what our Board Chair, Chancellor & University Presidents have to say: flbog.edu/2026/07/28/fl10yearsno1/

07/28/2026