UF Research

09/08/2026

What secrets can a cup of river water reveal about human health, pollution and biodiversity?

09/03/2026

The University of Florida faculty conducted a record $1.34 billion in research expenditures in fiscal year 2026, advancing discoveries across medicine, agriculture, engineering, space and many other fields while moving discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace and creating new companies, products and economic opportunities.

“UF researchers continue to receive funding to tackle challenges that matter to Florida, the nation and the world,” said David Norton, Ph.D., UF’s vice president for research. “While the research funding landscape continues to evolve, growth in state support and industry partnerships helped sustain another record year of research activity.”

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.