University of Florida

A device developed at the University of Florida for the U.S. military provides protection from mosquitos for an extended period and requires no heat, electricity or skin contact.Funded by the Department of Defense Deployed Warfighter…

Consumer sentiment among Floridians increased 1.4 points to 65.4 from December’s revised figure of 64. At a national level sentiment increased over five points.“The increase in consumer sentiment in January stems from improvements in…

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected 19 faculty from the University of Florida to its newest class,…

University of Florida scientists will use artificial intelligence technology to quantify damage to fruits and vegetables caused by extreme weather events, such as Hurricane Ian.When Ian struck on Sept. 28, it brought winds up to 155 mph…

The University of Florida’s record-setting Go Greater campaign topped $4.6 billion when it concluded on Dec. 31, 2022, making it one of the most successful campaigns in all of academia, the university announced this week.Almost 300,000…

The University of Florida campus in Gainesville looked brighter and felt safer for those who returned this spring.UF recently completed a series of security enhancements to the campus, which include the addition of surveillance cameras…

The University of Florida is launching an effort to replace its current myUFL system, run on Oracle’s PeopleSoft application, with a new, more capable, and streamlined central information system that will better serve faculty and staff in…

When Jeff Rudolf is explaining his work, he turns to the kitchen.“Everyone knows the smell of a lemon or a lime. Most people enjoy mint or lavender. Those fragrances are terpenoids,” said Rudolf, a chemist at the University of Florida.…

The University of Florida has appointed Chris Emmanuel as its new director of Government Relations.Joining from the Executive Office of the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget where he served as deputy director of policy, Emmanuel…

The National Science Foundation has awarded emergency funding to archaeologists at three institutions to survey cultural heritage sites damaged by Hurricane Ian earlier this year. Researchers from the Florida Museum of Natural History,…