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Joslyn Ahlgren speech for Spring 2022 Doctoral Recognition Ceremony
I’m “The Hard One”
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How Florida’s professors are using UF’s supercomputer to address society’s pressing issues and more
The University of Florida Information Technology Research Computing hosted its Spring 2022 HiPerGator Symposium Thursday.
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New COVID test can quickly detect variants
The UF team is the first to investigate the new heat-loving CRISPR technology, which manages to combine speed, accuracy, and variant identification by amplifying and detecting coronavirus genetic material in one step.
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Using shark teeth to teach AI
With the goal of recruiting more students to STEM and computer science careers, a team from the University of Florida’s Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI), the College of...
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E-Learning @UF: Build & Design
Learn how to create and update an online course on UF’s e-Learning system.
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Gators Dominant in Friday Exhibition Contest
Balanced scoring, defense and dominant post play highlighted a Friday night exhibition victory for Florida women's basketball, with the Gators defeating Flagler College, 101-56.
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Dr. Hendrik Luesch wins UF Innovate Award for Gatorbulin discovery
Hendrik Luesch’s discovery and complete chemical and pharmacological characterization of a novel marine natural product that can potentially fight cancer has earned him a 2021 UF Innovate Award.
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Raise a glass to butterflies
A nationwide effort launched at UF will help monarchs via partnerships with craft breweries.
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As Artificial Intelligence Reshapes Work, Career Connections Center Prepares Students to Lead
Career experts at the University of Florida Career Connections Center are partnering with companies to identify how they’re using artificial intelligence, or AI, to ensure students have the skills they need to land a job of their choice after they graduate.
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So far, COVID-19 spikes from college football games haven’t materialized
Despite concern about packed college football stadiums during the pandemic, college towns like Gainesville aren’t seeing upticks in COVID-19 cases, said University of Florida epidemiologist Cindy Prins, Ph.D., who tracks coronavirus trends nationwide.
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Mars rover images help UF scientist, NASA team narrow the search for ancient life
Billions of years ago, a Martian river flowed with such force that it tumbled boulders in its path, strewing them out into its massive delta.
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Gators Primed for Season Opener at FAU
Florida men's and women's swimming and diving is set to open up their season on Oct. 2 at 10:00 a.m. against Florida Atlantic in Baca Raton, Fla.
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Three Gators Set for Singles Quarterfinals at Bedford Cup
The Florida Gators women's tennis team has three in the quarterfinals of singles play and a pair in the doubles semifinals as they totaled seven wins on day one of the Bedford Cup hosted by the University of South Florida.
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University of Florida receives top free speech rating
For the eighth year in a row, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has named UF a top university in the country for free expression in its College Free Speech Rankings.
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Floridians expect slow economic recovery for the country, lowering September consumer sentiment
Consumer sentiment among Floridians dropped for a second consecutive month in September to 76.1, dropping 2.4 points from a revised figure of 78.5 in August and reaching its lowest level in almost 8 years.
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Seven Pharm.D. students appointed to ASHP advisory groups
University of Florida College of Pharmacy students Bozana Dragoljevic, Victoria Grusauskas, Christopher Hall, Breonna Harrison, Shirly Ly, Gabriella Sackett and Devi Surajbali...
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UF College of Dentistry receives $1.2 million grant to provide dental care to underserved children
The Naples Children & Education Foundation, or NCEF, has provided the University of Florida College of Dentistry with a $1.2 million grant to continue the collaborative mission of improving the oral health of underserved children in Collier County.
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UF to open new veterinary hospital at Ocala’s World Equestrian Center
In an effort to support the owners of equine athletes and other animals visiting Ocala’s new world-class World Equestrian Center, the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has embarked on a strategic alliance with the center to provide leading-edge patient care in a new 40,000-square-foot hospital facility located on center grounds.
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UF College of Pharmacy welcomes record-setting class of 2025
One of the most diverse classes in the history of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy arrived in August for the fall 2021 semester.
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Gainesville student Natasha Wells member of third-place team in LEAP at Lilly Business Competition
Natasha Wells, a third-year pharmacy student at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy’s Gainesville campus, teamed up with pharmacy students at Purdue University to place third in the 3rd Annual LEAP at Lilly Business Competition.