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It looks like something out of a science fiction movie. But University of Florida engineers have developed a real robotic system for taking x-rays and other images of the body. This robot literally moves with the patient.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Take a group of performers from Australia, the United States and Canada, add two-time Olivier Award-winning choreographer Dein Perry, eclectic designer/director Nigel Triffit and composer Andrew Wilkie, and you get “Tap Dogs” – part theater, part dance, part rock concert, part party, part construction site – a rough, tough and rocking reinvention of tap.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History is planning the inaugural Florida Butterfly Festival to be held Oct. 14-15.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Canker topped the list of worries for the Florida citrus industry until citrus greening – described as the world’s most serious citrus disease – was found in groves last year.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The MRI and CT scan may one day have a robotic cousin capable of following and peering into patients as they move around.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida project launched to reverse the critical teacher shortage and attrition rates of three inner-city Florida high schools is showing signs of success and moving into a new phase that will involve additional schools.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Growth hormone helps hundreds of children with a rare disorder that causes them to gorge on food, but for some, starting treatment can worsen a dangerous nighttime breathing problem, University of Florida researchers have found.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A name often associated with a device that has revolutionized stroke-prevention therapy will soon also be associated with the University of Florida’s College of Engineering.
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This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of January 16th.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New York Times op-ed columnist and best-selling author David Brooks will help the University of Florida College of Education launch its yearlong Centennial Celebration, serving as featured speaker for a lecture and panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 at UF’s Emerson Alumni Hall.