University of Florida News

A light at the end of the tunnel may soon appear for those suffering a form of genetic blindness. Here’s UF researcher Dr. William Hauswirth.

Florida real estate experts are starting to see a little more light at the end of the tunnel. Here’s UF researcher Tim Becker.

Florida consumers aren’t brimming with much confidence as we hit the middle of summer.

The world’s largest telescope is about to give astronomers the best view of the universe they’ve ever had and the University of Florida owns a piece of it. Here’s UF astronomer Charles Telesco.

Ages ago people brewed a beverage from the leaves of a yaupon holly tree. Researchers say this caffeine-filled drink could prove a tasty and healthy drink in modern times, too. Here’s UF ecologist, Matthew Palumbo.

Parents of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder could be unintentionally enabling their kids to become more fearful than they should be. Here’s University of Florida psychiatry researcher Lisa Merlo.

More than 250 people die every day from hospital-acquired infections. Now a new technology from the University of Florida could help prevent some of those deaths by helping health care workers keep their hands clean.

A drop in bad news is apparently keeping consumer confidence in Florida stable.

Memorial Day weekend signals the unofficial start of summer and the start of both beach and shark season. With tips on how to best avoid an attack, here’s UF shark expert George Burgess.

It turns out mockingbirds may be keeping a close eye on you and me, and research shows they can even tell us apart.