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With the Astraeus Space Institute, UF is making a commitment to promoting a community that is dedicated to space exploration. Space is a vast, challenging place to explore and an environment in need of bold and transformative, yet intellectually moored, approaches to discovery and development.
A UF-designed Constructed Wetlands Leachate Treatment System at the Polk County landfill was unveiled Tuesday
Marine heat waves created by El Niño weather patterns may be partly responsible, according to new research from students and professors in the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences.
The effects of extreme weather were stronger than researchers previously expected.
Jordan Rodriguez and Sophia Larralde explore the effects of microgravity on the brain and motor control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
University of Florida scientist Rob Ferl took a giant leap for university research Thursday when he became the first NASA-funded researcher to conduct his own experiments in space during a flawless mission on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket
Growing wine grapes in Florida’s hot, humid climate is no easy feat. The fruit often succumbs to disease, crops get decimated, and the surrounding economy suffers. But researchers at UF are tackling this dilemma by harvesting the first crop of potentially disease-resistant wine grapes in the state.
Rachael Seidler, Ph.D., in collaboration with NASA, examines the potential impact of long-duration spaceflight on the brain, behavior, and aging.
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One of the most data-dense biospecimen repositories in the world is currently being developed at the University of Florida, which could transform the way chronic pain is studied and treated.
Take part in history on Thursday, Aug. 29, as the University of Florida’s own Rob Ferl, Ph.D., becomes the first NASA-funded academic to conduct an experiment in space as part of the Blue Origin New Shepard mission.
As a crew member onboard the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket, UF/IFAS researcher Rob Ferl will test how plants know they’re in space.
The current copyright law has a hardline rule about AI, which leaves work contributed by AI unprotected. However, as artists continue using AI in their work, this creative collaboration needs to be protected.
A recently published study by UF researchers provides insight into how beer yeast might behave when fermented in outer space.
Growing rice can slow soil loss and the lowering of surface elevation.
With far more lithium than expected, the star raises questions about how stars change over time