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UF will house the fastest AI supercomputer in higher education

A recent study in PNAS found that sea level rise — combined with the activities of a native marsh crab — are causing salt marshes across the U.S. South Atlantic Coast to rapidly fracture and reorganize.

How Whitney Lab workers protected their animals and each other during COVID-19.
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For the third time, the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA) has awarded its highest honor – the Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year award – to UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech.

We asked Natalie Dean and Michelle Cardel to share what they’ve learned about diversifying science conversations in the news and social media.

Moving forward on its sweeping vision to transform the future of education through artificial intelligence (AI), the University of Florida is collaborating with technology company NVIDIA to acquire the world’s most advanced AI system to boost the performance of UF’s powerful supercomputer.

Moving forward on its sweeping vision to transform the future of education through artificial intelligence (AI), the University of Florida is collaborating with technology company NVIDIA to acquire the world’s most advanced AI system to boost the performance of UF’s powerful supercomputer.

The iconic eyespots that some moths and butterflies use to ward off predators likely evolved in distinct ways, providing insights into how these insects became so diverse.

This spring, a Florida Museum of Natural History researcher rediscovered the metallic navy insects, a first step to conserving this understudied and imperiled species.

The goal is a test that can be administered at home in less than 30 minutes, says UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering professor Piyush Jain, eliminating the need for a trip to a health care facility.

Saeed Moghaddam, the Knox T. Millsaps Professor of the UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, along with industry and organizational partners, will develop a breakthrough cooling and heating system with a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

A new study published in Biology Letters describes a fragmented arm bone from a frog in the genus Eleutherodactylus, also known as rain frogs or coquís. The fossil is the oldest record of frogs in the Caribbean and, fittingly, was discovered on the island where coquís are most beloved.

With stories spreading about COVID-19 patients losing the ability to smell and taste, we asked Steven Munger, director of the University of Florida Center for Smell and Taste, what science can actually tell us about the potential link — and what to do if it happens to you.