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The University of Florida is a top-10 public, land-grant research university and the state’s oldest and most comprehensive higher education institution. With 16 colleges and more than 170 research centers and institutes on its Gainesville campus, UF is among the nation’s six most academically diverse universities.
A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, UF is consistently ranked among the nation’s best institutions: No. 8 in U.S. News & World Report’s “Top Public Schools” (2019); No. 1 in the Times Higher Education rankings for graduate employability (2016); No. 2 in Kiplinger’s “Best Values in Public Colleges” (2018); and No. 10 on the Forbes list of best value public universities (2019).
UF is a leader in research and discoveries which improve the lives of individuals throughout the state, nation and world. Its 6,000 faculty members conducted a record $865 million in research in 2018, with major funding from the public and private sectors. These research collaborations occur in diverse fields that include human, animal and agricultural life sciences, engineering and the physical and social sciences.
The university is also recognized as an international leader in technology commercialization, dating back to its development of the sports drink Gatorade in the 1960s. UF Innovate is regularly ranked among the top 10 institutions in the nation for technology licensing, patents and start-ups, as ranked by the Association of University Technology Managers, and its two business incubators have been named best in the world on several occasions.
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Perhaps surprisingly, it’s possible to get swimmer’s ear without a dip in the pool, lake or ocean. Two doctors explain what this painful infection is and how to get rid of it.
Hurricane Fiona will set back efforts to restore Puerto Rico that date back five years to Hurricane Maria. Two scholars explain how the island’s weak institutions worsen the impacts of disasters.
AI-generated voice-alikes can be indistinguishable from the real person’s speech to the human ear. A computer model that gives voice to the dinosaurs turns out to be a good way to tell the difference.
Mosquitoes can track down potential hosts using the CO2 released by humans’ metabolic processes, a medical entomologist explains.
Improving the diets of livestock in Africa provides a rapid pathway to increasing nutrition for people.
It’s more than moral posturing. Resolutions like this have a history of laying the foundation for effective treaties and national laws.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 bill in Congress may reduce inflation. Or it may not. What it will do is add to the long history of legislation names aimed at drumming up support for a bill.
Cukupkah tiap peneliti fokus mendalami rumpunnya masing-masing saja? Berbagai penulis The Conversation menyiratkan pendekatan ini bisa jadi membuat kontribusi mereka ke masyarakat kurang berdampak.
Because housing is sensitive to changes in borrowing costs, it can tell policymakers and consumers a lot about whether the Fed’s plan is working.
The first hammerhead shark was likely the result of a genetic deformity. A biologist explains how shark DNA reveals hammerheads’ history.
Our research found that Kenyan students dislike ethnic-based politics in principle, but feel the pressures of tribalism.
Mars adalah planet keempat dari Matahari dan salah satu tetangga terdekat kita di luar angkasa. Tapi itu bukan tempat yang sangat ramah untuk dikunjungi penduduk Bumi.
These infections require medical attention right away.
We asked four experts to explain what gas taxes are used for and whether waiving them will make much of a difference to American households.
With teachers reporting record-high levels of burnout, and more burnout than any other profession in the US, scholars examine what’s going on and what it may mean for education.
Sometimes wind and solar power produce more electricity than the local grid can handle. Better energy storage and transmission could move extra energy to where it’s needed instead of shutting it off.
Most Russians get their news from government-controlled television. But those who look to Telegram, an online platform, are more likely to have views that break from the official position.
To conserve wildlife, we must end human supremacy, say researchers.
Marte es el cuarto planeta desde el Sol y uno de nuestros vecinos más cercanos en el espacio. Pero es un lugar muy poco acogedor.
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Director of Partner Strategies - Center for Public Interest Communications, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Geology, University of Florida
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Director, Center for Public Interest Communications, University of Florida
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Distinguished Professor and Director of Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI), University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Florida
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Instructional Associate Professor, Sport Management, University of Florida
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Director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, University of Florida
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Professor of Neurology, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Hematology, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology, University of Florida
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Professor of Neurology, University of Florida
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Head of the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica, University of Florida
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Ph.D. Student in Geological Sciences, University of Florida
