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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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Uma fotografia de exposição múltipla mostra insetos circulando em torno de uma luz à noite: sem a referência natural, eles procuram um balizamento similar. Samuel Fabian

A surpreendente razão pela qual os insetos são atraídos pela luz à noite: eles perdem a noção do céu

Um novo estudo mostra como a luz artificial à noite embaralha os padrões normais de voo dos insetos, tirando-os do curso e colocando-os em órbita ao redor da luz.
Fotografía de exposición múltiple de insectos que revolotean en torno a una luz por la noche. Jamie Theobald

La sorprendente razón por la que los insectos vuelan alrededor de la luz

¿Por qué vuelan los insectos hacia la luz? ¿Por qué lo hacen si quedan atrapados? Un nuevo estudio responde a uno de los enigmas más extraordinarios y metafóricos del vuelo de los insectos.
A California teacher takes part in a demonstration in September 2023 to support the rights of transgender people. Leonard Ortiz/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Biases behind transgender athlete bans are deeply rooted

Sports researchers learned that conservative political leanings among state legislators lead to biases against transgender athletes among voters.
High school students in Colorado have protested the use of standardized tests. Caiaimage/Chris Ryan via Getty Images

1 in 4 Colorado 11th-graders skipped their state’s standardized test − geography and income help explain why

The opt-out movement caught on heavily in Colorado in the late 2010s. A group of education scholars is exploring the reasons why.
Central Maine Power Co. lineman John Baril works to restore electricity in Lewiston, Maine, on March 15, 2023, after a winter storm. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

Maine voters don’t like their electric utilities, but they balked at paying billions to buy them out

Power companies can be publicly or privately owned and may report to corporate boards, local governments or co-op members. But there’s no one best way to deliver electricity reliably and affordably.
El pilates es una forma de ejercicio físico que combina la mente y el cuerpo. Thomas Barwick/Stone via Getty Images

El ejercicio aeróbico y el entrenamiento de fuerza combinados pueden ser un elixir para mejorar la salud cerebral a los 80 y 90 años, según un nuevo estudio

Nuevas investigaciones apuntan a la importancia del tipo de ejercicio para favorecer la salud cognitiva en las últimas décadas de la vida.
Pilates is a form of mind-body exercise that involves weight resistance and strength training. Thomas Barwick/Stone via Getty Images

Aerobic and strength training exercise combined can be an elixir for better brain health in your 80s and 90s, new study finds

It’s long been known that exercise helps maintain strength and agility as we age. New research points to the importance of exercise type in supporting cognitive health in the latest decades of life.
Pesquisas estão se aprofundando em entender as origens do que acontece de errado no cérebro das pessoas com o mal de Alzheimer. Tek Image/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Estudo dos fatores genéticos que causam o Alzheimer poderão promover novos tratamentos

Apesar de décadas de avanços e recuos, novos tratamentos e descobertas genéticas fundamentais estão a dando esperança de abrandar ou, eventualmente, prevenir a doença de Alzheimer.

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