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Jan 10
Always raising the bar 🐊 #GoGators!
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Philip Efron, M.D., the Cracchiolo Family Professor of Surgery and director of the UF Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, discusses the importance of sepsis treatment, research and awareness in a piece published in the Orlando Sentinel. orlandosentinel.com/2026/06/…
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Ten @UF students have received a @FulbrightPrgrm award for the upcoming academic year, giving them the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad. news.ufl.edu/2026/06/fulbrig…
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May 29
A @UF_CLAS student is satellite-tagging sea turtles to help solve Florida's boat-strike crisis. 🐢 news.ufl.edu/2026/05/turtle-…
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Could the future of AI live in space? šŸš€ UF researchers from @ECEflorida are sending photonic semiconductor chips to the ISS with @NASA to explore energy-efficient solutions for the growing demands of artificial intelligence. Read more: bit.ly/4eRxBcA
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At @UFHealth's Craniofacial Center, specialists use early molding techniques and careful feeding support to stabilize infants born with cleft lip or palate before surgery.
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With advanced tools like in‑house nasoalveolar molding (NAM) fabrication, the center improves surgical outcomes and offers families clarity and confidence during a complex, years‑long treatment process.
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May 6
There’s nothing like being in space to do an experiment about space. Longtime @UF_IFAS colleagues and friends, Dr. Rob Ferl and Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul have launched more than 15 experiments into orbit. Now their tests go beyond Earth, as Ferl becomes the first @NASA-funded researcher to conduct their own experiment in space.šŸŒ±šŸš€ youtu.be/LG96HnxGq_8?si=8_vZ…
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As a cruise ship faces a rare hantavirus outbreak, @UF experts discuss how the virus spreads and what treatment options exist: news.ufl.edu/2026/05/hantavi…
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Rachel Fu is leading UF’s Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute into a new era powered by AI, robotics and Big Data. Fu’s work is reshaping how the hospitality industry learns, grows and prepares for the future.
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Oscar Chi studies how we respond to service robots and whether we trust human or AI‑generated hotel reviews. His work is helping hotels design tech that feels human—without going too far.
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Witnessing the suffering of young cancer patients convinced Elias Sayour that traditional treatments were too crude and costly in human terms.
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Sayour's innovative investigations into mRNA vaccines revealed a powerful new way to stimulate the immune system that may one day transform cancer therapy.
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We're getting ready to bring Explore, @UF's research magazine to you!
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Research from the lab of MBI Director Dr. Jennifer Bizon & Dr. Barry Setlow was featured in @wapo, with postdoctoral researcher Dr. Zak Krumm discussing animal studies to investigate how GLP-1 drugs may affect dopamine signaling & brain reward processing. washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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