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Research & Development
Red Canyon Software, Inc., to Bring Jobs and More to Brevard
Plans for first regional office include revitalization of Historic Downtown Titusville site.
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Published on 8/15/2017
NASA Cargo Launches to Space Station Aboard SpaceX Resupply Mission
Experiments seeking a better understanding of Parkinson's disease and the origin of cosmic rays are on their way to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following Monday's 12:31 p.m. EDT launch.
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Published on 8/15/2017
Do you love seedless watermelons in the hot summer? UF scientists are on the case
Some people love to eat a juicy, seedless watermelon for a tasty, refreshing snack during a hot, Florida summer day. University of Florida scientists have found a way to stave off potential diseases while retaining that flavor.
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Published on 7/25/2017
Chemical sampling technology: an industry game-changer
A new method developed at FIU makes toxicological, biological and environmental sampling and testing cheaper, faster, and more sensitive. The new technology, which has been independently validated, promises to disrupt a multi-billion-dollar industry.
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Published on 6/30/2017
Fire and ice: An Eglin test lab subjects vehicles to extreme temperatures
Inside a chamber at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base in Pensacola, several Ford trucks have been idling for three weeks...
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Published on 6/28/2017
Leveraging research: David Day retires as UF's tech transfer expert
The University of Florida has reaped more than $250 million in royalties over the last four decades from the sale of Gatorade, famously created by UF professor Robert Cade.
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Published on 6/28/2017
New Screen Coating Makes Reading in Sunlight a Lot Easier. The Secret? Moth Eyes.
Nature-inspired film is scratch resistant, self-cleaning and could be used on flexible displays
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Published on 6/22/2017
Vigilant Biosciences Announces Grant Award from National Institutes of Health
Vigilant Biosciences, Inc., a leading innovator and developer of solutions that aid in the early detection and intervention of cancer, today announced the that it has received an award as part of a multi-million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund research in support of a novel point of care test to improve early identification of oral and oropharyngeal cancer.
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Published on 6/15/2017
Reaching New Heights: USF is 5th Leading Public University in U.S. Patents Ranking
USF is first in Florida and 11th worldwide among universities generating new inventions
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Published on 6/8/2017
University of Florida research spending at record $791 million in 2016
Spending for research at the University of Florida, a key indicator of how healthy an institution's research enterprise is, reached a record high of $791.3 million in 2016, according to a new report to the National Science Foundation.
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Published on 6/7/2017
Aspirin use has modest or no benefit for patients with hardened arteries, UF Health researchers find
For decades, aspirin has been widely used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems. Now, a team led by a University of Florida Health researcher has found that aspirin may provide little or no benefit for certain patients who have plaque buildup in their arteries.
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Published on 6/6/2017
FGCU virologists publish study that finds Zika invaded Florida multiple times in 2016
A new study led by an international group of scientists, including five from Florida Gulf Coast University, sheds light on how the Zika virus entered and circulated in Florida in 2016 and might do so again this year.
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Published on 5/25/2017
Cancer care: The limits of immunotherapy
Few people know cancer's devastating effects more intimately than Dr. Asher Chanan-Khan...
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Published on 5/24/2017
Abusing power hurts leaders, too
We know that power can corrupt, making people act in ways that harm others. But new research from the University of Florida shows that when the powerful misbehave, they hurt themselves, too.
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Published on 5/11/2017
Mote scientist to study how susceptible coral immune systems are to disease
Dr. Erinn Muller, Staff Scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory, recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) award for two-years of research aimed at better predicting how corals react to disease exposure and how that will influence the coral community of the future.
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Published on 4/3/2017
MicaPlex Debut Kicks Off with Announcement of New Tenant, Scholarship and Business Incubator
More than 300 community, political and business leaders from Central Florida joined Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as it officially opened the cornerstone building of its Research Park – The John Mica Engineering and Aerospace Innovation Complex (MicaPlex) – on Thursday night adjacent to the university's Daytona Beach Campus.
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Published on 3/28/2017
Dwayne and Mary Helen McCay Inducted Into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
University President, First Lady hold 15 joint patents
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Published on 3/24/2017
Considering Tax Contributions from Undocumented Immigrants in Florida
It is important that local officials consider the subsequent loss of local and state tax contributions from undocumented immigrants when deciding whether to advance the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts. Undocumented immigrants currently contribute more than $11.6 billion to state and local taxes nationwide.4
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Published on 2/24/2017
Gator entrepreneurs return to Gainesville
Alumni are increasingly choosing to locate their world-class companies near UF
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Published on 2/14/2017
USDA Invests $13.6 Million in Citrus Greening Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced four grants totaling more than $13.6 million to combat a scourge on the nation's citrus industry, citrus greening disease, aka Huanglongbing.
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Published on 2/9/2017
Gov. Scott awards more than $16 million in research grants to cure cancer and tobacco-related diseases
Governor Rick Scott has announced that over $16 million in research funding was awarded to 16 different projects through the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program and the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program.
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Published on 2/6/2017
Investors, NIH excited about FSU biomedical research targeting rare eye disease
Florida State University College of Medicine Professor Michael Blaber has spent years perfecting an artificial human protein for stimulating cell growth while also learning about the equally complex world of venture capitalists.
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Published on 2/2/2017
Gov. Scott awards $25 million in state funds for Zika research and vaccine development
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced 34 grant awards for Zika virus research following his authorization of $25 million in state funds for Zika research and vaccine development last fall.
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Published on 2/1/2017
NSU researchers probe shark DNA to find their immune cancer-related genes
The study was done with participation from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Save Our Seas Shark Research Center and Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) and the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Published on 1/31/2017
Last Look Before Lift-Off: SBIRS GEO Flight 3 Encapsulated for Launch
The Lockheed Martin-built SBIRS missile warning satellite was enclosed in its protective launch vehicle fairing for Jan. 19 launch
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Published on 1/12/2017
