Researchers will study how quantum communication hardware and optical links perform under challenging conditions, including strong air turbulence, high magnetic fields and cryogenic thermal cycling. read more
The UWF Center for Cybersecurity and AI, or CCAI, has received a $1.74 million award from the National Science Foundation through its new CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service, or CyberAI SFS, program to prepare the next generation of professionals to address…
Join us for the 2026 FLR Annual Meeting to be held May 19, 20, and 21, 2026, at the Marshall Student Center of the University of South Florida in Tampa. The theme for this year’s meeting is “Southeast Region Advanced…
Florida Atlantic University will be the first university in Florida to publicly host a large, dedicated quantum computer on site. FAU signed an agreement with D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) to acquire and install an Advantage2 annealing quantum computer on…
Florida LambdaRail (FLR) is pleased to welcome Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) as its newest member, strengthening our commitment to advancing cutting-edge research and innovation across Florida’s higher education and research community. Located in Daytona Beach, Bethune-Cookman University, founded in 1904 by…
This transformational investment—the largest in USF’s nearly 70-year history—marks the first named college in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to the convergence of AI and cybersecurity. Full Story
The development is the latest milestone in UF’s ongoing collaboration with NVIDIA, which began in 2020 and spans education, research, and operations at the university. Full Story
The University of South Florida will serve as host for the international headquarters of the Global Virus Network (GVN), a distinguished organization comprised of virologists spanning in excess of 80 Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in more than 40 countries…
The Board of Governors announced research expenditures for the State University System of Florida reached $2.94 billion for the 2022-23 academic year, which is an increase of more than $400 million over the prior year. Full Story
The University of South Florida has announced its intention to create a college focused on the rapidly evolving fields of artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and computing, with the goal of positioning the Tampa Bay region and state of Florida as…
The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida will collaborate on a new Air Force Office of Scientific Research Center of Excellence focused on high-speed flight and morphing aerospace vehicles, which…
November 1, 2023 – Florida LambdaRail (FLR), Florida’s Research and Education Network, proudly announced today it has completed a significant network expansion, propelling its capabilities to a remarkable 400 gigabits per second (Gbps) and establishing FLR among the world’s highest…
State and National leaders have declared a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Idalia which is expected to impact the West Coast and Big Bend areas beginning as early as today, Tuesday, August 29. FLR is monitoring this system…
High schools across the state will offer AI coursework this upcoming year through a UF-designed education program. The program’s goal is to equip youth with the skills required for an AI-enabled workforce. Nancy Ruzycki, a professor at UF’s Herbert Wertheim College…
Moffitt Cancer Center will open a $400 million inpatient surgical hospital on July 31 adjacent to its existing hospital in Tampa. The nearly 500,000-square-foot facility has 128 rooms with the capacity to expand in the future. Full Story