The National Science Foundation grant will aid a USF-led interdisciplinary team of researchers as they develop a standardized approach to protecting those critical ecosystems. Full Story
Florida Tech researchers are examining a novel sustainable approach to address harmful algal blooms in Florida’s lagoons. Their goal is to utilize locally produced low-cost sustainable biochar to control harmful algal blooms in St. Lucie Estuary, Indian River Lagoon, Tampa…
The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine is the fastest-rising medical school in the country, climbing over the last decade from #80 to #46 in U.S. News & World Report rankings for medical schools for research. Full Story
With $1.076 billion in research expenditures, UF joins an exclusive group of about 15 public universities around the country to surpass $1 billion, including the University of Michigan, UCLA and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Full Story
In the last 18 months, UCF has had 71 space-related research projects approved and awarded with grants exceeding $10 million, according to UCF spokeswoman Zenaida Kotala. Full Story
To prepare for extreme weather, Florida International University plans to simulate some of the world’s most catastrophic storms. Full Story from National Geographic
The mission will explore a region of the moon never before visited and may identify minerals and chemical resources available for future exploration. Full Story
Researchers at Florida State University’s Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS), in collaboration with Colorado-based Advanced Conductor Technologies, have demonstrated a new, ready-to-use superconducting cable system — an improvement to superconductor technology that drives the development of technologies such as…
Florida State University researchers have received nearly $9 million from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program to improve predictions of water currents in the Gulf of Mexico that impact critical oil and gas infrastructure, fisheries…
Researchers plan to use SynGatorTron to develop better AI for rare disease research and clinical trials, as well as to reduce dataset bias. Full Story
The approach has the potential to be less expensive, more readily available and less invasive than all other current approaches for detecting the disease at its early stages. Full Story
In January, FIU was the recipient a four-year, $12.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to design a facility that will subject makeshift homes and other structures to winds of 200 mph and a storm surge of 20 feet.…
Researchers from FGCU’s water school are working on a new, state-of-the-art study alongside researchers at Florida Atlantic University to better understand how much algae exposure is bad for humans. The new study also hones in on how people suffering COVID…
University of Central Florida researchers are part of a new $1 million project funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to better understand and predict how and why raindrops are affected when they cross a hypersonic shock wave.…
A University of Miami researcher’s long-range forecast tool captured indicators of the nor’easter, which became a bomb cyclone, nearly a month in advance. Full Story