Category: News



University of Florida smashes research awards record with $837.6 million in fiscal year 2018
August 1, 2018The University of Florida received a record $837.6 million in research funding in fiscal year 2018, surpassing the previous record set in fiscal 2016 by $113.6 million, or nearly 16 […]

UF researchers target deadly superbug
April 3, 2018UF Health researchers are developing new antibiotic drug combinations to attack one of the world’s deadliest superbugs. The superbug Acinetobacter baumannii, or A. baumannii, is a bacterial pathogen resistant to […]

NIH director lauds innovation, encourages bold thinking in visit to UF campus
April 3, 2018A recent spike in federal spending is an energizing opportunity for researchers, the nation’s top scientist said during a visit on April 2 to the University of Florida. The National […]

$3.2 Million grant funds development of new malaria vaccine
March 30, 2018The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund has awarded the University of Florida and partners in the United States and Japan $3.2 million to advance a promising vaccine to prevent transmission […]

UF research spending reaches record $801.4 million in 2017
March 23, 2018University of Florida research spending reached a record $801.4 million in fiscal year 2017, according to a new report to the National Science Foundation. UF’s response to NSF’s Higher Education […]

FDA approves Banyan Biomarkers’ traumatic brain injury blood test
February 15, 2018In February, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared UF spinoff Banyan Biomarkers to begin marketing the first blood test to evaluate mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, in […]

UF launches new Center for Regenerative Medicine
January 29, 2018The University of Florida has launched a Center for Regenerative Medicine to develop lifesaving therapies “to heal the body from within” using stem cells that repair damaged tissue and organs. […]

Innovation Hub and Warrington College of Business Provide Space for Women’s Collaboratory and Gator Accelerator
January 25, 2018When the doors opened to the newly built expansion of the Innovation Hub at the University of Florida, the Warrington College of Business was one of the first entities to get space […]
