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Dr. Nancy Mendenhall

UF awarded $11.9 million for prostate cancer research comparing proton and X-ray therapies

December 8, 2017

A University of Florida research team has been approved for a five-year, $11.9 million award to directly compare the potential benefits and harms of proton therapy to standard radiation therapy […]

Gut Check

November 13, 2017

A universe of organisms living inside you may affect every part of your body, from your brain to your bones, and even your thoughts, feelings and your attempts to lose […]

Protecting “the heartbeat of the Amazon”

November 3, 2017

The heartbeat of the Amazon River is in danger of being silenced as hundreds of new dams are being built or planned in coming years, University of Florida researchers say […]

Hurricane Harvey damage

Should power lines go underground?

September 21, 2017

It is the height of a highly destructive hurricane season in the United States. The devastation of Harvey in Texas and Louisiana caused nearly 300,000 customers to lose electricity service, and Hurricane […]

UF’s hurricane research team heads south

September 21, 2017

With Hurricane Irma approaching Florida, UF hurricane researchers headed south on Friday to meet the storm head on, measure wind speeds and use the data to help build safer houses. […]

Portraits of UF faculty members, Doug Soltis and Art Hebard

Two UF faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 19, 2017

Two University of Florida faculty members have been named to the National Academy of Sciences, bringing the total number of current and retired National Academies members at UF to 29. […]

Virtual 3-D brain casts of early primates

How did primate brains get so big?

August 24, 2016

New study sheds light on evolution of human, ape intelligence Virtual brains reconstructed from ancient, kiwi-sized primate skulls could help resolve one of the most intriguing evolutionary mysteries: how modern […]

Functional magnetic resonance imaging of a brain

Biomarker breakthrough could improve Parkinson’s treatment

August 22, 2016

A new, non-invasive way to track the progression of Parkinson’s disease could help evaluate experimental treatments to slow or stop the disease’s progression. University of Florida researchers used functional magnetic […]