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New study: How healthy food samples influence what you buy

Free samples at big box stores can range from fried snack foods to produce. But how does that correlate with what lands in your shopping cart?

September 9, 2024Research

Major ÎÞÂëרÇø award helps Floridians better navigate health care

Faculty members in the ÎÞÂëרÇø College of Public Health have received a nearly $13 million federal grant to assist Florida families sign up and make decisions about the future of their medical coverage.

September 3, 2024Honors and Awards

What a submerged ancient bridge discovered in a Spanish cave reveals about early human settlement

Led by a ÎÞÂëרÇø geologist, a team of researchers examined a submerged 25-foot bridge to tackle a long-lasting archaeological controversy: When humans settled on the islands in the western Mediterranean.

August 30, 2024Research

ÎÞÂëרÇø moves full steam ahead on its first-ever grant from the Federal Railroad Administration

With railroad employment steadily declining nationwide, ÎÞÂëרÇø researchers are working to stabilize the industry – funded by a $17 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration, the agency’s first grant ever to be awarded to ÎÞÂëרÇø.

August 30, 2024Innovation

ÎÞÂëרÇø, Florida High Tech Corridor partner to support advancement of innovations

AI literacy, bilingual educator training, immersive learning experiences and social and emotional learning curriculum will receive $100,000 boost

August 29, 2024Innovation

Four innovative start-ups awarded Foundation BRAG funding to advance ÎÞÂëרÇø technologies

The ÎÞÂëרÇø Foundation and the ÎÞÂëרÇø Research Foundation are proud to announce the latest recipients of Foundation Bull Ring Accelerator Grants (BRAG).

August 26, 2024Innovation

ÎÞÂëרÇø receives $3 million for interdisciplinary NSF research traineeship award to advance semiconductor research and education

The NSF Research Traineeship Program awarded a five-year, $3 million grant to ÎÞÂëרÇø for the development and implementation of a comprehensive and experiential learning-based education, research, training and skills development program in semiconductor design, manufacturing and packaging for graduate students.

August 26, 2024Research

Miranda Mattingly appointed associate director of Research Development Institute

She will work closely with interdisciplinary teams to develop proactive, catalytic funding portfolios and research ecosystems that pave the way for high-impact research capable of transformative solutions to critical societal and global challenges.

August 23, 2024Research

ÎÞÂëרÇø students advance career learning through a corridor of support

The program provides up to $10,000 to each of ÎÞÂëרÇø’s nine colleges and as part of that, funds this year were awarded to 10 undergraduate students to work with COPH faculty.

August 23, 2024Student Research

The Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training study examines whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease.

August 23, 2024Research

ÎÞÂëרÇø welcomes accomplished group of nearly 300 new faculty

ÎÞÂëרÇø is bolstering its reputation as a top research university by welcoming 291 new faculty members—a 29% increase from last year—who join an already outstanding academic community, drawn by ÎÞÂëרÇø’s membership in the AAU.

August 15, 2024Research

NASA’s permanent presence on the moon could begin with ÎÞÂëרÇø-invented mapping technology

As NASA continues exploring the moon’s southern polar region to find ice, ÎÞÂëרÇø engineers are developing technology to make landing on the moon safer and less expensive – enabling rapid exploration and eventually the establishment of an outpost for astronauts through the availability of safe drinking water and the ability to create oxygen and rocket fuel.

August 14, 2024Research