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UF's new Astraeus Space Institute promotes research collaboration Featured Researcher: Rob Ferl See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UF space researchers play pivotal roles in major missions Featured Researchers (alphabetical order by last name): John Conklin, Amy Williams See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UF astronomer shares his research on exoplanets Featured Researcher: Jason Dittmann See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UF leads the way at the Space Life Sciences Lab Featured Researchers (alphabetical order by last name): Nils Averesch, Jamie Foster, Andrew Schuerger See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Making space more hospitable, for people and machines Featured Researchers: Christopher "Chrispy" Petersen, Rachael Seidler and Siobhan Malany See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s one thing to keep your late mother’s hairbrush, but most of us wouldn’t feel the need to keep the hair stuck in it. For Dr. Carol Mathews’ patients, though, shedding items can feel like losing part of their identity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you thought leprosy was eradicated long ago, you’re not alone. But each year, more than 200,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with the condition now known as Hansen’s disease, a bacterial infection that can cause irreparable damage if untreated. A UF team is putting science over stigma to stop the spread of Hansen’s disease in Florida and beyond. Story: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/leprosy...

Chemist Matthew Disney is leading a revolution in drug discovery. Disney and his team at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology in Jupiter, Florida, have discovered more than 200 unique RNA-targeting compounds. His methods and discoveries have changed minds, igniting a global race to treat incurable diseases via their RNA. Story: https://explore.resear...

The Consortium for Nuclear Forensics , a University of Florida-led team of 32 scientists and engineers at 16 universities, has been awarded a five-year, $26.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop nuclear forensic technologies and train the next generation of nuclear sleuths. Story: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/uf-led-group-develops-new-tools-to-track-illicit-nuclear-mate...

What happens when moments you share online embarrass your kids — or worse? What rights do kids and parents have about what's posted on social media? We talked to University of Florida legal expert Stacey Steinberg about the legal and social questions surrounding what families and others share and what to keep in mind. Story: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/snap-decisions.html See omnystudio.com/l...

Pythons aren't just a South Florida problem. Jump into the swamp with UF scientists  using radio tags to slow their spread. Story with visuals: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/can-tech-tackle-pythons.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. government has recruited an elite team of University of Florida researchers for a crucial mission: to develop a new antibiotic to counter deadly pathogens.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With ASD diagnoses on the rise —  affecting 1 in 36 children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  — using technology to better serve young people with autism could have sweeping impacts on education, employment and independent living. One group is putting people with ASD in control of the research agenda. Story: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/vr-and-autism.html   See omn...

The University of Florida spinoff company Satlantis leverages deep-space astronomy technology to provide solutions closer to home. Story with images: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/satellite-mounted-telescopes-get-a-new-focus-earth.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a near-fatal accident, Anita Marshall faced daunting odds to finish the fieldwork required for her degree. Now a University of Florida professor, she launched a fully accessible #NSFfunded field course that's removing barriers to STEM careers for students with disabilities. To see this story with photos and video, visit https://explore.research.ufl.edu/field-tested.html See omnystudio.com/li...

University of Florida genetics doctoral student Shandra Trantham embarked on a mission to cure her rare disease. Now she’s finding answers for one that’s even rarer. Story and photos: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/no-time-to-be-patient.html  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drawing on decades of taste test data, University of Florida horticultural scientists are leveraging artificial intelligence to predict which new fruit varieties consumers will love, bringing tastier produce to our tables faster. Story and photos: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/heres-how-ai-could-bring-better-fruit-to-your-table.html   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A University of Florida evolutionary biologist is studying how sharks regenerate teeth, and if they could provide insights into how humans might regenerate teeth, and other body parts. Story and images: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/could-sharks-teach-us-how-to-grow-new-teeth.html   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Engineering and anthropology researchers at the University of Florida are leading a call to ensure that the cells used in biomedical research are as diverse as the people who stand to benefit from new treatments. Story with photos: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/revealing-the-ancestry-blind-spot.html   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

University of Florida geneticist Eric Wang has spent his career seeking treatments for a form of muscular dystrophy that has impacted several members of his family, including his father. Story with photos: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/this-geneticists-goal-cure-the-disease-that-runs-in-his-family.html   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

University of Florida scholars are digitizing and transcribing hundreds of hours of interviews conducted during the 1960s and ‘70s with Native Americans throughout the Southeast so they can be preserved, shared and repatriated to their subjects’ tribes. Story with photos: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/native-voices-oral-histories-help-preserve-indigenous-heritage.html   See omnystudio.com/liste...

Scientists at the University of Florida have grown plants in soil from the moon, a first in human history and a milestone in lunar and space exploration. Using lunar soil brought back to Earth during the Apollo missions, the researchers showed that plants can successfully germinate, paving the way for one day growing plants for food and oxygen on the moon and beyond. Story with photos: https://exp...

Researchers with the Loss Prevention Research Team at the University of Florida are pioneering high-tech solutions to retail theft. More than $44 billion in merchandise goes missing across the United States each year, but through collaborations with computer engineers, sociologists and political scientists across campus, UF’s team works to thwart these criminals. Story with photos: https://explore...

The 27,000-acre DeLuca Preserve was gifted to the University of Florida to protect one of the last natural areas of its kind and to serve as a living classroom and laboratory for faculty and students. Story with photos: https://explore.research.ufl.edu/in-27000-acre-preserve-scientists-begin-age-of-discovery.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

University of Florida researchers are part of the fourth agricultural revolution, using artificial intelligence, drones, robots and other intelligent devices to improve and protect crops from harmful pests and diseases. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.