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Florida’s Coral Reef experienced significant damage during a mass bleaching event in 2023, but recovery efforts led by biologists and volunteers from The Florida Aquarium working with the Keys Marine Lab and partners are underway to restore this vital ecosystem.

May 14, 2025Research

Innovation Match: Become the founder of a °ÙÃĵ¼º½ spinout

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ is actively recruiting founder-operators, CEOs, and entrepreneurial leaders to take the reins on real technologies that have already been vetted internally for commercial potential.

May 12, 2025Innovation

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Vice President for Research & Innovation Sylvia Wilson Thomas appointed advisory board chair of Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

Dr. Sylvia Wilson Thomas, 2024 Florida Inventors Hall of Fame inductee and Vice President for Research & Innovation at the °ÙÃĵ¼º½, has been named the new Advisory Board Chair of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

May 9, 2025Honors and Awards

°ÙÃĵ¼º½'s Student Research Conference showcased 60+ innovative projects, highlighting the new Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence's potential impact on fields from healthcare to cybersecurity.

May 7, 2025Honors and Awards

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health researchers developing probiotic cocktail that may help ward off dementia

If unhealthy viruses and bacteria can increase the risk of dementia, can scientists find the right mix of "good" bacteria to lower the risk of cognitive decline? °ÙÃĵ¼º½ researcher Hariom Yadav has developed a promising cocktail.

May 6, 2025Research

Could 'The Last of Us' really happen? °ÙÃĵ¼º½ mycology expert breaks down the fungus behind the fiction

HBO’s The Last of Us might be a dystopian thrill ride, but how real is its core concept that a fungus could hijack the human brain? A °ÙÃĵ¼º½ microbiology professor explains what’s fact and what’s fiction.

May 5, 2025Research

°ÙÃĵ¼º½-headquartered Global Virus Network issues urgent call on rising threat of H5N1 bird flu

The Global Virus Network published a comprehensive analysis of the H5N1 bird flu outbreak, calling on world governments to address the threat by enhancing surveillance, implementing biosecurity measures and preparing for potential human-to-human transmission.

April 29, 2025Health

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ study finds opioid control policies may reduce domestic violence

The research suggests a correlation between opioid misuse and domestic violence, offering broader public health implications beyond addiction.

April 25, 2025Research

What rattlesnake venom can teach us about evolution

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ researchers find that island snakes adapt their venom in surprising ways, offering new clues about how animals evolve in changing environments.

April 23, 2025Research

Associate professor of communication makes history as °ÙÃĵ¼º½â€™s first Carnegie Fellow

A distinguished panel of jurors selected Dr. Joshua Scacco, an associate professor of communication in the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ College of Arts and Sciences, for the 2025 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows, making him °ÙÃĵ¼º½â€™s first faculty member to receive this recognition.

April 16, 2025Honors and Awards

°ÙÃĵ¼º½ hosts hundreds of young inventors from across the state

The °ÙÃĵ¼º½ is building a powerful pipeline of young talent and empowering the next generation of innovators through Invention Convention Florida, a statewide competition where K–12 students turn real-world problems into impactful solutions.

April 15, 2025Innovation

Eleven °ÙÃĵ¼º½ faculty recognized with research achievement and innovation excellence awards

Their contributions span a variety of fields in artificial intelligence, disease prevention, family-school partnerships, oceanographic disturbances and semiconductor production.

April 15, 2025Honors and Awards