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UF transforms the Dial Center into the William & Grace Dial Center for Speech and Communication Studies, reflecting its expanded interdisciplinary focus and marking a pivotal moment in the center’s evolution. Read more "UF honors legacy of William and Grace Dial ...

Hector Sandoval’s findings reveal that Floridian consumers exhibit greater confidence about economic conditions when their favored political party is in charge Read more "New study finds a significant relationship between partisan politics and consumer sentiments"

Rare access to specimens provides first-ever look at captivating process. Read more "Rare access to hammerhead shark embryos reveals secrets of its unique head development"

Assistant Professor of Physics Jeff Dror takes a leap forward in the quest to unravel the origins of these mysterious waves. Read more "Pushing the boundary on ultralow frequency gravitational waves"

Historian Sean Adams, author of “Home Fires: How Americans Kept Warm in the Nineteenth Century,” traces the origins of a home decor trend. Read more "Firewood Displays Are So Popular, Even Gas-Fireplace Owners Want In"

Amy Williams, an astrobiologist and assistant geology professor at the University of Florida, conducts groundbreaking Mars research. Read more "Astrobiologist Amy Williams shows young women in STEM that the sky is the limit"

After a video of a dolphin tossing around a fish as it ate gained traction online, Associate Instructional Professor of Biology Stefanie Gazda explains this strange, almost human-like behavior. Read more "Dolphin spotted ‘playing with his food’ in Florida video. Why ...

Associate Professor of Geology Ray Russo weighs in on a rare occurrence for the Sunshine State: an off-shore earthquake. Read more "A Florida earthquake? Really? Initial skepticism gives way to science. Here’s why"

Astronomers have discovered an extreme Earth-like planet that likely hosts lava oceans as it roasts next to its sun-like star near the Big Dipper constellation. Read more "Young Earth-like planet with lava oceans spotted near the Big Dipper"

Maddie Ross, a biochemistry student, has become the University of Florida’s 10th recipient of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Read more "UF announces 10th Gates Cambridge Scholar"