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Psychology researcher receives grant to study the effects of AI on human decision making

Psychology researcher receives grant to study the effects of AI on human decision making

Friday September 25, 2026

With the help of the grant and UF’s HiPerGator, the team will work to develop AI agents that combine visual decision-making, metacognitive monitoring and linguistic capabilities to facilitate interaction with human participants as the study progresses.
Study reveals human impact on global patterns of emerging infectious diseases

Study reveals human impact on global patterns of emerging infectious diseases

Wednesday September 23, 2026

UF medical geographer Sadie Ryan co-led the largest comparative study on emerging infectious diseases ever conducted.

UF chemist receives NIH MIRA award to speed RNA imaging in 3D tissue

UF chemist receives NIH MIRA award to speed RNA imaging in 3D tissue

Wednesday September 16, 2026

The research could provide new insights into cancer, neurological disorders and other diseases by revealing how cells change, where they are located and how they interact with tissue.
How high scores in an online brain teaser made mathematicians lie for three years

How high scores in an online brain teaser made mathematicians lie for three years

Wednesday August 26, 2026

UF mathematician Vincent Vatter knew the brain teaser Digit Party displayed impossible “perfect” scores on some daily puzzles but could not figure out how to fix it until now.
Five CLAS faculty earn prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

Five CLAS faculty earn prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

Tuesday August 25, 2026

UF researchers aim to solve real-world problems in coastal resilience, climate hazards, urban tree management, machine learning, severe weather prediction and plastic waste.
UF physicists part of effort toward first-ever detection of dark matter

UF physicists part of effort toward first-ever detection of dark matter

Wednesday August 19, 2026

An experiment based in a lab in Sudbury, Canada, hopes to record the first detections of dark matter particles.
Cosmic river of gas may have tilted a young planet

Cosmic river of gas may have tilted a young planet

Thursday August 6, 2026

Astronomers found evidence offering a new explanation for why some planetary systems are misaligned.
UF political science students thrive through undergraduate research

UF political science students thrive through undergraduate research

Tuesday August 4, 2026

Undergraduate research opportunities at UF are helping political science students kick-start their careers before graduation.
New study reveals potential atmosphere on rocky planet of nearby star

New study reveals potential atmosphere on rocky planet of nearby star

Thursday July 16, 2026

The Magellan Clay telescope showed proof of helium escaping from a planet originally discovered by UF Assistant Professor of Astronomy Jason Dittmann, Ph.D., pointing to the potential of an atmosphere.
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