Research News
100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, a UF Researcher Shares Her Search for Truth
UF forensic anthropologist Phoebe Stubblefield has worked to uncover the truth of the tragic event.
Exploring the ‘Aesthetics of Excess’
Assistant Professor Jillian Hernandez used her first book to highlight the styles of working-class Black and Latina women and girls.
Delia Steverson Named Citizens & Scholars Career Enhancement Fellow
Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Career Enhancement Fellowship supports the research of underrepresented junior and other faculty members in the humanities, social sciences and arts.
Mapping the Spread of COVID-19 in Brazil
Mathematician Burton Singer collaborated with researchers from Brazil and Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health to understand the spread of COVID-19 throughout Brazil.
COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Against Brazilian Variant, UF Researchers Find
UF investigators co-authored the first study to determine that the CoronaVac vaccine is 50% effective at preventing the P.1 variant of COVID-19.
WATCH: The Pitfalls and Potential of Criminal Justice AI
What are the ethical implications of police departments and courts using artificial intelligence in their work?
Invasive Big-Headed Ants Pose a Major Threat to a Kenyan Ecosystem
New research shines a light on the havoc that invasive species can wreak.
Grant seeks to prevent implicit bias among clinical researchers, address racial disparities
A team of all-female physicians and scientists is leveraging personal experiences with underrepresentation in medicine to begin identifying a solution toward implicit bias in clinical research.
Grant seeks to prevent implicit bias among clinical researchers, address racial disparities
A team of all-female physicians and scientists is leveraging personal experiences with underrepresentation in medicine to begin identifying a solution toward implicit bias in clinical research.
Newly Funded Psychology Research Looks to Improve Alzheimer’s Navigation Impairment
The projects received more than $867,000 through grants from the Florida Department of Health and the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging.
Why We’re So Bad at Daydreaming, and How To Fix It
Psychology professor Erin Westgate shares how the ability to think for pleasure is important, and you can get better at it.
UF Researcher Helps Confirm Ancient Primates Once Walked with Dinosaurs
A new study featuring UF geology assistant professor Courtney J. Sprain helps us better understand the oldest known primates.
UF Astrobiologist Embarks on Second Mars Mission
After serving on the Curiosity rover team since 2009, Amy Williams is now a participating scientist on the Perseverance rover, which touches down on the red planet on Feb. 18.
The New Extended Family: Pet Ownership During the Pandemic
PhD student Jennifer Applebaum designed a study to gauge how owners feel about their pets during the quarantine.
Lost and Found
A revered Afro-Brazilian abolitionist's tomb had been lost to history — until graduate student Licinio Nunes de Miranda embarked on a three-year quest to find it.
Lost and Found
A revered Afro-Brazilian abolitionist's tomb had been lost to history — until graduate student Licinio Nunes de Miranda embarked on a three-year quest to find it.
From One Milestone to the Next: African American Studies at UF
On the cusp of becoming a department, the African American Studies Program celebrates over 50 years of scholarship and struggle.
From One Milestone to the Next: African American Studies at UF
On the cusp of becoming a department, the African American Studies Program celebrates over 50 years of scholarship and struggle.
What Happens When the Sea Turtles Come Back?
New research takes a look at the impact green sea turtles are having on their environment.
Leveling the Field
GeoSPACE aims to remove barriers to the geosciences for students with disabilities.