University of Florida scientist Rob Ferl took a giant leap for research Thursday, August 29, when he became the first NASA-funded university researcher to conduct his own experiments in space during a flawless sub-orbital mission on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket.

University of Florida researchers recently concluded the largest study on audio deepfakes to date, challenging 1,200 humans to identify real audio messages from digital fakes.

Equipped with a cutting-edge nanoparticle imaging technology, federal funds and a quest to quash pain, researchers at the University of Florida are working to revolutionize osteoarthritis treatments.

After the treatment, one patient saw her first star. Other patients were newly able to navigate outside of the home or to read the labels on their child’s Halloween candy. The cause of these seemingly miraculous improvements? A gene therapy developed by University of Florida scientists, which restored useful vision to most patients with the rare, inherited blindness known as Leber congenital amaurosis type I, or LCA1, in a small trial.

As mobile-money services were growing at a rapid clip in the developing world 10 years ago, University of Florida computer scientists and cybersecurity experts Kevin Butler and Patrick Traynor were early sentinels, raising concerns about the lack of security that could lead to real problems for the user.

A video-processing technique developed at the University of Florida that uses artificial intelligence will help neurologists better track the progression of Parkinson’s disease in patients, ultimately enhancing their care and quality of life.

As part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) initiative, the University of Florida is one of four academic institutions tasked with building scientific capacities and seeking solutions for the effects of environmental changes on human health.

One of the country’s largest and most-advanced 3D construction printers – as in a printer that makes homes – has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and arrived at the University of Florida.