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Citrus Greening
University of Florida scientists will help farmers improve production of citrus and specialty crops through the creation of a Crop Transformation Center using $2 million from a new funding initiative by UF President Ben Sasse.
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Medical AI tool from UF, NVIDIA gets human thumbs-up in first study
It's a first: UF scientists find ethyl vanillin in a UF/IFAS-bred strawberry
UF engineering researchers lead collaboration to improve student experience through AI
Headlines from Florida
Study reveals bias in AI tools when diagnosing women's health issue
Using AI to improve veterinary clinical care and treatments
UF seed grant funds new project to forecast risk of mosquito-borne diseases
New pest management hub will address Florida’s buggiest problems
Breaking down the threat of ransomware attacks
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The Washington Post Why youth turnout is a subplot to every election cycle
Smithsonian Magazine When did humans arrive in the Americas? Lice help answer that head-scratcher
The New York Times Room-temperature superconductor discovery is retracted
The Hill When will frozen iguanas start falling from trees in Flroida
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