Artificial Intelligence
Fighting Wildfires
Climate change and land-use shifts have made uncontrolled and extreme wildfires one of the most serious threats to every continent on the globe, except Antarctica. AI-based technology can help combat this threat.
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UF launches Hurricane Hub to mark start of 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
One-third of galaxy’s most common planets could be in habitable zone
Move over, armadillos. There’s a new bone-plated mammal in town
Florida in the News
The New York Times
Quite a tail: A mouse has been hiding its armor all this time
CNN
Why retail theft is soaring: inflation, the economy – and opportunity
BBC The benefits and problems of eDNA
The Weather Channel One-third of planets orbiting our galaxy's most common stars may be suitable for life, study reveals
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IT STARTS IN FLORIDA
Momentum begins at the cutting edge of a continent, where cultures meet and ideas collide.
10,000
Florida Jobs
Companies with technology licensed from Florida contributed $2.4 billion and nearly 10,000 jobs to the state’s economy.
$16.91B
Economic Impact
In Florida economic impact during the 2018 fiscal year.
~70%
Of Florida Undergraduates
Secure jobs or plan to start their careers in Florida.
IT ACCELERATES OUR NATION
Once launched, the best ideas gather speed. University of Florida innovations earn national attention and acclaim.
UF/IFAS #1
Ranked
Among all US universities in awards from the National Science Foundation for Higher Education Research & Development in Agricultural Sciences, Natural Resources & Conservation.
$1B
2022 Research Expenditures
IT'S CHANGING OUR WORLD
We’re taking on the world’s most pressing challenges, with and for people everywhere.
#5
Global
Teaching and extension organization leading agricultural and natural research with nearly 3,000 faculty and staff.
95+
Diversity
Nations represented among students enrolled for fall 2020.
Record three-time recipient of the Best Global Incubator award for Sid Martin Biotech.
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