Category: Stories

Virtual Agent Technologies Help Level the Playing Field in Classroom Collaboration
August 23, 2017UF engineering professor Kristy Boyer’s latest NSF project uses intelligent virtual agents to study and foster collaboration skills in elementary school students.
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Chemical Engineering’s Department Chair to join NSF
August 9, 2017Professor Rich Dickinson will become director of the Chemical, Biological, Environmental & Transport Systems Division.
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UF Biomedical Engineer Part of $2.6 Million NIH Grant for MS Vaccine
August 7, 2017Benjamin Keselowsky, Ph.D., an associate professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, will collaborate with UF Health to pursue a multiple sclerosis vaccine.
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UF grad-created gadget speeds art process
August 1, 2017UF engineering graduate Liza Kholodkova has created a robot to help artists get the job of outlining a mural done faster.
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New Chair of Materials Science & Engineering named Fellow of ASM
June 29, 2017Michele Manuel will be honored for her contributions in thermodynamics-based alloy design.
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UF civil engineers take second place at national Concrete Canoe competition
June 27, 2017Team will host the Southeastern Conference in 2018.
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Resilient Coastal Infrastructure Expert Speaks to Thousands in Miami
June 12, 2017UF civil engineering professor Jennifer Rice addresses challenges of vulnerable coastal communities at this year’s eMerge Americas conference.
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UF ranks #6 nationally in helping low-income students get a college education
May 31, 2017UF is the only public university in Florida to make the list.
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New 3D printing method promises superior medical implants for millions
May 12, 2017UF Engineering research featured on the cover of Scientific Advances.
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Three Engineering Faculty Named UF Research Foundation Professors
May 11, 2017The recipients are chosen based on their proven record of research and scholarship.
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