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Gatorloop team makes it to Hyperloop finals
February 8, 2016UF was selected to build a prototype for a high speed transportation concept proposed by SpaceX & Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Read more: Gatorloop team makes it to Hyperloop finals »24-hour “SwampHacks” draws coders from around the country
February 1, 2016Over 400 attend second annual hack-a-thon event, organized entirely by students in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering.
Read more: 24-hour “SwampHacks” draws coders from around the country »Tornado preparedness: Lessons from the aftermath
January 26, 2016UF civil engineers travel to disaster sites to study damaged structures so they can learn to rebuild stronger.
Read more: Tornado preparedness: Lessons from the aftermath »Florida Governor recognizes UF Engineering alumnus with Young Entrepreneurship Award
January 22, 2016Thomas Rambo co-founded Altavian, Inc while enrolled in entrepreneurship classes offered by the Engineering Innovation Institute.
Read more: Florida Governor recognizes UF Engineering alumnus with Young Entrepreneurship Award »Defending your computer from cyber-attacks, Sun Tzu style
January 21, 2016Engineering professor Daniela Oliveira is developing an operating system inspired by ancient military strategies.
Read more: Defending your computer from cyber-attacks, Sun Tzu style »Dr. Warren Dixon Named IEEE Fellow
January 20, 2016Dr. Warren Dixon, a professor with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was recently awarded the status of an IEEE Fellow for contributions to the adaptive control of uncertain nonlinear systems. The Fellow Grade is the most prestigious rank the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) offers, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, less […]
Read more: Dr. Warren Dixon Named IEEE Fellow »Remembering Larry Hench (1938-2015)
January 13, 2016A celebration at the Florida Museum of Natural History will honor the life of the UF Professor Emeritus and inventor of Bioglass – the world’s first man-made material to bond with living tissues.
Read more: Remembering Larry Hench (1938-2015) »Mining-water Purification Now Possible in Hours, Not Decades
December 15, 2015UF researcher Mark Orazem has developed a new process to remove mineral particles from water used in mining operations in a fraction of the time.
Read more: Mining-water Purification Now Possible in Hours, Not Decades »Two Engineering Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows
December 11, 2015Professors Dobson and Fang will share the honor with President Fuchs and Dean Abernathy.
Read more: Two Engineering Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows »UF researchers develop way to treat urine, save drinking water
December 1, 2015Low-cost system removes pharmaceuticals and harvests nutrients for fertilizer.
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