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Get to know Chelsey Simmons

July 1, 2015

Meet Chelsey Simmons, the first to be featured in our “Get to know a Gator Engineer” spotlight series. 

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Juan Gilbert selected for AAAS Invention Ambassador program

July 1, 2015

Juan Gilbert, the Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor & Chair and the new chair of the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering has been selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to be among the second round of inventors honored by its Lemelson Invention Ambassadors Program. The purpose of […]

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Good news for those facing the nightly grind!

June 30, 2015

With their development of a smart mouth guard that dentists can use to diagnose and treat teeth grinding, a team of University of Florida students representing the United States took a second-place prize in the 2015 International Contest of Application in Nano-micro Technology (iCAN). The technology is patent-pending under the guidance of UF’s Office of […]

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UF Engineering Innovation Institute hosts Brazilian delegation

June 19, 2015

The team of eleven from the State of Sao Paulo explored Gainesville’s innovation ecosystem as well as other parts of the state.

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UF answers White House call for a #nationofmakers

June 12, 2015

We’ve joined a consortium of universities that have pledged support to produce the next generation of innovators.

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DARPA to award UF up to $5.4 million for neuroprosthetics research

June 4, 2015

Dr. Rizwan Bashirullah, ECE, hopes to develop new neural interface technology so that patients can operate a prosthetic limb almost as naturally as a real one.

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UF wins national ASCE Steel Bridge competition

May 29, 2015

Reposted from the Gainesville Sun By Ariana Figueroa, Correspondent   A team of Gators have added yet another national title to the University of Florida’s trophy haul. The school is now the home of the best steel bridge builders in the country, maybe even the world. The group of civil engineering students who make up the […]

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