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Jutla Receives $1M NASA Grant to Predict and Prevent Cholera
Cholera impacts 1 million to 4 million people worldwide on an annual basis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). If this bacterial disease is not treated in a timely manner, it can be fatal. Antarpreet… Read More
University of Florida partners with SAS to tackle water quality challenges with analytics
Charlotte Harbor water quality analytics pilot project expands The University of Florida’s Center for Coastal Solutions, or CCS, and the SAS Institute, a global leader in data analytics software, are joining forces to study the factors that influence water quality… Read More
UF Researchers Find Particles From Virus That Causes COVID Expand Beyond Quarantine Spaces
After individuals are diagnosed with COVID-19, they are required to quarantine at home. If they live with others, they are encouraged to isolate themselves in a separate room to reduce exposure of the other individuals to the airborne virus. Researchers… Read More
Researchers show how forested areas affect water resources in Florida
David Kaplan, Ph.D., associate professor in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment co-authored a new study to show that three factors can accurately predict water yield in forests: climate aridity, a combination of annual rainfall and dryness; hydrogeology,… Read More
The New Big Dig: UF Researchers Deliver Sustainable Solutions By Helping Government Engineers Cooperate With Nature
Gainesville’s Autonomous Shuttle Now Communicates With Traffic Lights
UF Engineers Demonstrate How Climate Conditions Affect Human Behaviors That Impact COVID-19 Transmissions
Simmons Receives AJEE 2021 Best Paper Award
Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, received the 2021 Best Paper Award from the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education (AJEE). In collaboration with colleagues, Cassandra McCall, Ph.D., Ashley Shew, Ph.D., Marie… Read More
Predicting Damage from Hurricanes Before They Make Landfall
Weather forecasting systems today predict ever more accurately where hurricanes will make landfall, but tomorrow they may also predict how much damage the hurricanes will do. Maitane Olabarrieta, Ph.D., associate professor, and Arthriya Subgranon, Ph.D., assistant professor, in the Department of Civil &… Read More