News Feed
Viewing items with Category: All Categories, Year: All Years
Biologist Deby Cassill explains how hatchlings navigate to the ocean and her theory for how sea turtle mothers manage one of nature’s longest survival gambles.
July 30, 2026Research and Innovation
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists advance space agriculture for future moon and Mars missions
Space isn’t known for rich soil or ideal agricultural conditions anywhere in the solar system. Yet amid extreme temperatures and vast distances, multidisciplinary teams at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø are collaborating on sustainable space agriculture projects with potential applications back on Earth.
July 28, 2026Research and Innovation
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø advances commercialization of new technologies in mosquito detection, ophthalmology and women’s health
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Foundation and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Research Foundation have awarded Bull Ring Accelerator Grants to Digitomy, GlaucHome and Panthea – three early-stage start-ups seeking to commercialize inventions developed by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty and research teams.
July 9, 2026Research and Innovation
National Geographic Museum of Exploration showcases ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø professor’s bronze reconstruction of iconic 'first bird' dinosaur
After more than 20 years of research, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Associate Professor Ryan Carney unveiled the world's most scientifically accurate 3D reconstruction of Archaeopteryx at the National Geographic Museum of Exploration. The project helped answer longstanding questions about the iconic fossil species that links dinosaurs and birds.
July 9, 2026Research and Innovation
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø expedition to Antarctica advances research on potential melanoma treatment
A remote Antarctic expedition has brought ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers back to a decades-old discovery: A tiny marine organism containing a compound that kills melanoma cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed. Now, scientists backed by a $2.5 million NIH grant, are racing to unlock its potential for future cancer therapies.
July 7, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Success
As the 13 colonies declared independence, Florida stayed loyal to Britain. But ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø historian Erin Mauldin details how the state’s story impacted the outcome of the American Revolution.
July 2, 2026Features
How eye movements and brain activity shape reading comprehension
Reading seems like a straightforward process, but it’s not always that simple. Readers regularly skip words, sometimes without realizing it. New research from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø shows how the brain processes those skipped words using peripheral vision, even as the eyes move past them.
June 9, 2026Research and Innovation
Artemis II launch reveals unique seismic activity captured by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists captured their largest dataset during the Artemis II launch, recording powerful seismic and infrasound waves to study how rockets impact the ground and atmosphere.
April 10, 2026Research and Innovation
Two ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students named Goldwater Scholars
Computer science major Caleb Fernandes and applied mathematics and biomedical sciences major Diya Upadhyaya were awarded the honor, which is considered the nation’s highest for undergraduate research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
April 6, 2026Student Success
Five ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty named 2025 fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Michael Lynch, Usha Menon, Niketa Patel, Charles Stanish and Jose Zayas-Castro have been recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements by one of the world's largest general scientific societies and publisher of theÌýScienceÌýfamily of journals.
March 26, 2026Honors and Awards, Research and Innovation
An expansive clinical trial led by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers and aimed at delaying the onset of dementia continues to receive major federal support for addressing a public health crisis.
March 25, 2026Research and Innovation
From middle school classroom to medical crisis, two paths converge at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø in battle against infectious disease
A suggestion from a middle school student set Claudia Zamora Cisnero on a new path that led her back to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Learn how she’s working alongside a world-renowned scientist whose own lifelong battle with infection is fueling their study of drug-resistant bacteria.
March 11, 2026Student Success