UF Health study alters dogma on cerebrospinal fluid

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — While studying blood stem cells, Edward W. Scott, Ph.D., a professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, discovered something that may…

The junction of the central nervous system to the peripheral nervous system.

UF veterinary college’s canine open heart surgery program marks successful first year

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its open heart surgery program for…

Lady Renegade, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, with her owners, Rick Balzhiser and Anne Dewey-Balzhiser.

Building digital twin tools to investigate environmental threats to health

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Virtual patients with diseases that precisely mimic real-life patients are the next frontier in medicine. Such “digital twins” would allow…

UF Health, community leaders celebrate opening of UF Health Urgent Care Center – Eastside

Click here for video and here for high-res images. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Partnership was the theme of the day as leaders from UF Health, the city of Gainesville,…

Eastside Ribbon Cutting leaders by Nate Guidry

Gator Nurse mom to honor daughter during nursing pinning ceremony

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On Aug. 9, Anastasia Albanese-O'Neill, B.S.N., M.S.N., Ph.D., a three-time UF Gator Nurse graduate, got the rare honor of pinning her…

Cassidy O’Neill, left, and her mother, Anastasia Albanese-O’Neill, stand next to the bust of Dorothy M. Smith, the UF College of Nursing’s founding dean. Cassidy will graduate on Aug. 9 from the college and her mother, also a Gator Nurse graduate, will award Cassidy the nurse’s traditional pin.

UF Health diabetes researcher named department chair at College of Veterinary Medicine

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida Health researcher whose expertise is in immune-mediated diseases has been named chair of the UF College of…

UF Health celebrates new location at World Equestrian Center

View b-roll and ribbon-cutting photos here By Peyton Wesner OCALA, Fla. — UF Health officials and World Equestrian Center leaders on Wednesday celebrated the…

UF Health officials and World Equestrian Center leaders participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new UF Health at World Equestrian Center facility.

Study outlines why housing needs often force owners to give up pets

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Housing policies may be becoming more pet inclusive, but housing insecurity is getting worse, finds a new study that examined the housing…

UF-developed genetic score improves outcomes by personalizing leukemia therapy

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Using patients’ own genetics to tailor their chemotherapy regimens appears to improve outcomes in children with acute myeloid leukemia, a…

UF pharmacy professor to create natural products-based drug discovery lab in Singapore

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Professor Hendrik Luesch, Ph.D., has been jointly appointed at the Duke-NUS Medical School — a collaboration between…

UF Health research shows perceived discord in health recommendations saps public confidence

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Amid many Americans’ distrust of health recommendations from government health agencies and scientists, one person stands above the fray.…

Florida universities launch joint effort to boost space manufacturing

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In an ambitious move to support the rapidly expanding space manufacturing sector, four Florida universities have joined forces to establish…

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In an ambitious move to support the rapidly expanding space manufacturing sector, four Florida universities have joined forces to establish the Center for Science, Technology, and Advanced Research in Space, or C-STARS.