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A @UF study found that high school track experience gave baseball players an advantage that is overlooked at the professional level. news.ufl.edu/2026/07/baseba…

Find out in this new study! 🪐news.ufl.edu/2026/07/exopla…

Could a rocky, Earth‑like planet 40 light‑years away still hold onto an atmosphere after billions of years? 🪨🌎

Video game AI opponents boost play time, gaming with friends news.ufl.edu/2026/07/ai-gam…

North America’s intense heat is challenging @FIFAWorldCup players🔥⚽ and HHP’s @olaitano, APK assistant professor, shares how he helped Brazil’s national team beat the heat with his research🔬. @TheAtlantic features Dr. Laitano’s method of analyzing the specific electrolyte losses of each player through their sweat🏋️. His work not only advances acclimatization efforts into the future, it also represents the way UF research makes real-world impacts on an international level! 🔗Read the full article: ow.ly/rxOw50ZlewG #FIFAWorldCup #ScienceInAction #Physiology #UFHHP | @CBF_Futebol

What if crops could warn us before drought damage begins? 🌱 @ufhorticulture, @USDA & @NASA can now detect plant stress days before it’s visible on Earth and maybe even future long-duration space missions. Hyperspectral imaging: small signals, big differences: tr.ee/XKhNAYK0CP

Rice fueled many of the earliest civilizations and remains an indispensable source of food in the modern world. That might be about to change. Scientists warn that after 9,000 years of cultivation, rice has reached its thermal limit: floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/after-… Photo: Jialiang Gao

UF researchers have developed a new gel-based material that removes PFAS "forever chemicals" from water more efficiently than many commercial filtration options. 🔗 bit.ly/4eCffMh

Exciting research out of the University of Florida is transforming how we understand and treat diabetes. Scientists at UF Health @UFHealth are making major strides in uncovering the biology behind the disease, with innovative approaches that could reshape the future of care by targeting the root causes of diabetes rather than simply managing symptoms. Learn more about this latest UF breakthrough in the article below! news.drgator.ufl.edu/2026/07/01/rev…

The Florida Board of Governors has confirmed Dr. Stuart R. Bell as the 14th president of the University of Florida, effective immediately, completing a national search and ushering in a new chapter for one of the nation’s leading public universities. 🐊 news.ufl.edu/2026/07/bell-c…

As the 2026 @FIFAWorldCup 🏟️⚽ continues to unfold, new perspectives keep emerging, especially from fans experiencing the U.S. firsthand. In this latest look, Rachel JC Fu, Ph.D., the chair and professor in the UF Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management, shares why messages from international visitors are captivating audiences worldwide online. 📺 Watch here: ow.ly/NyA250ZhGZu #SportsTourism #HospitalityIndustry #FanExperience #FIFAWorldCup

Read more from the team of researchers and even listen to a coquí frog call recorded in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico in this @ConversationUS article: theconversation.com/how-young-coqu…

Learn more about the coquí frog in this @UFNews story: news.ufl.edu/2026/06/coqui-…

Iconic… and Invasive— The coquí frog is iconic in Puerto Rico—but in Florida and Hawaii it’s an invasive species, where its nonstop calls and rapid spread make it unwelcome.

With the support of a $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, the University of Florida and the University of Maryland are working together to develop an environmentally sensitive pathogen warning system for Vibrio species. At UF’s Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, EPI member, Antarpreet Jutla, Ph.D., is working to ensure that all coastal denizens and inhabitants have the information they need on the dangerous waterborne bacteria. Read more about how these researchers are developing AI-enabled tools to predict flesh-eating waterborne pathogens. news.ufl.edu/2026/06/vibrio…