The University of Florida has an ambitious goal: to harness the power of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni to solve some of society s most pressing problems and to become a resource for the state of Florida, the nation, and the world.
Hurricanes and tornadoes and the devastation they leave in their wake are feared across the globe, but at the University of Florida these natural phenomena are a fascinating research opportunity. At UF s Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, wind engineers like Forrest Masters and David Prevatt study storm systems and...

Tomatoes are a $2-billion industry in the United States. The commercially grown varieties are intended to ship well and have a long shelf life, but how do they actually taste?
In the search for a superior alternative to bland and mealy grocery-store tomatoes, horticultural scientist Harry Klee and renowned taste researcher Linda Bartoshuk teamed up and embarked on a mission to find a specimen that will have you thinking you just picked it in your own back yard.
Gatorbytes highlight for the intellectually-curious the world of innovative research happening at the University of...

The University of Florida has an ambitious goal: to harness the power of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni to solve some of society's most pressing problems and to become a resource for the state of Florida, the nation, and the world.

In 1958, a panel funded by the Office of Naval Research initiated the formation of the International Shark Attack File, the first comprehensive documentation of shark attacks on a global and historical level. In 1988, the file was transferred to the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida. It is part of the Florida Program...