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How a massive ice shelf buttressed the last ice age’s glaciers — and what it could mean for Antarctica today

A new study by Associate Professor of Geology Robert Hatfield, Ph.D., uncovered evidence of an ancient ice shelf in Baffin Bay, west of Greenland.

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Blue Humanities Speaker Series kicks off with discussion of deep sea

The Blue Humanities Speaker Series looks to examine water as a powerful force connecting communities and aims to prompt audiences to assess their relationships with water and consider how the humanities can help them imagine more just and sustainable futures.

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Students present their work at 2nd Annual Undergraduate Chemistry Research Showcase

The event attracted more than 70 students presenting posters, an increase from last year’s total, on a wide range of topics in the Scott Family Hall atrium.

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UF assistant professor discovers first known interaction between rare New Caledonian plant and parasitic plant

A new genetic-analysis tool developed by UF Assistant Professor of Biology Liming Cai, Ph.D., has led to the first known interaction between Amborella, a rare New Caledonian plant, and a parasitic plant called Hachettea.

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Financial stress bleeds into our relationships. But partners who provide emotional support can help.

UF researchers find a partner who provides emotional support can reduce how much stress spills over from financial worries.

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Psychology researcher receives grant to study the effects of AI on human decision making

With the help of the grant and UF’s HiPerGator, the team will work to develop AI agents that combine visual decision-making, metacognitive monitoring and linguistic capabilities to facilitate interaction with human participants as the study progresses.

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UF chemist Austin Evans receives federal award to advance next-generation materials

Evans’ research aims to develop advanced materials for space-based electronics, energy technologies and other emerging technologies.

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Five CLAS Faculty earn prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

UF researchers solve real-world problems in coastal resilience, climate hazards, urban tree management, machine learning and plastic waste.

Empowering UF: Future forward, people powered. Prepare now for Workday.

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