Dr. Jason Christie, MPFI Research Group Leader, has been awarded a grant in the amount of $2,082,074 over five-years to support ongoing investigation of neural circuits in the cerebellum that instruct and guide motor learning. Full Story
Independent mediators – what the researchers call “wetland restoration brokers” – could help navigate the economic and political pressures that make restoring wetlands and other natural resources challenging. Full Story
The University of Florida has strengthened its ranking among the nation’s top-10 public universities, rising to the No. 8 spot in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges list released today. Full Story
Florida International University and Mote Marine Laboratory are developing new and more efficient ways to treat manatees exposed to toxic red tide. Full Story
Conflict in marriage can trigger testosterone surges in men, but not women, and these divergent hormonal reactions may highlight why marital arguments can escalate and cause chronic relationship problems. Full Story
Physician-researchers with the University of Miami Health System and the Miller School Medicine recently enrolled the first patient in a phase III trial of the drug Arimoclomol for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The randomized patient received the…
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have shown that sarcolipin, a small peptide only found in muscles, increases muscle energy expenditure and fat oxidization. Full Story
Puerto Rico may finally see its first CubeSat launched into space, thanks to a collaboration between the Interamerican University on the island and the Florida Space Institute at the University of Central Florida. Full Story
Madhavan Nair and Ajeet Kaushik are the co-inventors of the Rapid Zika Virus Detection Using Nano-Enabled Electrochemical Sensing System. Full Story
UCF research into finding a cure for a disorder that causes tumors in the nervous system has received support from federal funding agencies. Full Story
