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Uf Launches HiPerGator, the State’s Most Powerful Supercomputer
The University of Florida today unveiled the state’s most powerful supercomputer, a machine that will help researchers find life-saving drugs, make decades-long weather forecasts and improve armor for troops.
5/7/2013 3:55 PM EDT
UF Is First University to Fully Connect to Internet2 Innovation Platform’s Three Components
The University of Florida is the first university to fully connect to the Internet2 Innovation Platform’s three components, an achievement that will transform research at UF and provide a national model for research computing.
5/7/2013 3:55 PM EDT
Scientists Stress Need for National Marine Biodiversity Observation Network
With ocean life facing unprecedented threat from climate change, overfishing, pollution, invasive species and habitat destruction, a University of Florida researcher is helping coordinate national efforts to monitor marine biodiversity.
4/10/2013 3:00 PM EDT
New Bone Survey Method Could Aid Long-Term Survival of Arctic Caribou
A study co-authored by a University of Florida scientist adds critical new data for understanding caribou calving grounds in an area under consideration for oil exploration in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
3/27/2013 3:00 PM EDT
Fossil Bird Study on Extinction Patterns Could Help Today’s Conservation Efforts
A new University of Florida study of nearly 5,000 Haiti bird fossils shows contrary to a commonly held theory, human arrival 6,000 years ago didn’t cause the island’s birds to die simultaneously.
3/21/2013 3:35 PM EDT
Researcher Describes New 5-Million-Year-Old Saber-Toothed Cat From Florida
A University of Florida researcher has described a new genus and species of extinct saber-toothed cat from Polk County, Fla., based on additional fossil acquisitions of the animal over the last 25 years.
3/14/2013 1:30 PM EDT
Spiders, Not Birds, May Drive Evolution of Some Butterflies
Butterflies are among the most vibrant insects, with colorations sometimes designed to deflect predators. New University of Florida research shows some of these defenses may be driven by enemies one-tenth their size.
3/12/2013 11:00 AM EDT
Scientists Discover New Crocodilian, Hippo-Like Species From Panama
University of Florida paleontologists have discovered remarkably well-preserved fossils of two crocodilians and a mammal previously unknown to science during recent Panama Canal excavations that began in 2009.
3/5/2013 2:00 PM EST