UF in the Community

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We present UF in the Community to spotlight the positive impact of UF in our region. Across our 16 colleges and numerous institutes and health care facilities, our shared mission includes outreach and service to improve and enrich our community, nation and the world.

North Central Florida is home to our faculty, staff and our 50,000+ students. Like all area residents, we seek to create a vibrant, safe, healthy and equitable place in which to live and thrive. Here are some of the ways in which we are enhancing our shared community.

More Young People Are Testing Positive for COVID-19 in the U.S. Here’s What That Could Mean for the Outbreak

Although people of any age can be affected by COVID-19, older people are not necessarily more likely than younger people to fall ill to the virus.

Read the full article in Time , which features Natalie Dean, assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of Florida.

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UF Lastinger Center for Learning launches a virtual listening tour to examine COVID-19 impact on Florida Schools

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2020 Heat, Heart & Head Sports Injury Prevention VIRTUAL Symposium for coaches, parents and bystanders

Join physicians and athletic trainers from the UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute as we discuss how to develop a "game plan" for sports emergencies as well as return-to-play considerations during the pandemic. Wednesday, July 15, at 06:30 p.m.

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UF College of Engineering Associate Professor on COVID-19 challenges to the pharmaceutical and medical supply chain

"This was the Black Swan event no one could foresee."

Making the health care supply chain more resilient is the goal of a research team of engineers, doctors and health care administrators, and lead by Elif Akcali, an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering in UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.

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The critical ingredients for 85 percent of 156 generic drugs are manufactured outside the U.S.

New COVID-19 Research Initiative: Ultra-low cost social distancing band.

Members in UF’s Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World are developing an affordable wearable device that indicates appropriate social distancing.

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UF Assistant Professor of Medicine funded by the National Institutes of Health to study how deadly viruses jump from animals to humans

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Veterinarians inspect monkeys found dead in Brazil, where primates are suspected of spreading yellow fever. Carl de Souza/AFP via Getty Images

Check out the Florida Museum of Natural History Discovery Time video series for kids

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UF Information Technology offers tech tips for hurricane preparedness

With hurricane season upon us, now is the time to prepare before disaster strikes. Here are some tech recommendations to consider when your home or business is in the path of a storm.

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Gatorade fuels endangered Miami blue butterflies

The sports drink serves as a substitute for nectar in a laboratory-maintained colony of Miami blues , among the most critically endangered butterflies in North America, meeting the same need for the thumbnail-sized insects as it does for a 300-pound lineman — a quick source of energy.

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A Miami blue butterfly feeds on a Gatorade-soaked cotton swab.

FLORIDA MUSEUM PHOTO BY JEFF GAGE

UF Florida Museum of Natural History reopening on July 3 ^rd with masks required and one-way paths through the museum.

(Note: The Children’s Discovery Zone will remain closed)

The Florida Museum’s reopening plan has been guided by the University of Florida , with counsel from UF Health , to ensure a safe environment for all visitors.