How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Put Nematodes on Notice
Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 14, 2021
Did you know parasitic nematodes cause $125 billion in agricultural damage around the world each year? The underground dwellers with a voracious appetite have an effective cover, but University of Florida scientists might have found a new way to shed some light on the problem.
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Researchers will use artificial intelligence in an attempt to identify nematodes (the destructive kind as well as beneficial) more rapidly and accurately.
The research, led by Peter DiGennaro, a UF/IFAS Assistant Professor of entomology and nematology, and Alina Zare, a Professor in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and Director of UF’s Machine Learning and Sensing Lab, is among 20 projects to get $50,000 each last year through the UF Artificial Intelligence Research Catalyst Fund.
The U.S. News & World Report released its 2022 best graduate school rankings Tuesday, and the University of Florida had 61 graduate programs ranked among the top 25 for public universities, 13 of which made the top-10 list.
Meanwhile, UF s undergraduate program is currently ranked sixth-best in the nation for public universities and is vying to break into the top five. The university s stature is really based on the programs of the university and the people of the university … based on the faculty and based on the students, said UF President Kent Fuchs Thursday. It s really gratifying to see that be so widespread and to see it increasing. We can expect and are very much committed to continuing that.
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Warren Dixon Assumes Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Chair
February 11, 2021
Warren E. Dixon, Ph.D., Newton C. Ebaugh Professor in the UF Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) and director of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Center of Excellence in Assured Autonomy in Contested Environments
Warren E. Dixon, Ph.D., Newton C. Ebaugh Professor in the UF Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) and director of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Center of Excellence in Assured Autonomy in Contested Environments, has been named the new chair of MAE in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.
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The Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology
The University of Florida recently began construction on the Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology, a 263,000-sq.-ft. academic building located in the heart of UF s main campus in Gainesville.
The facility will connect students and researchers from across disciplines and create a hub for advances in computing, communication, and cyber-technologies with the potential for profound societal impact.
Anchored by a gift from UF alumnus Chris Malachowsky as well as funding from the state, the new building will provide collaboration space and focus on the application of computing, communication and cyber technologies to a broad spectrum of areas including health care, pharmacology, security, technology development and fundamental science.