Tag: HiPerGator

Forum tackles how AI can help deal with global food security

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

With the world’s population predicted to hover around 9.8 billion by 2050, artificial intelligence could help feed people across the globe now and in the future. That makes artificial intelligence (AI) an ideal topic for the third annual Future ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Adegbola Adesogan, Agricultultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Charlie Li, Crops, Diseases, Future Of Food Forum, Harvest, HiPerGator, J. Scott Angle, Karen Garrett, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Plant Pathology, Raquel Dias, Supply Chain
Plantas de café en un invernadero.

Now brewing: Coffee research in Florida

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 15, 2026

The United States is consistently among the top coffee-consuming nations in the world, largely importing its favorite beans from South American countries such as Brazil and Colombia. University of Florida researcher Felipe Ferrao says the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: AI, Ali Sarkhosh, Artificial Intelligence, Charles Sims, Coffee Research, Denise Tieman, Felipe Ferrao, Guilherme Locatelli, HiPerGator, Jonathan Crane, LIFT AI, Lorenzo Rossi, Marcio Resende, Patricio Munoz, Precision Ag, Precision Agriculture, Raquel Dias, SEEDIT, UF Sensory Laboratory, Werner Collante, William Hammond
People in an office discussing contents of data on a computer tablet, with computers and a microscope in the background.

White House officials tour UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center; admire AI initiatives, tout importance of cybersecurity

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

Responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) holds tremendous potential to make our world more prosperous and secure, while misuse of AI can lead to cybersecurity issues. Knowing that, White House officials toured the University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Center For Applied Artificial Intelligence In Agriculture, Dana Choi, Digital Twin, Florida Institute For Cybersecurity Research, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, HiPerGator, Horticultural Sciences, Jack Rechcigl, Jacob Braun, Kevin Wang, Natalia Peres, Nathan Boyd, Office Of The National Cyber Director, Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Precision Ag, White House
Una mujer exhalando humo mientras vapea.

Investigación impulsada por IA busca proteger a los jóvenes de la adicción al tabaco

by Luz Bahder
May 15, 2026

Creado por Meredith Bauer, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Cada año, cientos de miles de niños y jóvenes prueban por primera vez un cigarrillo electrónico, sin saber que esa decisión inicial podría llevarlos ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Cigarrillos, Consumo De Tabaco, Copa Sloboda Y Bukoski SPR, Departamento De Ciencias De La Familia, Español, Fumado, Fumar, HiPerGator, IA, Inteligencia Artificial, Juventud Y Comunidad, Olanrewaju Lawal, Prevencion, PreventiGators, Reconocimiento Nacional, Spanish, Tabaco, UF, Vapeo, Vaping, Xiaoya Zhang
Here Braham Dhillon is demonstrating a new web app called Robigus. He is a molecular plant pathologist at the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center and a specialist in fungal pathogens of palms, woody plants and agricultural crops. His research program combines basic and applied science to better understand how these pathogens infect and spread. the app can help detect crop threats globally with the tap of a screen or keyboard.

Can Robigus be the new crop guardian? This app tracks plant diseases globally

by Lourdes Mederos
May 15, 2026

Named after the Roman god who once guarded wheat fields from blight, Robigus is the newest tech ally in the fight against plant diseases. Developed by a scientist at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, App, Braham Dhillon, Cavendish Bananas, Crops, Disease Outbreaks, Farms, Fields, First Reports, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Fruit, Fungal Pathogen, Gardeners, Global, HiPerGator, Homeowners, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Molecular Plant Pathologist, News, Nursery, Palms, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology, Plants, Robigus, Roman God, Scientists, Tropical Race 4 Of Fusarium, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida, University Of Florida Supercomputer, Vegetable
Dos personas de pie en un campo abierto mientras vuelan un dron; la mujer en primer plano sostiene el control mientras el dron flota frente a ellas.

University of Florida será la nueva sede de un importante programa acelerador de mejoramiento vegetal

by Luz Bahder
May 15, 2026

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Breeding Insight (BI), un programa financiado por el Servicio de Investigación Agrícola del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Abeja Melífera, Acuicultura, Agricultura, Alfalfa, Almejas De Cultivo, Apicultura Comercial, Arándano, Bagre, BI, Breeding Insight, Caña De Azúcar, Cientificos, Citricos, Colaboración, Competencia, Corvina Roja, Cultivos De Florida, Damian Adams, Ecosistemas, El Aguacate, El Maní, El Melón, Español, Esturión, Fresa, Genes, HiPerGator, IA, Industria Acuícola De Florida, Inteligencia Artificial, J. Scott Angle, Lechuga, Mejoramiento Animal, Mejoramiento Genetico, Mejoramiento Vegetal, Mejorar, Moira Sheehan, Nuevas Variedades, Ostras, Papa, Pepino, Plagas Y Enfermedades Emergentes, Plantas De Vivero, Premio Honorario Del Secretario Del Departamento De Agricultura De Los Estados Unidos Del 2024, Programa De Fitomejoramiento, Reducir Costos, Repollo, Sandía, Servicio De Investigación Agrícola Del Departamento De Agricultura De Los Estados Unidos, Spanish, Tilapia, UF, UF-IFAS, USDA, Vanguardia, Variedades De Plantas
A hand holding a glucose meter showing a reading of 125 with a test strip inserted.

Markers at birth may help predict type 1 diabetes

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

One day, there could be a new test to screen for type 1 diabetes, now that scientists have found markers in the blood of the umbilical cords of children who were later diagnosed with the disease. In new research published in the journal ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Angelica Ahrens, Blood, Children, Diabetes, Eric Triplett, HiPerGator, Insulin, Linköping University In Sweden, Markers, Microbiology And Cell Science, Pregnancy, Screening, Sweden, Test, Type 1 Diabetes, Umbilical Cord
Una mano con guantes sostiene un vial de insulina y una jeringa frente a un fondo azul claro. La etiqueta del vial muestra la dosis e instrucciones de almacenamiento.

Los marcadores al nacer pueden ayudar a predecir la diabetes tipo 1

by Luz Bahder
May 15, 2026

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Algún día podría existir una nueva prueba para detectar la diabetes tipo 1, gracias a que científicos de University of Florida y Linköping University en ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: ABIS, Angelica Ahrens, Ataque Al Páncreas, Bebé, Bebes, Bebés En Suecia, Cordón Umbilical, Departamento De Ciencias Biomédicas Y Clínicas De University Of Linköping, Departamento De Microbiologia Y Ciencias Celulares De UF/IFAS, Diabetes 1, Diabetes Insulinodependiente, Diabetes Tipo 1, Embarazo, Eric Triplett, Español, Estudios, Familias, HiPerGator, Infantes, Inflamacion, Insulina, Johnny Ludvigsson, Linköping University En Suecia, Marcadores, Marcadores Proteicos, Modelos Predictivos, Ninos, Pancreas, Placenta, Productos Químicos Perfluoroalquilados, Productos Químicos Persistentes, Proteinas, Químicos Perfluoroalquilados, Salud, Sangre, Sangre Del Cordón Umbilical, Spanish, Suecia, Supercomputadora, Tejido Biológico, Todos Los Bebés Del Sureste De Suecia, University Of Florida
A University of Florida agricultural engineer works in a strawbery field.

AI to improve plant breeding at Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

BALM, Fla. --- Kevin Wang trained as an engineer and gave little thought to agriculture. But then, life took a few turns. Born in Tianjin, China, Wang was raised in an urban area and went to the China Agricultural University in Beijing. He ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, China, Drones, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, HiPerGator, Images, Kevin Wang, Phenotypes, Plant Breeding, Scott Angle
HiPerGator AI supercomputer at the University of Florida.

PreventiGators research team wins HiPerGator Pioneering Research Award During UF AI Days

by Jessica Alday
March 20, 2026

Researchers in the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences are investigating factors that may lead teens to tobacco addiction in adulthood, and their AI-powered research is making waves. During the University of Florida’s ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Addiction, AI, AI Research, Archive, Artificial Intelligence, Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Family Youth And Community Sciences, HiPerGator, Prevention Science, Tobacco Use, UF AI Days

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