$786
Million
Last year our faculty were awarded $786 million in federal research funding to conduct impactful research worldwide.
Federal Partners
National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, NASA, the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy and many others.
75
Years
For 75 years, America’s research universities have worked in partnership with the federal government to address the biggest challenges facing our people, like diseases, natural disasters and national defense.
Research Changes Lives
Learn how our research impacts people throughout Florida and the nation.
Semiconductor State
UF is mobilizing a wide array of computer and information scientists and engineers to help Florida grow as a global leader in semiconductors and speciality electronics.
Diabetes Detectives
Researchers at UF are diabetes detectives, sleuthing for clues that will help them better understand what motivates cells and organs to function improperly and cause the disease.
Agricultural Revolution
Automating even basic tasks pays off, especially for citrus, Florida’s signature crop.
Mosquito Network
“Mosquitoes are a nuisance to us but, in other parts of the world, it’s a life-or-death issue”.
Braving the Storm
In the final hours before Hurricane Helene made landfall last September, a team from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering raced against time to deploy storm-monitoring equipment along Florida’s west coast.
Parkinsons Tech
An estimated 1 million Americans are living with Parkinson’s disease and Florida has the highest incidence per capita of any state, with nearly 80,000 patients.
Meet Our Researchers
Learn more about the real world impact of federal research funding.
