Justin Sanchez, director of the Neuroprosthetics Research Group, was quoted in a July 25 United Press International story about the possible use of computer chips in brains that could control parts of the body. The study was the result of a news release.
UF shark expert George Burgess was quoted in a July 25 USA Today story about events on the Discovery Channel to mark the 20th anniversary of Shark Week.
Epidemiology Professor Alexander Wagenaar was quoted in a July 25 Time.com story about a University of Florida study that finds suspending a drunken driver’s license immediately saves at least 800 lives a year.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Imagine a chip, strategically placed in the brain, that could prevent epileptic seizures or allow someone who has lost a limb to control an artificial arm just by thinking about it.
Jacobo Konigsberg, a UF professor of physics, was quoted in a July 24 New York Times story about the race among physicists to understand a legendary particle that is known colloquially as the Higgs boson and sometimes called the “God particle.” The release was related to a News Bureau tip sheet.
Computer engineering Professor Sumi Helal was quoted in a July 24 Miami Herald story about the development of software and hardware that enables devices in a “smart house” to communicate with each other and send data to a third party.
The story was the result of a news release.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Always on, connected, cheap and on sale everywhere.
Research on boater behavior and manatees done by UF doctoral candidate John Jett was the subject of an editorial in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on July 23. The editorial was the result of a news release.
A July 23 Associated Press story detailed plans for the University of Florida to manage 31 historic buildings in St. Augustine, Fla.
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This is University Update Weekly, your source for University of Florida news and events for the week of July 23rd.