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Spring 2023 Features

Ultra close-up image of a jumping spider being painted with eyeliner for a study.

Spider Sense

Lisa Taylor paints a picture of a jumping spider on a table in her lab, near large-scale models of the spiders.

Inside the lab where eyeliner reveals what we can learn from the superpowers of tiny spiders.

By Alisson Clark

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What If Your Doctor Prescribed Arts for Better Health?

Keith Early holds a scolding piece of curly metal while working at a blacksmith's shop.

A pilot program envisions a future where social and cultural activities are part of health care.

By Alisson Clark

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“It Makes Us Feel Powerful”

Christian Cartagena uses a VR headset and controls at a Tech Camp for young autistic people.

With autism diagnoses on the rise, a UF team looks to a virtual reality to open doors in education, employment and independent living.

By Alisson Clark

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All Things Beautiful

The man who founded the Florida Museum of Natural History more than 100 years ago had a clear purpose: to create a vault where Florida’s astonishing natural and cultural diversity could be conserved forever.

Photography by Kristen B. Grace
Text by Heather Dewar

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Across the Everglades, Again

On a seven day paddle from coast to coast, a scientist tracks an 1897 expedition — and new contaminants.

By Alisson Clark

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Antibiotic Avengers

Arnold Louie inspects a container full of golden liquid in a lab.

An elite team assembles to develop a new antibiotic for healthcare and counterterrorism.

By Doug Bennett

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UF Explore Magazine – Spring 2023

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Cover art of Explore Spring 2023 issue depicting a jumping spider with bright red and green hair standing with front arms raised on a green leaf.