The University of Florida led the way in indoor mask compliance among six universities participating in a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of mask use on campuses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A UF professor won 2nd place in a technology competition sponsored by the NIH for a rapid saliva test that can be used to diagnose COVID-19.
UF neuroscientists study impact of COVID-19, social isolation on cognitive, mental health of seniors
University of Florida neuroscientists are embarking on a new study to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the on the brain health of older adults.
Students, staff and faculty get swabbed to check for potential COVID-19 infections. Beneath their feet, another testing system churns away, searching for the virus in UF’s wastewater.
Despite pandemic complications, 30% of travelers would consider cruising next year, a survey from the University of Florida shows, with fans of cruising even more willing to get onboard.
It’s a pandemic seemingly without end. The latest coronavirus variant is fueling a surge in cases while Americans worry about ever-more infectious versions to come. The daily news is filled with talk of sickness, overburdened health care providers and the struggle to mask and vaccinate a nation. It’s a recipe for a mental health crisis.
The director of the University of Florida’s Center for Smell and Taste and the co-director of the UF Health Smell Disorders Program answer questions about this emerging trend.
The race to defeat the novel coronavirus took a major leap forward last week when the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in children 12 to 15 years old.
Researchers at the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering receive a grant from the National Science Foundation to study COVID-19 modeling, staffing and PPE.
Coronaviruses common to animals may ‘spillover’ into people more frequently than once thought, according to new research from UF and Haitian investigators.
Families are beginning to ask more questions about when COVID-19 vaccines will be offered to children younger than 16, and...
New research published in Science looks back at how COVID-19 spread over time throughout Brazil, to create a pandemic hotspot.