The question kept coming up: Why are some countries in the grip of COVID-19 while others appear less affected?
In January 2020, rumors of a nascent disease proliferating through Wuhan, China were spreading. Tom Hladish, a quantitative epidemiologist at...
A wristband that tells kids when they’re too close together at school. A wearable that detects a possible COVID infection before you feel sick.
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.
UF CJC today announced it has received a $30,000 grant from Lumina Foundation to study the financial state of college newspapers during COVID-19.
Christina Boucher, Ph.D., associate professor in the UF Department of CISE, has received a $1.2 million grant from the NSF.
Millions of isolated people have found comfort by chatting with an AI bot. Therapeutic bots have improved users’ mental health for decades.
A new University of Florida epidemiological study finds that while children are less susceptible to COVID-19, when they do become infected they can be nearly 60% more likely than adults over 60 to infect exposed family members.
For many of us, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought plenty of novelty to our lives, like wearing masks and physical distancing. One aspect, though, gave financial economists déjà vu, and it’s looking a lot like 2008.
Researchers and clinicians continue to search for ways to alleviate the suffering of patients and the demands on crowded hospitals.
While many spots on campus sit empty, the Department of Physics’ Machine Shop is up and running to aid in an important effort to protect health care workers.
As laborers return to the fields this fall in Florida, both unauthorized workers and those authorized to plant and pick crops through a guest worker visa are vulnerable to the coronavirus.