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What was the impact of COVID-19 on international trade?

Radio Hofstra University interviewed Dr. Amanda Phalin, a lecturer in the UF Warrington College of Business Management Department, about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted international trade. Check out Dr. Phalin’s insights in this radio interview.

Hundreds of University of Florida students to be part of landmark study on COVID-19 spread

The University of Florida will attempt to vaccinate more than 1,000 students as part of a landmark national study to determine whether young people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine can still spread the coronavirus.

Smart safety: Using apps and eye-tracking technology to evaluate school zone beacon and bicycle detection

Florida Department of Transportation ranks safety as a top priority for the state, and it is listed as one of FDOT’s Vital Few focus areas. Despite the vision of having fatality-free roadways, crashes are still a reality today.

Coronavirus ‘spillovers’ more frequent than thought

Coronaviruses common to animals may ‘spillover’ into people more frequently than once thought, according to new research from UF and Haitian investigators.

UF researchers use AI datasets to track feral pigs, minimize disease risk

Feral pigs cost the agriculture industry at least $1.5 billion in damage, disease and control costs around the United States annually, running rampant on large swaths of grazing lands.

Florida-grown coffee? How UF scientists are using AI to serve up the possibilities

Most of the world’s coffee is grown in tropical regions. However, a changing climate could allow coffee to grow farther north — for example, in Florida.

UF researcher promotes highly efficient blockchain system to improve transactions

In this evolving digital world, a system known as blockchain provides transactional transparency in real-time. Cryptocurrency has become the newest...

UF Health researcher plans for next big step in medicine — human digital twins

To learn how we might fight the next viral pandemic, consider an engine on a commercial jet. An engineer can recreate that engine and its every component on a computer.

3 ways employers could help fight vaccine skepticism – especially among Republicans — Rita Men

Ending the pandemic depends on achieving herd immunity, estimated at 70% or even 80% to 90% of a population. With some 30% of Americans telling pollsters they have no interest in getting vaccinated, that’s cutting it a bit close.

Losing cultural context in emergency communication can be a matter of life and death — Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf and Jason von Meding

Can a butterfly in Chicago cause a tornado in Hong Kong? A metaphorical concept called the “butterfly effect” describes the sensitivity of a system to minor changes.