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    UF/IFAS Office of the Dean for Research

    UF/IFAS Office of the Dean for Research

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    Nearly 90 UF/IFAS researchers

    recognized for innovation

    including new technologies and research methods
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    Meet the Dean

    Dr. Robert Gilbert

    serves UF/IFAS as Dean for Research and Executive Director for Academic Affairs.

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    Applications open 1/22/25!

    Undergrad Internships

    The 2025-2026 UF/IFAS Undergraduate Research Internship cycle begins soon.

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    UF/IFAS researchers identified

    100 Million trees

    by combining deep learning, airborne remote sensing, and extensive groundwork.

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    The research mission of UF/IFAS, conducted under the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station (FAES), is to discover new scientific knowledge, encourage innovative study and create applications based on sound science that address challenges facing agriculture, natural resources, and interrelated human systems in Florida, our country, and the world.

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    New UF/IFAS office aims to create more businesses, commercial products from agricultural research

    Highlights: UF/IFAS launches the Office of Strategic Partnerships &...

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    Highlights: Citizen science lets anyone collect real research data using a...

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    UF/IFAS funds Food is Medicine projects to advance breakthroughs in diet-based disease prevention

    Highlights:  University of Florida awards $349,250 in Food...

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