Month: August 2025
A year after liftoff: UF scientist reflects on historic space flight and the future of biology beyond Earth
August 29, 2025One year after his pioneering flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, University of Florida space biologist Rob Ferl, Ph.D., is still processing what it meant — not just for his […]
University of Florida Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Swiss Partners to Advance In-Space Research and Workforce Development
August 15, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 15, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The University of Florida (UF), through a coalition of space-focused initiatives including the Astraeus Space Institute, the In-Space Biomanufacturing Innovation Hub […]
UF plant biologist Anna-Lisa Paul receives SURA’s Distinguished Scientist Award
August 14, 2025University of Florida plant molecular biologist Anna-Lisa Paul has been named a recipient of the Southeastern Universities Research Association’s (SURA) 2025 Distinguished Scientist Award, recognizing her groundbreaking contributions to space […]
UF Ph.D. student trains Air Force cadets in synthetic biology for spaceflight research
August 12, 2025Hannah Roberts, a Ph.D. student conducting research in the University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, recently represented UF in a prestigious collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Academy and […]