NEWS ARCHIVE


Study: Health Care Workers' Satisfaction Key to Patient Experiences

By | September 1, 2020

The health care industry's trend toward making care more consumer-driven and patient-centered by transferring risk and control to patients is actually placing more stress on those who work on the front lines.

Hot Dogs, Chicken Wings and City Living Helped Wood Storks Thrive

By | August 31, 2020

A study of wetland birds shows city storks did better than their non-urban counterparts when natural marshes are in bad shape. Urban areas buffer a species from the unpredictability of natural food sources.

Study: Health Care Pros Will Accept Money to Violate Privacy Law

By | August 26, 2020

The next crop of health care professionals has a price when it comes to illegally releasing confidential medical information, according to researchers.

Scientists Catalogue Shark and Ray Distribution in Florida Lagoon

By | August 25, 2020

FAU Harbor Branch researchers conducted the first long-term, in-depth analysis of the elasmobranch community in the southern Indian River Lagoon, categorizing 630 individuals of 16 species.

COVID-19: How South Korea Prevailed While the U.S. Failed

By | August 20, 2020

In a commentary in "The American Journal of Medicine," researchers demonstrate the stark differences in public health strategies from two democratic republics: South Korea and the United States.

Hurricanes and Vulnerable Populations: How Will They Cope and Adapt?

By | August 19, 2020

FAU researchers and collaborators have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study populations in risky housing conditions in the midst of a pandemic and a very busy hurricane season.

FAU, Palm Beach Book Festival with New York Times Best-Selling Authors

By | August 18, 2020

Heather Lende will discuss her book, "Of Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics" in this virtual event.

FAU Awarded $2.2 Million to Monitor Algal Blooms in Lake Okeechobee

By | August 17, 2020

A scientist from FAU's Harbor Branch received a grant from Florida's Department of Environmental Protection to develop a sensing and visualization package to monitor harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee.

FAU's New Medical Students Pledge to Combat Healthcare Disparities

By | August 13, 2020

FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine recently welcomed the incoming class of 2020 with a virtual White Coat Ceremony and White Coats-4-Care Donor event.

FAU's Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise Honored

By | August 13, 2020

FAU's Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise has become the second program within the College of Business to be named an Oasis of Excellence by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.