Copy-cat? Study Explores Conformity in Children with Few Friends
What gives one friend influence over another and why? FAU researchers tested the theory that children with few friends protect these friendships through conformity to stay in a friend's "good graces."
Effects of Resistance Training in Older Adults at the Cellular Level
FAU researchers conducted a study to explore the effects of resistance training in older adults, taking research one step further in helping to elucidate the benefits of exercise in this population.
Noise from Urban Environments Affects the Color of Songbirds' Beaks
A study on cognition, beak color, and growth in the zebra finch suggests exposure to urban noise may affect their structural traits, such as beak color, which influence social interactions and mate choice.
FAU Receives $1 Million NSF Grant to Empower Women in STEM Faculty
The three-year NSF grant will help to ensure appropriate representation of women in STEM faculty and continues the work of the late Emmanuelle Tognoli, Ph.D., who served as a research professor at FAU.
FAU Study Finds Low Salinity Can Work to Culture Florida Pompano Fish
FAU Harbor Branch researchers are the first to conduct a low salinity study on Florida pompano to determine the optimal salinity required to culture juvenile fish from hatch to weaning under on-farm conditions.
Study Explores Shark Nose Shape, Size and Link to Sensitivity of Smell
FAU researchers are the first to quantify olfactory organ morphology in fine detail among a diverse set of shark species using dissections, phylogenetic comparisons, and a new technique, called diceCT imaging.
Researchers Inducted into FAU Chapter of National Academy of Inventors
Four FAU researchers representing engineering, medicine, science and Harbor Branch will be inducted into the FAU Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors®.
Early Disinterest in School Snowballs into Academic, Social Problems
A prior study by a researcher at FAU and collaborators found starting off on the wrong foot academically, particularly with math and reading, cascades into peer problems during the first years of school.
Harmful Algal Toxins Found in Bull Sharks in the Indian River Lagoon
FAU Harbor Branch researchers are the first to measure multiple baseline concentrations of phycotoxins from harmful algal blooms in bull sharks from Florida's Indian River Lagoon.
Scientists Land $3 Million NSF Grant to Empower Coral Reef Monitoring
FAU researchers and collaborators have received a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to uncover complex biological systems and develop tools to globally document coral reef health changes.