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FAU Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Award

By | August 19, 2021

Raquel Assis, Ph.D., College of Engineering and Computer Science and FAU I-HEALTH, has received a five-year, $1.8 million "Maximizing Investigators' Research Award" from the National Institutes of Health.

Genomic Surveillance Crucial to Mitigate and Contain COVID-19

By | August 18, 2021

Researchers say that genomic surveillance to mitigate and contain COVID-19 is crucial to detect variants that are different well before they spread throughout the U.S. and the rest of the world.

FAU Poll Shows Floridians Favor Vaccine Requirements for Employees

By | August 18, 2021

Most Floridians support employers requiring workers be vaccinated against COVID-19, but respondents were split on parents deciding whether their children should wear masks at school.

FOX News vs. MSNBC Using 52,000 Transcripts, 283 Million Words

By | August 17, 2021

Researchers analyzed about 52,000 Fox News and MSNBC transcripts comprising some 283 million words to explore language style and social psychology to compare the 2020, 2016, and 2012 presidential elections.

Low-cost 3D Method Rapidly Measures Disease Impacts on Coral Reefs

By | August 12, 2021

An FAU Harbor Branch technique is helping to gain insight into the poorly understood stony coral tissue loss disease, responsible for widespread coral death throughout the Tropical Western Atlantic.

FAU Experts for the 2021 Hurricane Season

By | August 12, 2021

With hurricane season in full force, several Florida Atlantic University faculty experts are available to discuss various issues surrounding hurricane preparedness, evacuation and aftermath.

Novel Model Predicts COVID-19 Outbreak Two Weeks Ahead of Time

By | August 6, 2021

Researchers from the College of Engineering and Computer Science and collaborators have developed a new forecasting model that can predict spread risk of COVID nationwide at the county level.

New Business Models Can Save Smaller Firms During Economic Crises

By | August 5, 2021

Small businesses should consider changing their competitive strategies or offering new product lines to survive - and even thrive - during turbulent economic times.

FAU Expert Answers Questions about the Delta Variant and Vaccines

By | August 4, 2021

Joanna Drowos, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A., FAU Schmidt College of Medicine, provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the COVID-19 Delta variant, vaccines and public safety measures.

What's Killing Coral Reefs in Florida is Also Killing Them in Belize

By | August 3, 2021

A study is the first to offer evidence that nitrogen enrichment from land-based sources like sewage is driving macroalgal blooms and causing massive decline in hard coral cover in the Belize Barrier Reef.