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FAU Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Underwater Imaging Device

By | September 11, 2023

FAU Harbor Branch's Bing Ouyang, Ph.D., has received a patent for a new invention about the size of a soda can, which is a potential gamechanger in advanced underwater imaging technology.

Study: Home Prices are Re-Accelerating, But for How Long?

By | September 7, 2023

Home prices are picking up in some parts of the country, though it is doubtful prices will jump significantly in the future, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and another school.

Study First to Show Impacts of Heat on U.S. Leatherback Hatchlings

By | September 7, 2023

FAU researchers have uncovered the correlation between nest temperatures on leatherback hatchling shape, performance and hatching success in the United States.

Gene Discovery Nets FAU Researchers U.S. Patent to Treat Addiction

By | September 7, 2023

An invention in the fields of pharmacology, medicine, neuroscience and psychiatry using a molecular approach to treat addiction has earned Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., and Maureen Hahn, Ph.D., a U.S. patent.

STUDY: These Rental Markets Are Most Favorable Based on Pricing Trends

By | August 29, 2023

With renters waiting for the rental crisis to ebb, some markets might be more favorable based on long-term pricing trends, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and two other schools.

Geographic 'Hot Spots' for Cigarette, Firearm Deaths in the U.S.

By | August 29, 2023

A new FAU study shows geographically distinct areas of the highest death rates in the U.S. related to cigarettes as well as firearms, including both assault and suicide over two decades from 1999 to 2019.

FAU Lands $4.2 Million NIH Grant for Air Quality, Alzheimer's Study

By | August 23, 2023

FAU researchers will examine the effects of smoke-related pollution from agricultural burns on Alzheimer's and related dementias risks on farmworkers and rural residents along Florida's Lake Okeechobee.

FAU Expert: AI Can Change the Course of College Recruiting

By | August 22, 2023

As artificial intelligence reshapes much of our daily lives, it could also shake up the way college coaches recruit players to their schools, according to one sports expert at Florida Atlantic University.

Study Finds Massive Loss of U.S. Coastline Tidal Flats Over 31 Years

By | August 22, 2023

FAU researchers provide the first big picture nationwide of a 'coastal squeeze' in the contiguous U.S. from 1985 to 2015, which has resulted in degeneration of tidal flats due to urban expansion.

FAU Receives National Academy of Inventors Chapter of Excellence Award

By | August 18, 2023

Florida Atlantic University's chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) was recently honored with the inaugural Chapter of Excellence Award during the NAI Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.