NEWS ARCHIVE


Growth from Adversity: How Older Adults Bounced Back from COVID-19

By | August 20, 2024

A study by FAU nursing researchers highlights the remarkable resilience of older adults (median age 86) in a South Florida retirement community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Choosing Over the Counter Drugs for COVID 19? It's Complicated

By | March 19, 2024

FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers and academic colleagues took a closer look at both the potential benefits and risks of acetaminophen, NSAIDs and aspirin to treat mild symptoms of COVID-19.

Study Examines Substance Use in First Responders During the Pandemic

By | January 18, 2024

Little is known about the factors related with first responder drug and alcohol use during the pandemic. Researchers surveyed 2,801 U.S. law enforcement, fire and EMS workers in the early stages of COVID-19.

FAU Study Explores Incarceration, Employment and Re-offense

By | July 6, 2023

A researcher from the College of Social Work and Criminal Justice investigated the effectiveness of transitional employment programs and cognitive behavioral interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Study Finds Offering Paid Sick Leave is Good for U.S. Business

By | February 23, 2023

FAU and CSU researchers systematically reviewed 22 years of research examining the relationship between paid sick leave benefits and short-term and long-term U.S. business outcomes.

AI Model Predicts if a COVID-19 Test Might be Positive or Not

By | December 13, 2022

Researchers from FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science have trained five classification algorithms to create an accurate model that proactively predicts COVID-19 test results.

Needs, Challenges for COVID-19 Boosters and Other Vaccines in the U.S.

By | October 18, 2022

FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers have published a commentary in "The American Journal of Medicine" to provide the most updated guidance to health care providers on boosters and vaccines.

Pandemic Escalated Teen Cyberbullying - Asian Americans Targeted Most

By | October 13, 2022

Until now, no research has explored cyberbullying trends among youth in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, and especially whether Asian American youth were disproportionately targeted.

FAU Seeks Participants for Study on Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms

By | September 20, 2022

Researchers from FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute are seeking participants for a study evaluating potential impacts of exposure to harmful algal blooms.

FAU Resident Physicians Report COVID-19 Impacts

By | September 15, 2022

A Schmidt College of Medicine study assessed resident physicians' perceptions, coping strategies and self-reported levels of depression, anxiety and stress experienced during the early phase of the pandemic.