NEWS ARCHIVE


FAU Engineering to Lead $1.3M Collaborative Conservation Project

By | August 21, 2024

FAU engineering will lead a project designed to cost-effectively identify and track wildlife using artificial intelligence, funded by the National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.

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.

NAM Selects FAU for Substance Use, Opioid Crises Collaborative

By | August 19, 2024

FAU was recently selected to participate in the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use Opioid Crises Core Competency Implementation Pilot Project.

Emerging Diagnostic Tools for Early Diagnosis of Endometriosis

By | August 15, 2024

Researchers from FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine address a major clinical and public health challenge in a commentary published in The Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Gynaecology & Obstetrics.

Nighttime Data Shows Inequities in Hurricane Michael Power Restoration

By | August 14, 2024

Using nighttime lightdata from NASA, FAU researchers find notable differences in power-restoration rates among urban and rural areas and socioeconomic status in Florida's Panhandle after Hurricane Michael.

A 'One in a Million' Shot to Tackle Dopamine-Linked Brain Disorders

By | August 12, 2024

With the help of a tiny, transparent worm, FAU researchers have identified novel players in dopamine signaling by taking advantage of a powerful platform generated via the Million Mutation Project (MMP).

Alcohol Use in Older Adults Doubles Risk of Brain Bleeds from Falls

By | August 8, 2024

A study by FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers is among the first to examine the link between alcohol use and brain bleeds in 3,128 older adults who sustained a head trauma from a fall.

'Baby Talk:' How Children's Vocal and Cognitive Cues Sway Adults

By | August 6, 2024

A new study by FAU and collaborators reveals how evolution has shaped children to use different signals to elicit care from adults, highlighting how different cues influence judgements in early childhood.

FAU Lands $1.3M NSF Grant to Boost Dryland Soil Quality

By | August 5, 2024

The NSF-funded project will enhance understanding of climate resistance of individual microbes and improve microbial remediations to reduce soil degradation in drylands under climate stressors.

Uncontrolled Hypertension: The Old 'Silent Killer' is Alive and Well

By | August 1, 2024

FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers alert health care providers that uncontrolled high blood pressure is one of the most common, serious and increasing conditions in their patients.