Do Mussels Reveal the Fate of the Oceans?
A first-of-its-kind study has identified the connection between microplastics, marine aggregates and marine animals, which has important implications for the fate of plastic particles in marine environments.
First-Generation Student Success Hosts Urban Male Institute
The Urban Male Initiative within FAU's Office of First Generation Student Success recently hosted a free, two-day institute at FAU's College of Business for faculty, staff and students.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Now Serves as Home to 'C-P.A.W.W.'
"Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors" in FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing is improving the understanding of palliative effects of animal-assisted interventions.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥I-SENSE and K-Rain Team Up on Water Irrigation
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥I-SENSE and K-Rain have formed a partnership to develop next-generation products to enhance how commercial, municipal and residential entities control and manage their irrigation systems.
Study Reveals Hurricane Preparedness in 67 Florida Counties
A study by FAU's Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions shows that the vast majority of counties in the Florida Panhandle were less prepared for emergency evacuation compared to the rest of the state.
How Dolphins and Whales Fight Disease Threats
A groundbreaking study from FAU's Harbor Branch reveals how dolphins, whales and other cetaceans compete for survival in an evolutionary "arms race" with changing pathogenic threats like Red Tide.
Hispanics' Consumer Confidence Improves as Optimism Grows
Consumer confidence among Hispanics in the U.S. improved in the third quarter of 2018 as optimism has grown about their financial situation as well as the U.S. economy as a whole, a new ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Index finds.
Study Uncovers 'Sextortion' Prevalence in Teens
A study on sextortion, the fastest-growing cyberthreat to children, is the first to empirically examine the prevalence of this behavior among adolescents across the United States.
"Sea-Level Rise Resilience Collaborations" at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥MetroLAB
Environmental studies' researchers, organizations, business leaders and elected officials recently discussed sea-level rise resilience efforts at the ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥MetroLAB in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
Study Pinpoints Pathway Impacting Autism Features
A team of ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥scientists has uncovered a brain-signaling pathway that can be pharmacologically manipulated in genetically engineered mice to reverse an autism-related pathway.