Study Shows Benefits of Regular Mammograms Extend to Elderly
A new study shows that black and white women ages 75 to 84 years who had an annual mammogram had lower 10-year breast cancer mortality than corresponding women who had biennial or no/irregular mammograms.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Students Develop Meal Delivery App
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥students develop meal delivery app with help from new IBM software.
Register Now for ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥2016 Business Plan Competition
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥students, faculty and staff are invited to compete for cash and prizes in the 2016 ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Business Plan Competition, hosted by FAU's Adams Center for Entrepreneurship and the College of Business.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Names Roland Kidwell Director of Adams Center
Roland Kidwell, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Management Programs within the College of Business, has been named director of FAU's Adams Center for Entrepreneurship.
Leon Charney Awarded with Honorary Doctorate from FAU
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ has awarded Leon Charney an honorary doctorate in humane letters in recognition of his lifelong commitment to peace through diplomacy.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Introduces 'Owl Perks' Promotional Program
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ is partnering with local business owners and merchants to offer "Owl Perks," a new promotional program geared toward building University pride, community spirit and support.
Novel Mechanism Identified in Cells in Close Proximity
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers are the first to show that cells in close proximity to each other can sense when a cell is dying due to environmental stressors like UV light and smoke, and eat the cell before it becomes toxic.
$1.3 Million Grant for New Alzheimer's and Dementia Project
The Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center in FAU's Lynn College of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
First Study to Show Police Leaders' Thoughts on Body Cameras
Researchers from ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and collaborators measured law enforcement leadership attitudes toward police wearing body cameras, and published results of their study in the American Journal of Criminal Justice.