·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Hosts 10th Regional Competition for Science Olympiad
Students from 19 middle and 45 high schools from Palm Beach, Broward, Lee, Martin and Miami-Dade counties competed.
New Device Could Rapidly Detect Zika Virus at Airports
About the size of a tablet, a portable device that could be used in many settings like an airport, may hold the key to detecting the Zika virus accurately, rapidly and inexpensively using just a saliva sample.
Three ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥SeaPerch Teams Qualify for National Competition
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥'s SeaPerch teams recently won 15 awards at a regional competition hosted by FAU's A.D. Henderson University School and ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥High School.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Celebrates National Engineers Week
The annual week of events is designed to increase awareness of the engineering profession and recognize the accomplishments and contributions engineers make to society.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥has received federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, which only is awarded to colleges and universities with enrollment of full-time Hispanic undergraduate students of at least 25 percent.
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Millions
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥will lead the Freight Mobility Research Institute to improve the nation's mobility of people and goods. A combined match from the state and private sectors will result in more than $10 million in total.
U.S. Department of Education Awards ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥$4.4 Million Grant
This Hispanic Serving Institution project (Title III) will increase underrepresented Hispanics in computer-related careers, and facilitate successful post-degree employment or graduate school enrollment.
Owls Racing Takes First Place at Formula SAE Match Race
The ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) racing team won first place in the 3rd Annual Formula SAE Match Race at the Lamar County Speedway in Barnesville, Georgia.
NSF Funds Design of Holographic Underwater Microscope
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a multi-year grant to a group of ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch scientists to pursue work on an underwater holographic imaging system.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Student Group Celebrates Women in Computing
ACM-W has more than 100 chapters worldwide, and supports, celebrates, and advocates internationally for the full engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field.