Gregg B. Fields Named Executive Director of FAU's I-HEALTH
Gregg B. Fields, Ph.D., has been named as executive director of FAU's Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH), one of the university's four research pillars.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Receives $750,000 from Gangal Foundation to Name Innovation Hall
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science received a $750,000 gift from the GANGALS nonprofit Foundation, Inc. to name the Lata and Shiva Gangal Global Innovation Hall in the Engineering East building.
Algorithm Steers Catheters to Target for Treating Atrial Fibrillation
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers have developed the first algorithm that guides catheter movements and accurately detects atrial fibrillation targets without 3D maps of the heart.
Marine Organisms Hold Promise to Treat Breast Cancer
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch researchers have received $801,000 from the Florida Department of Health to investigate the use of marine natural compounds as potential treatments of triple negative breast cancers.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway® Reveals its Seventh Venture Class
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway® hosted its 2019 Launch Competition and Demo Day, revealing its seventh class, known as "Venture Class 7."
Scientists Offer New Alzheimer's, Amyloid Connection Theory
In a new study, ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Brain Institute researchers sought to answer a fundamental question -- "Is amyloid precursor protein the mastermind behind Alzheimer's disease or is it just an accomplice?"
Technology Senses Parkinson's Patients' Medication Response
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers have developed a novel approach that automatically senses how Parkinson's patients respond to medication without patient or physician engagement.
Cane Institute SECME Team Takes Top Awards at Regionals
The Cane Institute for Advanced Technologies at A.D. Henderson University School (ADHUS) and ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥High School SECME teams recently took home top awards in the 2019 SECME Regional Competition.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway to Host Annual 'Meet the Angels' Event
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway® and Prototype House will host the annual "Meet the Angels" event on Friday, March 29 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway, 901 NW 35th St., Boca Raton.
NSF CAREER Award Aimed at Key Information in Emergencies
A $500,011 NSF grant awarded to a researcher in FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science will focus on evacuation route planning, resource assignment, and transportation resilience.