Geographic 'Hot Spots' for Cigarette, Firearm Deaths in the U.S.
A new ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥study shows geographically distinct areas of the highest death rates in the U.S. related to cigarettes as well as firearms, including both assault and suicide over two decades from 1999 to 2019.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Names New Director of the Adams Center
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ names Kevin Cox, Ph.D., senior lecturer at FAU's College of Business, the new director of the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Lands $4.2 Million NIH Grant for Air Quality, Alzheimer's Study
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers will examine the effects of smoke-related pollution from agricultural burns on Alzheimer's and related dementias risks on farmworkers and rural residents along Florida's Lake Okeechobee.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Expert: AI Can Change the Course of College Recruiting
As artificial intelligence reshapes much of our daily lives, it could also shake up the way college coaches recruit players to their schools, according to one sports expert at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥.
Study Finds Massive Loss of U.S. Coastline Tidal Flats Over 31 Years
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers provide the first big picture nationwide of a 'coastal squeeze' in the contiguous U.S. from 1985 to 2015, which has resulted in degeneration of tidal flats due to urban expansion.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Receives National Academy of Inventors Chapter of Excellence Award
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥'s chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) was recently honored with the inaugural Chapter of Excellence Award during the NAI Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
New Index Suggests Where Prices Might Grow, Decline in United States
A new price-to-rent ratio from researchers at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ and Florida International University sheds light on which areas might see price growth or declines.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Study Reveals Common Wristbands 'Hotbed' for Harmful Bacteria
A study tested various textures of wristbands to determine if they harbor pathogenic bacteria. E. coli was prevalent on 60 percent of wristbands and Staphylococcus was prevalent on 85 percent of wristbands.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Study: Perils of Not Being Attractive or Athletic in Middle School
A first-of-its-kind ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥research study shows life is harder for children who are not attractive or athletic. As their unpopularity grows, so do their problems - increasing loneliness and alcohol misuse.
Protected Sex: Study Records Grouper Mating Calls in U.S. Caribbean
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch researchers deployed an autonomous, passive acoustic platform to survey marine protected areas on the western shelf of Puerto Rico during grouper reproductive seasons.