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·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Professor Appointed Member of Prestigious Academia Europaea

By | November 25, 2019

Borivoje "Borko" Furht, Ph.D., a professor in FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science was recently appointed as a member of the prestigious Academia Europaea founded in 1988.

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Receives University of Distinction Approval

By | November 22, 2019

FAU's "University of Distinction" plan for applied artificial intelligence and big data analytics was officially approved today by the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System.

Scientists First to Develop Rapid Cell Division in Marine Sponges

By | November 21, 2019

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch scientists and collaborators have developed a breakthrough in marine invertebrate (sponge) cell culture that impacts marine biotechnology, early animal evolution and climate change.

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Launches Genomics and Predictive Health Certificate

By | November 21, 2019

The Schmidt College of Medicine program is one of only two in Florida's State University System to train future clinicians and scientists in this emerging field to understand and improve human health.

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and South Florida PBS Partner for New Season of 'Star Gazers'

By | November 19, 2019

Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D., dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥will serve as series consultant for "Star Gazers," the world's only weekly television series on naked eye astronomy since 1976.

Regular Use of Pain, Sleep Prescriptions Linked to High Frailty Risk

By | November 14, 2019

A novel study by ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and the Oregon Research Institute is the first to show that regular use of prescription drugs for pain and sleep increases frailty risk in older adults by 95 percent.

Study Reveals How 98 Percent of Plastics at Sea Go Missing Each Year

By | November 7, 2019

A study helps to solve the mystery of missing plastic fragments at sea by using simulated sunlight to explore removal mechanisms, microbial impacts and lifetimes of select microplastics on the ocean surface.

Study Reveals Indigenous People's Choice of Medicinal Plants

By | November 6, 2019

Researchers discovered a novel way to find the intracultural heterogeneity of traditional knowledge while testing the non-random selection of medicinal plants in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Machine-learning Algorithms Track Tremors in Parkinson's Patients

By | October 30, 2019

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers developed algorithms that, combined with wearable sensors, can continuously monitor the severity of tremors in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Two-thirds of Floridians Concerned About Climate Change

By | October 29, 2019

More than two-thirds of Floridians say that climate change has them concerned about the well-being of future generations in Florida and do not feel government is doing enough to address its impacts.

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