·¬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.
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.
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.
·¬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.
Marine Sponge May Provide Antibacterial Solutions for MRSA
A compound extracted from a deep-water marine sponge is showing potent antibacterial activity against the drug resistant bacteria methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus also called the "super bug."
·¬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.
First Video Footage of Monkey Population Nearing Extinction
Using remote sensing cameras and sound recorders, ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥scientists are the first to capture rare video footage of a newly discovered population of critically endangered monkeys in a remote region in the world.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and Sancilio Team Up on Therapy for Inherited Blindness
Researchers from ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and Sancilio and Company, Inc. are collaborating to develop a treatment for Retinitis Pigmentosa, an inherited disease that causes severe progressive vision impairment and blindness.
Tick-borne Disease Advocate Has Voice in Future Research
Alana Edwards served on review panels to select applications submitted to the Department of Defense to decide how the $5 million appropriated by Congress will be spent on future tick-borne disease research.
Experts Urge for Wider Prescription of Statins
Researchers from ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and Harvard address the possible but unproven link between statins and diabetes and emphasize that the link to diabetes is questionable and inconsequential.