Severe Mental Illness, High Diabetes Risk and Scarce Testing
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥neuroscientist John W. Newcomer, M.D., co-authored a new study that showed patients with severe mental illness, who are two to three times more likely to have type 2 diabetes, rarely get tested.
FAU-University MRI Announce Research Partnership
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and University MRI have entered into a joint research agreement to propel the University's focus in the neurosciences and provide researchers with access to the newest imaging technologies available today.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Hosts Annual Pumpkin Drop
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ will host its annual pumpkin drop on Friday, Oct. 30 at 10 a.m.
FAU-Max Planck Sign Innovative Agreement
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and Max Planck have signed an innovative agreement to facilitate a research and education program that will recruit promising scientists to FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway's First 'Venture Vintage 1' Graduation
One year after receiving $25,000 in seed funding, the inaugural class of FAU's Tech Runway recently participated in the "Venture Vintage 1" graduation, a special ceremony to commemorate their accomplishments.
Three-Minute Test Detects Common Form of Dementia
An ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥neuroscientist has developed a new test that can assess clinical signs and symptoms of Lewy Body dementia, a common form of dementia that's difficult to diagnose, with 96.8 percent accuracy.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Receives $620,000 NSF Grant for STEM Retention Program
STEM jobs are rapidly growing and technology companies alone will need to fill more than 650,000 new jobs by 2018. ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥is directly addressing the national need to increase the number of STEM undergraduates.
Sex and Sea Turtles: Climate Change, Sea Level Rise Impacts
The shift in climate is shifting turtles as well, because as the temperature of their nests change so do their reproduction patterns. Warmer conditions produce females and cooler conditions produce males.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥High Student Named Top Young Scientist
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ High School student Hannah Herbst was named the winner of the 2015 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, recently held at the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minn.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Wins Second Place at Waste Design Competition
A group of ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ civil engineering students won second place at the Solid Waste Association of North America's (SWANA) inaugural National Solid Waste Design Competition (SWDC).