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·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Makes Large Jump in 'U.S. News' 2024 List of Top Universities

By | September 18, 2023

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ made considerable gains in the U.S. News & World Report list of "Top Public Schools," moving up to No. 112 from No. 131 in this year's ranking of the nation's best universities.

Eureka! Groundbreaking Study Uncovers Origin of 'Conscious Awareness'

By | September 18, 2023

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers provide the first quantified observations of the "birth" of purpose in human infants, as they recognize their causal powers and transition from spontaneous to intentional behavior.

Study First to Show Impacts of Heat on U.S. Leatherback Hatchlings

By | September 7, 2023

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers have uncovered the correlation between nest temperatures on leatherback hatchling shape, performance and hatching success in the United States.

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Lands $4.2 Million NIH Grant for Air Quality, Alzheimer's Study

By | August 23, 2023

·¬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.

Study Finds Massive Loss of U.S. Coastline Tidal Flats Over 31 Years

By | August 22, 2023

·¬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

By | August 18, 2023

·¬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.

·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Study Reveals Common Wristbands 'Hotbed' for Harmful Bacteria

By | August 16, 2023

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

By | August 10, 2023

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

By | August 9, 2023

·¬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.

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