Study Shows Male Sea Turtles are Vanishing Closer to Home
Male sea turtles are disappearing and not just in Australia. ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers are the first to show why and how moisture in addition to heat affects the development and sex ratios of turtle embryos.
Nursing Homes Gaming System to Improve Medicare Star Ratings
Study by ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and UConn faculty finds some nursing homes inflate their self-assessment reporting to improve their score in the Five-Star Quality Rating System employed by Medicare to help consumers.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Ranks 19th for Intellectual Contributions in Real Estate
Research faculty at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥rank 19th in the world for their intellectual contributions to the real estate industry through their publications in top real estate academic journals.
NSF Awards Grant for Undersea Communications, Surveillance
Engineering researchers have received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a first-of-its-kind software-defined testbed for real-time undersea wireless communications and surveillance.
Consumer Confidence Among Hispanics in the U.S. is Strong
Consumer confidence is up among Hispanics in the U.S., who are optimistic about their financial situation going into 2018 despite continued dissatisfaction with U.S. President Donald Trump, new ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥index says.
Study Finds Cause of Algal Blooms and the Results Stink
Toxic green algal blooms wreaked havoc on Florida's St. Lucie Estuary in 2016. A new study contradicts the widespread misconception that periodic discharges from Lake Okeechobee were responsible.
Tiny Treadmills Help Test Sea Turtle Hatchling Stamina
Disoriented sea turtle hatchlings take hours instead of minutes to get to the ocean from their nests. A new study is the first to test the physiological effects of this extended crawling on swimming ability.
NIH Awards $4 Million to ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥for Prescription Opioid Study
A researcher from the Schmidt College of Medicine is conducting a novel study to figure out if there is a unique genetic signature of patients who are most susceptible to prescription opioid-use disorder.
Good Deals Much Harder to Find in Tight U.S. Housing Market
The really good deals on homes are becoming increasingly harder to find as the U.S. housing market remains ever so slightly in buy territory, according to the latest national index produced by ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and FIU.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥High Student Named to 'Forbes' '30 Under 30' List
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ High School junior Hannah Herbst has been named to the 2018 Forbes "30 Under 30" list in the energy sector.