I-SENSE Lands $339,984 National Science Foundation Grant
FAU's I-SENSE has received a National Science Foundation grant for a "Research Experiences for Undergraduates" program and will host an intensive summer program for top undergraduate students nationwide.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Hosts Florida Undergraduate Research Conference
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ hosted the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) 2017 on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 on its Boca Raton campus.
Cavefish May Help Humans Evolve to Require Very Little Sleep
We all do it; we all need it - humans and animals alike. The tiny Mexican cavefish is shedding light on how sleep evolves and how human brains could evolve to require very little sleep, just like the cavefish.
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.
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.
National Bullying Study Finds Major Issues Impacting Teens
One of the latest and most ambitious studies on bullying and cyberbullying in middle and high school students begs to differ with the adage, "sticks and stones can break my bones, but names can't hurt me."
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway® Appoints Chairman of Advisory Board
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥'s Tech Runway® has recently appointed Donald Kiselewski as the new chairman to its advisory board.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥in Top 25 for Intellectual Contributions in Real Estate
Research faculty at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥rank 24th in the world for their intellectual contributions to the real estate industry through their publications in top peer-reviewed journals.
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."
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.