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FAU Kicks Off Fall 2021 Virtual 'Research in Action' Series

By | August 31, 2021

FAU's Division of Research "Research in Action" talk series on Zoom is free and open to the public. Each week, participants can listen to experts in their fields as they present their latest research.

Older Adults Need More Than Knowledge and Clichés to Stay Active

By | August 31, 2021

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing researchers explored trends in physical activity in ethnically diverse older adults to see what drives them to start or sustain physical activity and what stops them.

'Stop Prescribing Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19'

By | August 30, 2021

Schmidt College of Medicine researchers reviewed the recent major randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trials for hydroxychloroquine, finding a lack of significant benefit and some suggestion of harm.

Study Ranks Nation's Most Overvalued Housing Markets

By | August 26, 2021

Phoenix, Las Vegas and Stockton, California, rank among the 10 most overvalued of the nation's largest housing markets.

Do Passengers Want Self-driving Cars to Behave More or Less Like Them?

By | August 25, 2021

Researchers from the College of Engineering and Computer Science explored trust and distrust of artificial intelligence, automated technologies and self-driving cars in a study involving 352 participants.

Coping in College? Female Students Much More Stressed Than Males

By | August 23, 2021

FAU researchers measured both the psychological perception of stress and evaluated how undergraduate males and females cope with stress. The differences are vast.

FAU Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Award

By | August 19, 2021

Raquel Assis, Ph.D., College of Engineering and Computer Science and FAU I-HEALTH, has received a five-year, $1.8 million "Maximizing Investigators' Research Award" from the National Institutes of Health.

Genomic Surveillance Crucial to Mitigate and Contain COVID-19

By | August 18, 2021

Researchers say that genomic surveillance to mitigate and contain COVID-19 is crucial to detect variants that are different well before they spread throughout the U.S. and the rest of the world.

FAU Poll Shows Floridians Favor Vaccine Requirements for Employees

By | August 18, 2021

Most Floridians support employers requiring workers be vaccinated against COVID-19, but respondents were split on parents deciding whether their children should wear masks at school.

FOX News vs. MSNBC Using 52,000 Transcripts, 283 Million Words

By | August 17, 2021

Researchers analyzed about 52,000 Fox News and MSNBC transcripts comprising some 283 million words to explore language style and social psychology to compare the 2020, 2016, and 2012 presidential elections.