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Adolescents, Teens, Popularity, Adolescent Popularity, Psychology, Behavior, High School

Novel Study Identifies Three Distinct Types of Teen Popularity

By | September 18, 2019

A new study finds three distinct types of teen popularity: prosocial popular; aggressive popular; and bistrategic popular or Machiavellian. Loved and feared, Machiavellian-like teens were the most popular.

Terje Hoim

TERJE HOIM, PH.D. Named Interim Associate Dean of Wilkes Honors College

By | September 17, 2019

Terje Hoim, Ph.D. was recently named the interim associate dean of academic affairs of Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University at Jupiter. For the past three years, Dr. Hoim has served the college as chair of math and sciences. Originally from Estonia, Dr. Hoim received her...

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New Method Reveals Effects of Mechanical Fatigue on Biological Cells

By | September 17, 2019

FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers developed a method to measure the effects of mechanical fatigue on biological cells using microfluidics and amplitude-modulated electro-deformation.

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Jaffe Center to Host 10th Annual Letterpress Appreciation Day

By | September 17, 2019

The Jaffe Center for Book Arts (JCBA) at Florida Atlantic University will host its tenth annual Letterpress Appreciation Day.

FAU High National Merit Semifinalists 2019

25 FAU High Students Named National Merit Semifinalists

By | September 17, 2019

Twenty-five Florida Atlantic University High School students have been named semifinalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Competition.

Dolphins, Indian River Lagoon, Antibiotic Resistance, Nosocomial Infections, Bacterial Infections, Pollution, Environment, Marine Environments, Marine Mammals, Marine Life, Aquatic Environments,

Antibiotic Resistance Surges in Dolphins, Mirroring Humans

By | September 16, 2019

FAU Harbor Branch researchers and collaborators conducted a long-term study examining 13 years of antibiotic resistance trends in wild Bottlenose dolphins in Florida's Indian River Lagoon.

FAU students

FAU to Host Events in Honor of 2019 Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

By | September 13, 2019

FAU will celebrate Hispanic/Latinx Heritage with a series of events for students and staff beginning Saturday, Sept. 14 through Sunday, Oct. 15, at its Boca Raton, Jupiter and Broward campuses.

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FAU Scientists Awarded 2019 Early-Career Research Fellowships by National Academies' Gulf Research Program

By | September 10, 2019

The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine selected Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biology in Florida Atlantic University’s Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute as a recipient of its...

Self-driving cars, Traffic Jams, Traffic Congestion, Automation, Sustainability, Energy, Carbon Footprint, Car-pooling, Ride-splitting, Public Transit

It's About More People in Fewer Vehicles, Not Self-driving Cars

By | September 10, 2019

Despite the current fascination with the concept of self-driving cars, a researcher at FAU says that they may not be a solution for sustainability and reducing traffic congestion.

All but four of the 23 metropolitan markets tracked in the Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs. Rent (BH&J) Index are well above their long-term pricing trend, some dramatically so, as indicated by their BH&J Index scores.

Index Shows Downward Pressure on Demand for Homeownership Lessening

By | September 10, 2019

Downward pressure on the demand for homeownership is lessening in major housing markets as the United States nears the peak in the current housing cycle, according to the latest index produced by FAU and FIU.