FAU Jupiter News
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Study Finds Massive Loss of U.S. Coastline Tidal Flats Over 31 Years
FAU 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.
![Hari Kalva, Ph.D., Dana Vouglitois and Danny Alice posed in front of a National Academy of Inventors step-and-repeat banner.](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/nai-award-2023.jpg)
FAU Receives National Academy of Inventors Chapter of Excellence Award
Florida Atlantic University'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.
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FAU Study Reveals Common Wristbands 'Hotbed' for Harmful Bacteria
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.
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FAU Study: Perils of Not Being Attractive or Athletic in Middle School
A first-of-its-kind FAU 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.
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Protected Sex: Study Records Grouper Mating Calls in U.S. Caribbean
FAU 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.
![Youth, Sex Trafficking, Runaways, Prostitution, Risk Factors, Incarceration, Abuse, Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Adolescents](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/youth-sex-trafficking-newsdesk.jpg)
Study Compares Youth Detained for Prostitution With Serious Offenders
A study is the first to use a nationally representative sample to compare risk factors and characteristics of youth detained for sex trafficking to youth detained for more serious offenses such as murder.
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DNA Decodes Dining Desires of Shell-Shucking Whitespotted Eagle Rays
FAU Harbor Branch researchers are the first to uncover the finer-scale feeding patterns of the whitespotted eagle ray in U.S. coastal waters.
![Black Women, Community Health Center, Mammography Screening, Mammograms, Barriers, Beliefs, Perceptions](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/barriers-mammography-newsdesk.jpg)
Study Uncovers Barriers to Mammography Screening Among Black Women
Researchers from FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing examined mammography screening frequency and perceptions and beliefs among Black women in an underserved community.
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Pitfalls and Solutions for Using AI to Predict Opioid Use Disorder
FAU engineering researchers conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed journal papers analyzing the technical aspects of machine learning applied to predicting opioid use as well as the published results.
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FAU Tech Runway® Announces Its 12th Venture Class
FAU Tech Runway® recently accepted 16 companies to participate in the 12th cohort of its Venture Program.