FAU Jupiter News
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Robotic Glove Lends a 'Hand' to Relearn Playing Piano After a Stroke
Using AI, FAU engineering researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind soft robotic exoskeleton glove that "feels." The new technology provides precise force and guidance in recovering fine finger movements.
![Goliath Grouper, Acoustics, Sounds, Marine Organisms, Automated Detector](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/goliath-grouper-morgan-newsdesk.jpg)
Boom! Detecting Gregarious Goliath Groupers Using Their Sounds
FAU researchers deployed a novel automated detector and localization model to find underwater marine organisms using their low-frequency pulse sounds to illustrate their detailed behavior.
![Sarah Du, Researcher, Lab](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/du-sarah-lab-newsdesk.jpg)
Tool to Diagnose and Monitor Sickle Cell Disease Receives U.S. Patent
A new portable tool developed by a College of Engineering and Computer Science researcher will enable patients with sickle cell disease to reliably and conveniently monitor their disease.
![Sea Snail, Mollusk, Naria turdus, Lake Worth Lagoon, Stowaway, South Florida](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/naria-turdus-newsdesk.jpg)
Sea Snail First Seen in the U.S. May Have Arrived as a 'Stowaway'
A researcher from FAU reports that the mollusk, Naria turdus, found in Lake Worth Lagoon took two years to arrive in South Florida most likely as a stowaway attached to the hull of a ship as larva.
![Davidowitz family](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/davidowitzdinnercropped.jpg)
FAU Receives Gift from Davidowitz Family
FAU's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters has received a significant gift from the Davidowitz family of Boynton Beach to expand Holocaust and Human Rights Education programming.
![Diatom, Algae, Indian River Lagoon, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Cells, Neurotoxin, Domoic Acid](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/irl-algae-diatom-newsdesk.jpg)
Overlooked Algae Toxin Widespread in Southern Indian River Lagoon
A study by FAU Harbor Branch researchers on Pseudo-nitzschia spp., an algae that produces the neurotoxin domoic acid, shows it could negatively impact the biodiversity of Florida's Indian River Lagoon system.
![FAU Academy for Community Inclusion, Students, Intellectual Disabilities, Job Training, Grant, College of Education](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/academy-inclusion-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU Awarded Teaching Grant for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
FAU's College of Education has received a $1.5 million grant for the FAU Academy for Community Inclusion to provide employment training for students with intellectual disabilities.
![Mosquito, Malaria, Infectious Disease](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/malaria-mosquito.jpg)
In Sync? Malaria Parasite and Human Time Clocks Do Align
A new study has uncovered "coupling" between the malaria parasite and its human host, which provides a pathway to new treatments for a disease that claims the life of a child under age 5 every minute.
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Report: Average Renter in Much of U.S. Needs $100,000 Salary
The average renter in 11 U.S. markets must make a six-figure annual salary to avoid being classified as rent-burdened
![Engineering, Professor, Taghi Khoshgoftaar, Google Scholar](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/khoshgoftaar-newsdesk-new.jpg)
Taghi Khoshgoftaar, Ph.D., Recognized as Highly Cited Google Scholar
FAU engineering professor's scientific publications have garnered more than 30,000 citations over the last five years (2018 to 2023), yielding a Google Scholar h-index of 88.