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Florida Pompano, Larvae, Microscope, Aquaculture, Juvenile Fish

FAU Study Finds Low Salinity Can Work to Culture Florida Pompano Fish

By | December 5, 2022

FAU Harbor Branch researchers are the first to conduct a low salinity study on Florida pompano to determine the optimal salinity required to culture juvenile fish from hatch to weaning under on-farm conditions.

Water Aerobics, Seniors, Older Adults, Physical Activity, Multi-ethnic Older Adults, Working Out, Exercise

Five Key Factors Affect Physical Activity in Multi-ethnic Older Adults

By | December 1, 2022

A study by researchers in FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing used a novel robust statistical approach and a large range of instruments and tools to analyze a diverse sample of adults ages 59 to 96.

Shark, Snout, Olfactory Organ, Shark Species, Sensitivity of Smell, diceCT Imaging, CT Scan

Study Explores Shark Nose Shape, Size and Link to Sensitivity of Smell

By | November 29, 2022

FAU researchers are the first to quantify olfactory organ morphology in fine detail among a diverse set of shark species using dissections, phylogenetic comparisons, and a new technique, called diceCT imaging.

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Researchers Inducted into FAU Chapter of National Academy of Inventors

By | November 28, 2022

Four FAU researchers representing engineering, medicine, science and Harbor Branch will be inducted into the FAU Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors®.

Academics, Math, Reading, Elementary School, Peers, Disinterest, Peer Problems, Social Problems, School Interest, Academic Achievement

Early Disinterest in School Snowballs into Academic, Social Problems

By | November 18, 2022

A prior study by a researcher at FAU and collaborators found starting off on the wrong foot academically, particularly with math and reading, cascades into peer problems during the first years of school.

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See the Comics That Inspired the New Netflix Movie 'Slumberland'

By | November 17, 2022

What do the new Netflix movie "Slumberland" and FAU Libraries' Jaffe Center for Book Arts have in common?

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FAU Announces Estate Gift Commitments from Longtime FAU Benefactors

By | November 17, 2022

FAU's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters and the S. E. Wimberly Library recently announced significant estate gift commitments from longtime FAU benefactors Howard Weiner, M.D. and Judith Weiner.

Florida, Indian River Lagoon, Bull Shark, Environment, Pollution, Harmful Algal Blooms, Toxins

Harmful Algal Toxins Found in Bull Sharks in the Indian River Lagoon

By | November 17, 2022

FAU Harbor Branch researchers are the first to measure multiple baseline concentrations of phycotoxins from harmful algal blooms in bull sharks from Florida's Indian River Lagoon.

Eleanor Baldwin

FAU Receives $7.5 Million Gift to Name Arena

By | November 16, 2022

Eleanor R. Baldwin has made a $7.5 million gift commitment to Florida Atlantic University Athletics.

Fish, Coral Reefs, Environment, Grant, National Science Foundation, Coral Reef Health, Fish Diversity, Biological Systems, Monitoring, Scientific Tools

Scientists Land $3 Million NSF Grant to Empower Coral Reef Monitoring

By | November 16, 2022

FAU researchers and collaborators have received a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to uncover complex biological systems and develop tools to globally document coral reef health changes.