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FAU Awarded $2.4 Million NSF Grant to Train Data Scientists
Researchers from FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team at FAU will train graduate students in data science technologies and applications.
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Mindfulness with Paced Breathing and Lowering Blood Pressure
Increased stress may adversely affect health and well-being. FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers and collaborators explore the possibility that mindfulness with paced breathing reduces blood pressure.
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FAU Foundation Board Appoints New Chair, Welcomes Members
Florida Atlantic University's Foundation Board of Directors welcomed Raul Valero '10 in the 2021 fiscal year and Paul Pagnato '86 and Arlene Fine Klepper in the 2020 fiscal year.
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Renting a Home Beats Buying in Many Cities Amid COVID-19 Price Bump
The U.S. housing market has remained surprisingly resilient during the coronavirus crisis, pushing home prices even higher and making renting the more attractive option in many markets.
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Guilt by Dissociation: Study Sheds Light on Serotonin in Autism
A study by a leading FAU neuroscientist and collaborators on serotonin, a mood-regulating molecule in the brain that regulates many brain synapses, is helping to unravel a neurotransmitter puzzle.
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Face Shield or Face Mask to Stop the Spread of COVID-19?
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers illustrate why face shields alone don't work and how a face mask with a valve allows droplets to pass through the exhale valve unfiltered.
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Hot Dogs, Chicken Wings and City Living Helped Wood Storks Thrive
A study of wetland birds shows city storks did better than their non-urban counterparts when natural marshes are in bad shape. Urban areas buffer a species from the unpredictability of natural food sources.
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Scientists Catalogue Shark and Ray Distribution in Florida Lagoon
FAU Harbor Branch researchers conducted the first long-term, in-depth analysis of the elasmobranch community in the southern Indian River Lagoon, categorizing 630 individuals of 16 species.
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WHC NAMES ASHLEY KENNEDY, PH.D., AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE LEON CHARNEY DIPLOMACY PROGRAM
The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College is pleased to announce the appointment of professor Ashley Kennedy, Ph.D. to the position of Assistant Director of the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program.
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COVID-19: How South Korea Prevailed While the U.S. Failed
In a commentary in "The American Journal of Medicine," researchers demonstrate the stark differences in public health strategies from two democratic republics: South Korea and the United States.