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Center for the Future Mind Hosts Conference on The Future of AI
- Florida Atlantic University's Center for the Future Mind will host Mindfest 2023, a conference that will explore the future of artificial intelligence.
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FAU-developed Video Compression Technology Gets Industry Recognition
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science and OP Solutions have announced the intellectual property merit of FAU-developed versatile video coding technology to improve the process of streaming media.
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Impacts of Incarceration on African American Fathers and Their Sons
A new study by researchers from FAU's College of Social Work and Criminal Justice illustrates how incarceration is a destructive force in the African American community, especially for fathers.
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Researchers Endorse Widespread Naloxone to Stop Drug Overdose Deaths
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers propose a call to action to ensure the widest distribution and easy availability of naloxone, including over the counter, which is likely to be FDA-approved soon.
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FAU, Delray Medical Center, Insightec Team Up on Groundbreaking Study
FAU, Delray Medical Center and Insightec are collaborating on a groundbreaking study for Alzheimer's disease and have treated the first patient in Florida using non-invasive focused ultrasound technology.
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Researchers Map Wide Impacts of Fire-induced Permafrost Thaw in Alaska
FAU researchers have developed a new machine learning approach to quantify fire-induced thaw settlement across the entire Tanana Flats in Alaska, which encompasses more than 3 million acres.
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College of Engineering and Computer Science Receives $1 Million Gift
FAU and Florida Power & Light Company have agreed to a four-year collaboration to establish the FPL Center for Intelligent Energy Technologies (InETech).
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FAU's Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., Lands Coveted NSF CAREER Award
With a five-year, $974,100 NSF grant, Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., will develop fundamental ecological research to understand the functional ecology and biodiversity patterns in sponge-dominated coral reefs.
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Study Resolves 50-Year Dispute of Teleost Fishes Ancestral Lineage
FAU Harbor Branch's Sahar Mejri, Ph.D., is among a team of scientists to use genome mapping to demonstrate sister groups from a common evolutionary ancestor.
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FAU Study First to Show Statewide Cannabis-related Deaths in Florida
Using data from 2014 to 2020, researchers from FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing analyzed deaths in Florida associated with cannabis and synthetic cannabis use.