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FAU Students Brainstorming Ideas For Entrepreneurs Hurt by Pandemic
Companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic will get a boost this fall from students in Florida Atlantic University's College of Business.
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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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Study: Health Care Workers' Satisfaction Key to Patient Experiences
The health care industry's trend toward making care more consumer-driven and patient-centered by transferring risk and control to patients is actually placing more stress on those who work on the front lines.
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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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Study: Health Care Pros Will Accept Money to Violate Privacy Law
The next crop of health care professionals has a price when it comes to illegally releasing confidential medical information, according to researchers.
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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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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.
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Hurricanes and Vulnerable Populations: How Will They Cope and Adapt?
FAU researchers and collaborators have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study populations in risky housing conditions in the midst of a pandemic and a very busy hurricane season.