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Study Reveals Hurricane Preparedness in 67 Florida Counties
A study by FAU's Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions shows that the vast majority of counties in the Florida Panhandle were less prepared for emergency evacuation compared to the rest of the state.
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How Dolphins and Whales Fight Disease Threats
A groundbreaking study from FAU's Harbor Branch reveals how dolphins, whales and other cetaceans compete for survival in an evolutionary "arms race" with changing pathogenic threats like Red Tide.
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Study Uncovers 'Sextortion' Prevalence in Teens
A study on sextortion, the fastest-growing cyberthreat to children, is the first to empirically examine the prevalence of this behavior among adolescents across the United States.
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Hispanics' Consumer Confidence Improves as Optimism Grows
Consumer confidence among Hispanics in the U.S. improved in the third quarter of 2018 as optimism has grown about their financial situation as well as the U.S. economy as a whole, a new FAU Index finds.
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"Sea-Level Rise Resilience Collaborations" at FAU MetroLAB
Environmental studies' researchers, organizations, business leaders and elected officials recently discussed sea-level rise resilience efforts at the FAU MetroLAB in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
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Study Pinpoints Pathway Impacting Autism Features
A team of FAU scientists has uncovered a brain-signaling pathway that can be pharmacologically manipulated in genetically engineered mice to reverse an autism-related pathway.
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FAU First in Florida to Partner with Barron's in Education
FAU's College of Business announces new partnership with Barron's in Education program, sponsored by wealth management firm PagnatoKarp, whose founder and CEO Paul A. Pagnato is an FAU alumnus.
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FAU Professor, MSD Senior Collaborate on Homicide Trends
An FAU professor and a senior from MSD High School have published a study in "The American Journal of Medicine" on the vast differences in homicide rates between Baltimore and New York City.
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FAU to Host Events in Honor of LGBT History Month
FAU will celebrate LGBT History Month with a series of events for students and staff beginning Monday, Oct. 1 through Wednesday, Oct. 31 at its Boca Raton, Jupiter and Broward campuses.
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Shark Researcher Receives Leon H. Charney Foundation Gift
An internationally renowned scientist at FAU will collaborate with researchers from the University of Haifa in Israel on shark research in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.