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Study Shows Smoking Increased in Those Trying to Quit During COVID-19
Researchers found statistically significant and potentially clinically important differences between those who increased and decreased tobacco use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Human Gene Variant Produces ADHD-like Problems in Mice
Mutant mice are providing a new neurobiological framework to understand the brain changes seen in distractible humans who carry a common gene variant associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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FAU Celebrates Dazzling 2022 President's Gala
Florida Atlantic University recently celebrated the 2022 President's Gala in the Martin F. and Jane Greenberg Foundation Tower of FAU Stadium at its Boca Raton campus.
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The Road to Popularity Can Be Paved With Unpleasantness
A longitudinal study by FAU researchers shows that aggressive and disruptive children leverage conflict into status and enhance their popularity.
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FAU Introduces Pipeline for Innovation and Business Growth
Florida Atlantic University has officially debuted the Innovation and Business Development (I&BD) pipeline, an expanded footprint of services offered to the South Florida business community.
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Device Directs Sperm to 'Go Against the Flow' to Help Infertility
College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers have developed a microfluidic chip for sperm selection that is fast, inexpensive, easy to use and efficiently isolates healthy sperm directly from semen.
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FAU Researchers: Fed Taking No Action to Offset Inflation
The real value of wages for workers across the nation is likely to fall even further as the Federal Reserve shows no signs of neutralizing worse-than-expected inflation.
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ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT INVITES PUBLIC TO COMMENT
A team of assessors from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) will arrive on April 24 -26, 2022, to examine all aspects of FAU.
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Three New FAU Board of Trustees' Members Appointed
The Florida Board of Governors recently appointed Sherry Murphy and Gov. Ron DeSantis recently appointed Piero Bussani and Linda Stoch to the FAU Board of Trustees.
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Under 6 Percent of Criminal Justice Cases Get Treatment for Opioid Use
A study examined disparities within a U.S. criminal justice population and showed that fewer than 6 percent of cases received opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder as part of the treatment plan.