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FAU Names PHF Computational Brain Health Graduate Fellows
FAU has selected four Ph.D. students whose work embraces computational neuroscience to receive the inaugural Palm Health Foundation Computational Brain Health Graduate Fellowships.
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'Prescribe Ivermectin for COVID-19 Only in Large Randomized Trials'
Ivermectin is not approved by the FDA to treat or prevent COVID-19. Nonetheless, prescriptions of ivermectin by U.S. health care providers increased more than tenfold from 3,589 per week pre-COVID-19 to 39,102.
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FAU Emerging Scientist to Receive 2022 "Cataract Research Award"
Lisa Ann Brennan, Ph.D., an associate research professor in the Schmidt College of Medicine, will receive the prestigious 2022 National Foundation for Eye Research's "Cataract Research Award" in May.
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FAU Launches Madden Center for Value Creation
Florida Atlantic University's College of Business is establishing the Madden Center for Value Creation, thanks to a $3 million donation from the Bartley J. Madden Foundation.
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Novel Wearable Armband Helps Users of Prosthetic Hands to 'Get a Grip'
FAU researchers have designed a first-of-its-kind multichannel soft robotic armband that conveys artificial sensations of touch, which could be a game changer for users of prosthetic hands.
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OLLI at FAU Jupiter Announces Spring Course Schedule
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter has announced its course offerings for the spring semester, which begins Thursday, March 10. Registration is now open.
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To Get Middle-aged Women to Eat More Protein Consider Diet Coaching
A study by researchers in FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing is the first to examine the impact of per-meal protein prescription and nutrition education with and without diet coaching.
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Unique FAU Seagrass Nursery Aims to Help Florida's Starving Manatees
A study shows widespread seagrass loss in Florida's Indian River Lagoon as FAU scientists experiment with growing seagrass in large tanks to try to restore some of the lost seagrass beds.
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"The American Presidency Through a Global Lens" with Thomas Friedman
Florida Atlantic University's 2022 Alan B. and Charna Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency presents Thomas Friedman with "The American Presidency Through a Global Lens."
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FAU Study Offers New Model for Coordinating Pandemic Policies
In a public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, imposing lockdowns across entire states or regions and enacting other sweeping policy measures aren't practical.