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Sobering Statistics on Physical Inactivity in the U.S.
Researchers have published a commentary in the American Journal of Medicine that stresses how lack of physical activity in Americans poses important clinical, public health and fiscal challenges for the nation.
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FAU Harbor Branch Installs Water Quality Monitoring Network
FAU Harbor Branch recently installed the world's largest network of land ocean biogeochemical observatory units in the Indian River Lagoon.
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O'Corry-Crowe and Team Publish Papers on Whale Research
Harbor Branch associate research professor Greg O'Corry-Crowe, Ph.D., and his Population Biology and Behavioral Ecology team recently published two papers in 'Marine Fisheries Review.'
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St. Lucie Estuary Water Quality Monitoring Units Now Online
Harbor Branch's network of remote-controlled sensors in the St. Lucie Estuary is now disseminating real-time information, available online.
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CIOERT Explores Pulley Ridge on NOAA-Funded Research Cruise
FAU's Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology (CIOERT) is once again involved in a NOAA-funded project to investigate the role that healthy reefs play in replenishing ecosystems.
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Student Spends Summer Swimming with Sharks in Africa
Honors College sophomore William Sample had the incredible opportunity to spend a month in Mossel Bay, South Africa studying great white sharks through the Oceans Research Internship.
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Disparity in What Black and White Borrowers Pay for Mortgages
Racial disparity in mortgage rates is widespread between black and white borrowers, according to a newly published study which found more financially vulnerable black women suffer the most.
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Researcher Sheds Light on Bilingual Development in Children
A professor of psychology at FAU provides important information that should help clinicians as they assess bilingual children and advise their parents.
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Neuroscientist Develops New, Rapid Dementia Screening Tool
Determining whether or not an individual has dementia and to what degree is a long and laborious process that can take an experienced professional such as a clinician about four to five hours to administer.
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Study Shows Lack of Meaning in Life Linked to Addiction
A commonly used treatment in addiction is the 12-step model developed in the 1930s. Yet, surprisingly, there is no clear understanding about how to nurture spirituality among people struggling with addictions.