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FAU OIT Facilitates Computer Donation to Jamaica
Florida Atlantic University's Office of Information Technology (OIT) recently donated surplus computers to the Jamaican Ministry of Education of Youth for preparatory schools in Jamaica.
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FAU, FPL Conduct Interactive Workshop for FPL Engineers
More than 100 Florida Power & Light engineers attended a two-day basic electricity workshop for non-electrical engineers conducted by FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science.
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FAU Engineering Study Employs Deep Learning to Explain Extreme Events
The technique employed by FAU researchers demonstrates it can be invaluable for accurately identifying the sources of extreme events in a completely data-driven manner.
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FAU Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Underwater Imaging Device
FAU Harbor Branch's Bing Ouyang, Ph.D., has received a patent for a new invention about the size of a soda can, which is a potential gamechanger in advanced underwater imaging technology.
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FAU Lands $4.2 Million NIH Grant for Air Quality, Alzheimer's Study
FAU researchers will examine the effects of smoke-related pollution from agricultural burns on Alzheimer's and related dementias risks on farmworkers and rural residents along Florida's Lake Okeechobee.
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FAU Receives National Academy of Inventors Chapter of Excellence Award
Florida Atlantic University's chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) was recently honored with the inaugural Chapter of Excellence Award during the NAI Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Pitfalls and Solutions for Using AI to Predict Opioid Use Disorder
FAU engineering researchers conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed journal papers analyzing the technical aspects of machine learning applied to predicting opioid use as well as the published results.
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FAU Tech Runway® Announces Its 12th Venture Class
FAU Tech Runway® recently accepted 16 companies to participate in the 12th cohort of its Venture Program.
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Multiclass Cancer Diagnostic Tool Designed by FAU Uses AI, Micro-RNA
FAU engineering researchers designed a diagnostic tool to explore the use of microRNA signatures and AI as biomarkers to detect and classify several prominent cancers.
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FAU Receives $11.5 Million Gift to Combat Life-Threatening Illness
The Schmidt College of Medicine received the monumental gift from philanthropists Ann and John Wood to combat amyloidosis, a complex and challenging disease, using a whole-body and multidisciplinary approach.