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Are Some Urban Settings Riskier for Traffic Injury or Death?
How risky is travel in the U.S.? We know less than you think. Despite research on the dangers of traffic injury and death, there's a lack of clarity on the role of the built environment and its risk effects.
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Faculty Receive National Academies' Early-Career Research Fellowships
Two scientists representing FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science, Wilkes Honors College and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute have received the prestigious Early-Career Research Fellowships.
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FAU Launches Florida's First Master of Science Degree in AI
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science program will prepare students for careers in various education, government and industry positions that require artificial intelligence skills.
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New Method Reveals Effects of Mechanical Fatigue on Biological Cells
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers developed a method to measure the effects of mechanical fatigue on biological cells using microfluidics and amplitude-modulated electro-deformation.
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It's About More People in Fewer Vehicles, Not Self-driving Cars
Despite the current fascination with the concept of self-driving cars, a researcher at FAU says that they may not be a solution for sustainability and reducing traffic congestion.
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'Dream Team' Awarded $1.1 Million for Blind Mexican Cavefish Research
FAU researchers have received a $1.1 million NSF grant to develop powerful transgenic tools and gene-editing technologies in the blind Mexican cavefish to significantly advance it as a research model system.
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Millennials, Think You're Digitally Better Than Us? Yes, Says Science
A study by FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science is one of the first to examine the information technology switching prowess phenomenon in the "Net Generation," revealing some surprising results.
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Scientist Lands $1.7 Million NIH Grant for Tissue Engineering Approach
A leading scientist in FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine has received a grant for a research project that offers hope for eye disease and regenerative medicine using a novel tissue engineering approach.
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Who's a 'Good Boy?' Astro, FAU's Smart Robodog That's Who
What would you get if you combined Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa with Boston Dynamic's quadruped robot? You'd get "Astro," the four-legged seeing and hearing intelligent robodog.
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FAU, USDA Partner to Boost Domestic Production of Farm-raised Fish
The USDA and FAU Harbor Branch aquaculture team will develop novel technologies to supply warm water marine fish seedstocks to help initiate a project that will boost the nation's aquaculture industry.