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Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
FAU Harbor Branch researcher Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., has received a $1,103,081 NSF CAREER grant for a project that will unravel marine predator-prey interactions using novel "crunch-meter" technology.
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FAU's Yufei Tang, Ph.D., Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Yufei Tang, Ph.D., has received the coveted National Science Foundation Early CAREER award for a project that will help to improve energy systems and accelerate progress in the blue economy.
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FAU Receives Grant to Empower Women for Careers in Computer Science
The College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a grant from the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University for "Empowering Women for Careers in Computer Science."
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Sunlight's Healing Effects Help Green Sea Turtles With Tumors
A study by researchers at FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science reveals that helping imperiled green sea turtles suffering with large debilitating tumors may be a simple as sunlight.
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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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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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Two FAU Students Named 2022 Goldwater Scholars
Florida Atlantic University students Kate Maier and Samantha Zaninelli have been named 2022 Goldwater Scholars.