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Face Shield or Face Mask to Stop the Spread of COVID-19?
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers illustrate why face shields alone don't work and how a face mask with a valve allows droplets to pass through the exhale valve unfiltered.
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Study: Health Care Workers' Satisfaction Key to Patient Experiences
The health care industry's trend toward making care more consumer-driven and patient-centered by transferring risk and control to patients is actually placing more stress on those who work on the front lines.
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Hot Dogs, Chicken Wings and City Living Helped Wood Storks Thrive
A study of wetland birds shows city storks did better than their non-urban counterparts when natural marshes are in bad shape. Urban areas buffer a species from the unpredictability of natural food sources.
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Study: Health Care Pros Will Accept Money to Violate Privacy Law
The next crop of health care professionals has a price when it comes to illegally releasing confidential medical information, according to researchers.
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Scientists Catalogue Shark and Ray Distribution in Florida Lagoon
FAU Harbor Branch researchers conducted the first long-term, in-depth analysis of the elasmobranch community in the southern Indian River Lagoon, categorizing 630 individuals of 16 species.
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COVID-19: How South Korea Prevailed While the U.S. Failed
In a commentary in "The American Journal of Medicine," researchers demonstrate the stark differences in public health strategies from two democratic republics: South Korea and the United States.
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Hurricanes and Vulnerable Populations: How Will They Cope and Adapt?
FAU researchers and collaborators have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study populations in risky housing conditions in the midst of a pandemic and a very busy hurricane season.
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FAU, Palm Beach Book Festival with New York Times Best-Selling Authors
Heather Lende will discuss her book, "Of Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics" in this virtual event.
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FAU Awarded $2.2 Million to Monitor Algal Blooms in Lake Okeechobee
A scientist from FAU's Harbor Branch received a grant from Florida's Department of Environmental Protection to develop a sensing and visualization package to monitor harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee.
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FAU's New Medical Students Pledge to Combat Healthcare Disparities
FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine recently welcomed the incoming class of 2020 with a virtual White Coat Ceremony and White Coats-4-Care Donor event.