COVID-19 Knowledge Base and Risk Assessment Tool is Powered by AI
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science has received an NSF RAPID grant for modeling outbreak and mutation of COVID-19 and to develop a multi-source deep neural network-based predictive tool.
Vets Walking Pets: Shelter Dogs, Military Veterans and PTSD Symptoms
An FAU nursing researcher led a study on the impacts of dog-walking interventions with shelter dogs on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in military veterans, which shows reduced PTSD symptoms.
FAU Research Shows Internet Crime Increasing in Florida, Other States
Ohio and Washington emerged as new hotspots for internet crime in 2019, though California continues to lead with the largest online fraud victim losses and number of victims.
Renting a Home is Clearly Better Than Buying in Much of the Nation
The cost of homeownership is outpacing the cost of renting across the United States, and the discrepancy between the two is rising sharply in parts of the Southeast, Midwest and Pacific Northwest
FAU Medicine Ushers in New Research Phase to Prevent Dementia
The Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Foundation $3 million grant extension will enable the launch of the new "FAU Center for Brain Health" and will support precision medicine approaches to prevent dementia.
World's Most Comprehensive Health Analysis of Nesting Sea Turtles
A study by FAU's Harbor Branch and collaborators provides critical insights for sea turtle conservation and population recovery, which are especially timely as the world observes "Sea Turtle Day."
Marine Science Lab Receives $1.125M from Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Florida Atlantic University has officially announced a $1.125 million gift from The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation.
COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Risk-Reduction Public Health Certificate
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has launched a new, online public health certificate course on COVID-19, contact tracing and risk-reduction in response to one of the fastest-growing jobs in the U.S.
Could These 'Salt-loving' Edible Sea Vegetables be the New Kale?
Skip the salt! FAU Harbor Branch researchers have just completed a 10-week study to determine the optimal growing conditions for three species of sea vegetables: sea asparagus, sea purslane and saltwort.
FAU to Offer Virtual Summer Camps for Summer 2020
Florida Atlantic University's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters and the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center will host virtual summer camps for summer 2020.