FAU Medical Students Collect and Donate More than 23,000 PPE Items
FAU medical students collected thousands of surgical gloves, facemasks, face shields, surgical gowns, surgical caps, boot covers, sanitation supplies, and even four P100 respirators for health care workers.
Ultraviolet Light Exposes Contagion Spread from Improper PPE Use
A technique using a fluorescent solution and ultraviolet light demonstrates how aerosol-generating procedures can lead to contagion spread and exposes errors made from putting on or taking off PPE.
FAU Announces Winners of 'COVID-19 Change Challenge'
FAU has announced the winners of the COVID-19 Change Challenge organized by the Division of Research.
Facebook Study Reveals COVID-19 Compliance and Coping Behaviors
FAU researchers surveyed 719 Floridians from a Facebook coronavirus disease (COVID-19) group to assess their experience, behavior compliance, coping strategies and feelings about staying at home.
Nation's Newest Physicians Graduate in the Midst of COVID-19
Today, 63 members of the class of 2020 in FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine recited the Hippocratic Oath in unison, virtually, as they were conferred the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree.
Researchers Explore Racial Inequalities in Liver Cancer Deaths
Researchers from FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine found that racial inequalities in liver cancer deaths soared after the launch of lifesaving hepatitis C drugs.
FAU Receives $1.7 Million NIH Grant for Novel Neuroinflammation Study
FAU neuroscientists will investigate critical links between neuroinflammation and psychopathology, providing a new pathogenic mechanism for anxiety, depression and cognitive dysfunction.
Caring for Those Most Vulnerable to COVID-19 Requires Vigilance
Early reports suggest the case fatality rate for those over 80, about half of nursing home residents, is more than 15 percent. An FAU geriatrician provides key updates for nursing home staff and clinicians.
COVID-19 Concerns? FAU Medicine Now Offers Telehealth
FAU Medicine is offering virtual visits related to preventive care, check-ups, follow-ups or acute illnesses, including supporting patients who are concerned about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
FAU Celebrates 51st Annual Honors Convocation Awardees
Florida Atlantic University President John Kelly and Provost Bret Danilowicz today announced the recipients of the 51st annual Honors Convocation awards.