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Data Transparency and Health Equity Study in U.S. COVID-19 Response

By | June 29, 2022

FAU researchers conducted a study examining data transparency and compared how state responses varied in their COVID-19 reporting of health metrics and ethnicity metrics.

Rising Interest Rates Not Likely to Give Renters Relief

By | June 28, 2022

Crushing rent increases remain the norm across Florida and beyond, and the Federal Reserve's recent interest rate hike is unlikely to improve the landscape for cash-strapped renters

Florida Tourism Slowing Amid Recession Fears, Robust Competition

By | June 23, 2022

Florida leisure travel is showing signs of decline in recent weeks, offering yet another challenge to employers and tourism officials still trying to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Tool Will Assess Water Discharge Impacts from Florida's Everglades

By | June 22, 2022

Researchers from FAU Harbor Branch have received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study the connectivity between the Everglades and Florida Keys via the Florida Bay.

FAU Health Network Quickly Adds More Partners

By | June 17, 2022

Several South Florida leading hospitals and patient care providers have joined the FAU Health Network's groundbreaking collaboration to greatly benefit the region.

FAU Receives $1 Million Grant for Equity in Instructional Performance

By | June 15, 2022

FAU's College of Education School Leaders Program has been awarded a three-year, $1,039,041 grant from Broward County Public Schools to support two graduate degree programs.

Fort Myers, Other Florida Metros Have Largest U.S. Rent Increases

By | June 6, 2022

Rents for homes and apartments have soared nationwide over the past year, and Florida remains at the heart of a problem overwhelming U.S. consumers.

Study: 15 Housing Markets Overvalued by More Than 50 Percent

By | May 31, 2022

The high cost of housing across the country is playing out in once-remote markets and major metropolitan areas, making homeownership unattainable for many Americans and a risky bet for others.

FAU Awarded $1 Million Grant to Help Prevent Injury, Death from Falls

By | May 26, 2022

Schmidt College of Medicine researchers will investigate several emergency department-based prevention strategies in older patients at high risk for recurrent falls and injury to improve patient outcomes.

Research on Tidal Flats is 'Wake Up Call' for U.S. Coastal Communities

By | May 25, 2022

FAU researchers have found a new way to identify the impact of urban growth on tidal flats - guardians of beachfront communities - from a geographic lens focused on place and space over three decades.