- FAU Lands EPA Grant to Use Genetics in Florida Bay Sponge RestorationFunded by the U.S. EPA, the project marks the first genetic assessment of sponge recovery in the region, with broad implications for ecosystem health and economically important species like the spiny lobster.
- Single Drug Shows Promise to Treat PTSD, Pain, and Alcohol MisuseA study by the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine showed that the drug PPL-138 reduced anxiety, pain, and alcohol misuse in rats with PTSD-like symptoms by targeting specific opioid receptors in the brain.
- FAU Engineers Create Smarter AI to Redefine Control in Complex SystemsA new AI framework developed by FAU engineers improves how complex systems with unequal decision-makers like smart grids, traffic networks, and autonomous vehicles are managed.
- Logistics Industry Mixed as Smaller Firms Face Rising CostsThe logistics industry demonstrated mixed signals across its key indicators, as smaller firms try to hedge increasing costs, according to researchers from Florida Atlantic University and four other schools.
- Decoding a Decade of Grouper Grunts Unlocks Spawning Secrets, ShiftsFAU researchers used 12 years of underwater audio to study red hind groupers, whose sounds reveal courtship, mating and territorial behavior - offering key clues to ocean changes through sound.
- FAU/Baptist Health AI Spine Model Could Transform Back Pain TreatmentLower back pain is a leading cause of disability. To address this, researchers created a groundbreaking AI system that automates personalized lumbar spine modeling for more accurate diagnosis and treatment.
- Researchers Show How Healthy Habits Can Improve Cognitive DeclineFAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers say cognitive decline is not inevitable with age and that up to 45% of dementia risk is linked to modifiable factors like poor diet, inactivity and isolation.
- Research Characterizes Remarkable Skills of Octopus Arms in the WildThink your multitasking is impressive? A new study reveals that wild octopuses use their arms with incredible complexity. Each of the eight limbs can perform any type of movement, but clear patterns emerged.
- Study: AI Agents Shift How Hotels Build Guest LoyaltyThe rise of artificial intelligence agents will introduce a new layer of complexity in how the hospitality industry navigates customer loyalty, according to four researchers at Florida Atlantic University.
- Unrealized Losses in U.S. Banks Hold Steady in Q2Unrealized losses in U.S. banks' investment securities portfolios remained mostly unchanged in Q2, according to a screener from a banking and finance expert at Florida Atlantic University.
- High Intake of Ultra-processed Foods Linked to Systemic InflammationNew research reveals that people who eat the most ultra-processed foods show significantly elevated levels of hs-CRP - a key marker of inflammation and a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease.
- Seaweed Snare: Sargassum Stops Sea Turtle Hatchlings in Their TracksA new study finds sea turtle hatchlings take significantly longer to reach the ocean when sargassum is present - slowed mainly by the struggle to climb over seaweed piles, endangering their survival.
- FAU's Amy Wright, Ph.D., Honored for Marine Drug Discovery ResearchFAU Harbor Branch researcher Amy Wright, Ph.D., has received the prestigious Norman R. Farnsworth ASP Research Achievement Award, the highest accolade presented by the American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP).
- FAU Joins VIP Consortium, Launches Inaugural Research TeamsFAU is the first university in Florida to join the international VIP Consortium, a global network of more than 50 institutions of higher education, and has selected its first official VIP teams.
- FAU Engineering Awarded USDA Grant for Smart Farming BreakthroughThis groundbreaking, multi-institutional research project is aimed at revolutionizing the future of precision agriculture through the development of an advanced edge/fog computing-based framework.
- New FAU-USF Research Rewrites Origins of the World's First PandemicFor the first time, FAU-USF researchers have found direct genomic evidence of the Plague of Justinian in the Eastern Mediterranean, where the world's first recorded pandemic began nearly 1,500 years ago.
- FAU Tells 'Story' of Atlantic's Sargassum Surge Using 40 Years of DataFAU Harbor Branch's landmark review reveals 40 years of change in pelagic sargassum - its growth, drivers and rising biomass across the North Atlantic, impacting the ocean's vital ecosystem.
- FAU Engineering Celebrates Journal of Big Data's Decade of ExcellenceCo-founded by FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science faculty, the Journal of Big Data stands as a world-leading publication, ranked No. 1 globally among peer journals and conferences in the domain.
- FAU Engineering Ph.D. Student Dan Zimmerman Awarded DoD ScholarshipFAU Ph.D. student Dan Zimmerman has been awarded the prestigious U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship.
- Do No Harm: Rethinking Diabetes, Hypertension in Frail Older AdultsOvertreating diabetes and hypertension in older adults is causing preventable harm. An FAU expert urges better support for providers to prioritize safer, individualized care and prevent avoidable complications.
- Healing Takes a 'Toll' and How Mental Health Providers Cope MattersA study of 172 clinicians examined how coping styles influence the link between mental health providers' sense of control and their professional well-being across private and community practice settings.
- Pandemic's Emotional Toll on Moms Lingers - Can Self-Compassion Help?Using photography and reflection, FAU College of Education researchers explored how mothers of young children understood and practiced self-compassion after the pandemic.
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