Seaweed Snare: Sargassum Stops Sea Turtle Hatchlings in Their Tracks
A 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 Research
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥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).
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Joins VIP Consortium, Launches Inaugural Research Teams
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥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.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Engineering Awarded USDA Grant for Smart Farming Breakthrough
This 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 Pandemic
For 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.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tells 'Story' of Atlantic's Sargassum Surge Using 40 Years of Data
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥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.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Engineering Celebrates Journal of Big Data's Decade of Excellence
Co-founded by ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥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.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Engineering Ph.D. Student Dan Zimmerman Awarded DoD Scholarship
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥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 Adults
Overtreating diabetes and hypertension in older adults is causing preventable harm. An ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥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 Matters
A 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.