Robotic Cats Are 'Purr-fect' Companions for Isolated Seniors
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing offers a "purr-fect" solution to comfort and engage older adults with Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias during the pandemic - interactive robotic cats.
Existing Racial Inequalities in Death from COVID-19 Will Soar
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Schmidt College of Medicine researcher and collaborators say now is the time to address short-term clinical and public health challenges to ensure equal access to any lifesaving innovation for COVID-19.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway® Reveals its Eighth Venture Class
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Tech Runway® recently hosted its annual Launch Competition, revealing its eighth class, "Venture Class 8."
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Medical Students Collect and Donate More than 23,000 PPE Items
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥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.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Receives CARES Act Funding to Help Reduce Impact of COVID-19
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ has received funds from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
AIT Program Grads Successfully Switch Students to Online Learning
For 10 student-teachers in FAU's Accelerated Induction into Teaching (AIT) program, becoming a full-time teacher before receiving their college degree became even more of a challenge.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥High Students Miss Two Commencements Due to COVID-19
Three ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥High School students will be receiving their college degree along with their high school diploma in the same week.
College of Nursing Graduates on Front Lines of COVID-19
The members of FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing class of 2020 will enter a workforce that has been forever changed by the COVID-19 crisis.
Facebook Study Reveals COVID-19 Compliance and Coping Behaviors
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥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.
Athletics Grateful for $2.5 Million Commitment
The ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ athletic department has announced an anonymous $2.5 million gift commitment. The gift is earmarked for student-athlete scholarships.