Noise from Urban Environments Affects the Color of Songbirds' Beaks
A study on cognition, beak color, and growth in the zebra finch suggests exposure to urban noise may affect their structural traits, such as beak color, which influence social interactions and mate choice.
Early Disinterest in School Snowballs into Academic, Social Problems
A prior study by a researcher at ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and collaborators found starting off on the wrong foot academically, particularly with math and reading, cascades into peer problems during the first years of school.
Climate Change Consensus Endures in Florida
Seven sequenced ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥surveys since October 2019 paint a comprehensive picture of Floridians' climate resilience attitudes during a period of particularly dynamic political, economic and environmental events.
Seat Assignments Drive Friendships Among Elementary School Children
A new study is the first to show that classroom seat assignments have important implications for children's friendships and the enormous influence that teachers wield over the interpersonal lives of children.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Receives $1 Million Grant for Equity in Instructional Performance
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.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Celebrates Spring 2022 Commencement
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥ will confer more than 3,200 degrees on Thursday, May 5 and Friday, May 6 during six commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium
Program Matches ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Military Veteran Students with Shelter Dogs
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and the Humane Society of Broward County have teamed up for the "·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Veteran Canine Rescue Mission" to match ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥student and alumni veterans with dogs from the shelter, which will be trained by Happy With Dogs.
Both Mothers and Friends Shape Adolescent Self-esteem
A new longitudinal study takes a deep dive into adolescent self-esteem and the role that parents - specifically mothers - and friends play in shaping how youth feel about themselves.
Identical Twins and Soon-to-be Nurses 'Lean on Each Other'
Identical twins Keren and Kerline Geffrard are among 62 classmates who will become nurses today during ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥'s commencement ceremony at 1 p.m.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Engineering in Top Three Fastest Improving Colleges in the U.S.
The College of Engineering and Computer Science is rapidly rising and is ranked by 'U.S. News & World Report' (2020 to 2022) as one of the top three fastest improving engineering colleges in the U.S.