FAU-FWC Study: Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish Make a Comeback
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥and FWC researchers report endangered smalltooth sawfish are making a comeback in a historical Florida nursery. Young fish repeatedly use the same mangrove-lined habitats - offering new hope for recovery.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Study Finds Concerning Rise in U.S. Teen Obesity Over a Decade
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers report that teen obesity is rising as fewer adolescents try to lose weight, highlighting increased long-term health risks and the urgent need for stronger support and healthier habits.
Microbial Clues Uncover How Wild Songbirds Respond to Stress
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥research shows that wild Northern cardinals' gut microbes respond to subtle, everyday stressors, linking microbial shifts to physiology, health and resilience in coping with environmental pressures.
The 'Croak' Conundrum: Parasites Complicate Love Signals in Frogs
An ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥study shows parasites can affect mating signals in green treefrogs by subtly altering male calls, influencing how females choose mates.
AR Job Coaching Boosts Performance by 79% for People With Disabilities
An ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥study finds augmented reality can transform job training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, boosting task accuracy from 14% to 93% and cutting training from months to minutes.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Awarded $2.4M NIH Grant for Immune Signaling and Social Behavior
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥has received a $2.4M NIH grant to study how the neuronal immune receptor IL-1R1 shapes brain circuits, behavior, and social function, offering new insights into neurological and psychiatric disorders.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Lands $4.5M U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawk Flight Simulator
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science received a U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawk Mixed Reality and 3D Motion flight simulator through an in-kind grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Study: Do Best Friends or Popular Peers Shape Teen Behavior?
A study by ·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥is the first to place best friends and popular peers within the same analytical model and ask a simple yet revealing question: who matters more, and in what ways?
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Harbor Branch Receives Gift for Environmental Research
FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute received a $300,000 gift from the Robertson Family Fund for marine research focused on coral and seagrass restoration.
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥Awarded $900,000 for Gulf of America Sea-Level Research
·¬ÇÑÖ±²¥researchers have received a $900,000, four-year grant from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to advance AI-driven sea-level forecasts and tools for Gulf Coast resilience.