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Flex Appeal: ‘Trade-off’ Between Armor and Efficiency in Sea Turtle Shells

A sea turtle’s shell is a masterpiece. A new study reveals that marine turtle shells combine flexibility and strength to protect against predators like sharks and stress while optimizing movement. This adaptation highlights the complex design of...
8-Apr-2025 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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How Florida’s Guardian ad Litems Build Trust, Bond with Youth in Foster Care

Research shows that stronger relationships with Guardian ad Litems (GALs) improve outcomes for youth, but little is known about how GALs perceive and manage these relationships. To address this, researchers surveyed 555 GALs statewide to explore how...
3-Apr-2025 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Experts Challenge Aspirin Guidelines Based on Their Undue Reliance on a Flawed Trial

Recent guidelines have restricted aspirin use for primary cardiovascular disease prevention, with the AHA/ACC restricting it to patients under 70 and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force further restricting it to those under 60, even though heart...
2-Apr-2025 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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FAU Secures $1.3M NIH Grant for Breakthrough in HIV Self-Test Technology

FAU researchers have been awarded a five-year NIH grant to address the urgent need for a reliable, rapid and affordable self-test for early HIV detection. Expected to cost less than $5, the novel micro-chip technology will detect HIV during the...
1-Apr-2025 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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AI Learns to ‘Speak’ Genetic ‘Dialect’ for Future SARS-CoV-2 Mutation Prediction

A powerful AI model called Deep Novel Mutation Search (DNMS) predicts virus mutations more accurately and efficiently than traditional, time-consuming lab experiments. Focused on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, the model uses a specialized protein...
27-Mar-2025 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Quantum Leap: NIST Selects FAU for New Generation of Encryption Standards

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected FAU’s Hamming Quasi-Cyclic (HQC) algorithm for standardization in its Post-Quantum Cryptography project. HQC was chosen for its security, efficiency and practical...
26-Mar-2025 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Offering Paid Time Off Dramatically Cuts Odds of Employees Quitting Their Jobs

Employee turnover costs U.S. businesses more than $1 trillion annually. Offering paid time off cuts quitting rates by 35%, with men seeing a 41% drop and women 28%. Flex time is just as effective as retirement plans in reducing turnover, and for...
25-Mar-2025 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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White-Collar Crimes: ‘Fall from Grace’ and the Stigma of Reentry into Society

The study focused on how stigma, social background and emotional factors impact white-collar offenders as they transition into society after prison and how modern technology, including social media, intensifies the stigma of imprisonment. While...
24-Mar-2025 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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Alarming Surge: Global Crisis of Childhood Overweight and Obesity

Since 1990, childhood obesity has nearly doubled globally, with the U.S. at the forefront. In Southern Europe, 10-15% of children are obese, while Asia has nearly half of all overweight kids under 5. Nearly 70% of the average U.S. child's diet...
26-Sep-2024 8:30 AM EDT

Florida Atlantic University Parkinson’s Expert Available

25-Sep-2024 11:05 PM EDT

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Play it Forward: Lasting Effects of Pretend Play in Early Childhood

As the school year revs up, a renowned child developmental psychologist highlights the robust benefits of pretend play on cognitive, social, and emotional development in children and cautions how “learning through play” has changed with the...
19-Sep-2024 10:30 AM EDT

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FAU Sea Turtle Experts Provide ‘Best Practices’ During Nesting Season

Three internationally renowned FAU researchers provide “best practices” and answer some of the most frequently asked questions to help protect Florida’s nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings.
17-Jun-2024 8:30 AM EDT

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FAU Experts for the 2024 Hurricane Season

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1, and forecasts indicate a highly active season. Several Florida Atlantic University faculty experts are available to discuss various issues surrounding hurricane preparedness, evacuation and...
23-May-2024 8:30 AM EDT

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FAU Experts Available to Discuss Upcoming Solar Eclipse

Experts from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science are available to discuss various aspects related to the upcoming solar eclipse.
28-Mar-2024 4:30 PM EDT

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FAU Experts for the 2023 Hurricane Season

24-May-2023 8:30 AM EDT

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FAU Hurricane Evacuation Expert Available to Discuss Hurricane Ian

26-Sep-2022 9:30 AM EDT

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