Two-thirds of Floridians Concerned About Climate Change
More than two-thirds of Floridians say that climate change has them concerned about the well-being of future generations in Florida and do not feel government is doing enough to address its impacts.
New AR/VR Lab Brings Imagination to Life for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Students
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has opened "The Portal," a new lab in the S.E. Wimberly Library which will serve as a collaborative space specifically focused on augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).
Society is Rejecting Facts; Medical Researchers Can Help
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Schmidt College of Medicine researchers say that medical researchers must help the public understand the rigorous process of science to discern anecdotes and fake news from peer-reviewed scientific results.
To Learn English, Bilingual Children Need Robust Vocabulary
A study is the first to examine parents' vocabulary and grammar as an influence on children's acquisition of English. The quality of child-directed speech depends on the speaker's language proficiency.
Faculty Receive National Academies' Early-Career Research Fellowships
Two scientists representing Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s College of Engineering and Computer Science, Wilkes Honors College and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute have received the prestigious Early-Career Research Fellowships.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Launches Florida's First Master of Science Degree in AI
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s College of Engineering and Computer Science program will prepare Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» for careers in various education, government and industry positions that require artificial intelligence skills.
Novel Study Identifies Three Distinct Types of Teen Popularity
A new study finds three distinct types of teen popularity: prosocial popular; aggressive popular; and bistrategic popular or Machiavellian. Loved and feared, Machiavellian-like teens were the most popular.
New Method Reveals Effects of Mechanical Fatigue on Biological Cells
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers developed a method to measure the effects of mechanical fatigue on biological cells using microfluidics and amplitude-modulated electro-deformation.
Antibiotic Resistance Surges in Dolphins, Mirroring Humans
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Harbor Branch researchers and collaborators conducted a long-term study examining 13 years of antibiotic resistance trends in wild Bottlenose dolphins in Florida's Indian River Lagoon.
'Dream Team' Awarded $1.1 Million for Blind Mexican Cavefish Research
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers have received a $1.1 million NSF grant to develop powerful transgenic tools and gene-editing technologies in the blind Mexican cavefish to significantly advance it as a research model system.