Voice Pitch Sways Voters, Doesn't Result in Better Leaders
People with lower-pitched voices are more likely to win elected office because they are believed to be superior leaders. A new study examines if voice pitch is a reliable signal of leadership quality.
Local Neuroscientists Gather for SYNAPSE 2018
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s JLSI hosted "SYNAPSE 2018," an annual neuroscience networking event for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and scientists in collaboration with Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and Scripps Florida Research Institute.
They're Back! Shark Migration Season Begins in S.E. Florida
Blacktip sharks are headed south in the largest migration in U.S. coastal waters. Researchers estimate the population of these "snowbirds of the sea" to be one-third of what they have seen in previous years.
Kit Promises 'Hassle Free' Way to Test Male Fertility
To address embarrassing, inconvenient and costly male fertility testing, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers are developing a home-based kit that provides a complete semen evaluation using microfluidics, an app and a smartphone.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Announces Winners of 'IOT Hardware Hackathon'
Three teams of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s College of Engineering and Computer Science recently took home a cash prize for winning Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s IoT Hardware Hackathon, Make Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» 2018.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Brain Institute Awarded $780,000 to Launch ASCEND
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s Brain Institute has received a $780,000 grant from the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation to launch an innovative STEM program targeted at middle and high school Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» in Palm Beach County.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Hosts 11th Regional Competition for Science Olympiad
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science hosted its 11th annual southeast Florida regional competition for the Science Olympiad on Saturday, Feb. 17.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» to Celebrate National Engineers Week
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s College of Engineering and Computer Science will celebrate "Engineers Week 2018: Engineering Reality, From Imagination to Realization" from Monday, Feb. 19 to Friday, Feb. 23.
Who's Your Daddy? Good News for Threatened Sea Turtles
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» researchers are the first to document multiple paternity in sea turtle nests and hatchlings to uncover "who are your daddies?" Results of the study are very good news for this female-biased species.
Blind Cavefish, Extreme Environments and Insomnia
A new study provides the first genetic insight into the evolution of sleep loss and may explain variation in sleep between animal species, or even between individual people.