AI Predicts COVID-19 Risks, Severity, Treatment in Hospital Patients
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾researchers and collaborators used an AI-driven decision support system to predict the need for ICU, IMCU and mechanical ventilation in patients admitted to a South Florida hospital with COVID-19.
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Secures $21M Promise Neighborhoods Grant for Broward UP
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾has received the largest grant in its history from the U.S. Department of Education. Broward UP aims to transform poverty-concentrated neighborhoods in Broward County into communities of opportunity.
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Launches 'Center for Integrated Recovery and Wellness Studies'
The new center launched by FAU's College of Social Work and Criminal Justice will advance substance use recovery research and promote community partnerships.
Qigong Significantly Decreases Chronic Low Back Pain in U.S. Veterans
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾researchers explored qigong, a Chinese practice combining gentle movements, breathing, and meditation, and assessed its impact on biopsychosocial outcomes on veterans with chronic low back pain.
Fluorescent Probes Illuminate Cholesterol and Alzheimer's Research
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾researchers have developed cutting-edge fluorescent cholesterol probes, which now enable them to visualize cholesterol movement and distribution in live cells with unprecedented detail.
'Ding-Dong:' A Study Finds Specific Neurons With an Immune Doorbell
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾neuroscientists have identified that the receptor IL-1R1 plays a critical role in enabling neurons to directly communicate with the immune system.
Digitizing Hope: Preserving a Species on the Brink of Extinction
Florida Atlantic, SeaWorld San Diego, and San Diego Natural History Museum collaborate to scan a full skeleton of a very rare vaquita specimen, the world's smallest porpoise and most endangered marine mammal.
Bridging Oceans: U.S.-Japan Method to Flood Risk, Climate Resilience
A joint project funded by the NSF and JST brings together researchers from FAU, Lehigh University and Japanese institutions to develop a human-centered flood risk management framework.
Lewis S. Nelson, M.D., Named Dean of ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾Schmidt College of Medicine
ÃÙȦ×ÊÔ´Õ¾ has named Lewis S. Nelson, M.D., as the new dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.
FAU's Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., Honored as a Prestigious ASPET Fellow
Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., a highly regarded neuroscientist and pharmacologist, is among an extraordinary group selected by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.