Expert: COVID-19 Decisions Based on Potentially Misleading Statistic
Florida's COVID-19 daily percent positive rate, a key metric driving economic and public policy decisions, offers a distorted snapshot of the effect the virus is having across the state.
Four °®åú´«Ã½ Researchers Receive Prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
Four researchers from °®åú´«Ã½'s College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received the coveted National Science Foundation Early Career (CAREER) award.
High Levels of Toxic Pollutants Found in Stranded Dolphins and Whales
A study led by °®åú´«Ã½'s Harbor Branch examined 83 stranded dolphins and whales in North Carolina and Florida. Researchers looked at 11 different animal species to test for 17 different substances.
°®åú´«Ã½'s ACI Receives $1.5M Grant from The Taft Foundation
°®åú´«Ã½'s Academy for Community Inclusion (ACI) within the Department of Exceptional Student Education in the College of Education recently received a $1.5 million grant from The Taft Foundation.
Entangled Dolphin Calf Only Lived Two Years Following Rescue
°®åú´«Ã½ Harbor Branch researchers examined the outcome of a bottlenose dolphin calf in the Indian River Lagoon entangled in fishing line wrapped tightly around its upper jaw and found severe, long-term damage.
°®åú´«Ã½ Expert: Strike 'Small Bigot Exemption' from Fair Housing Law
Lawmakers should eliminate a key exemption in the federal Fair Housing Act, according to Ken. H. Johnson, Ph.D., an economist in °®åú´«Ã½'s College of Business.
New Study on Development of Parkinson's Disease is 'On the Nose'
The loss of a sense of smell is known to be one of the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease (PD). In a new study, an °®åú´«Ã½ neuroscientist and colleagues link inflammation, olfaction and pathology seen in PD.
°®åú´«Ã½ Theatre Lab Offers Free Virtual Educational Programming for Youth
Theatre Lab's fall Educational Outreach program will provide these °®åú´«Ã½ with the opportunity to experience theater and writing in a new way.
The Osher LLI at °®åú´«Ã½ Jupiter Announces Fall Course Schedule
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at °®åú´«Ã½ in Jupiter has announced its course offerings for the fall semester, which begins Thursday, Oct. 8.
Sea Level Rise: Impacts to Property and Regional Planning Solutions
A new °®åú´«Ã½ study reveals that urgent action is needed to protect billions of dollars in real estate investment across South Florida due to impacts of sea level rise over the next several decades.