'Baby Talk:' How Children's Vocal and Cognitive Cues Sway Adults
A new study by °®åú´«Ã½ and collaborators reveals how evolution has shaped children to use different signals to elicit care from adults, highlighting how different cues influence judgements in early childhood.
°®åú´«Ã½ Lands $1.3M NSF Grant to Boost Dryland Soil Quality
The NSF-funded project will enhance understanding of climate resistance of individual microbes and improve microbial remediations to reduce soil degradation in drylands under climate stressors.
For Bigger Muscles Push Close to Failure, For Strength, Maybe Not
A study by °®åú´«Ã½ researchers and collaborators reveals that training close to failure - where you can't do another rep - boosts muscle growth but doesn't show any clear impacts on gaining strength.
°®åú´«Ã½ Researcher Lands Grant for Personalized Cancer Radiation Therapy
The project, led by Wazir Muhammad, Ph.D., will employ AI, specifically deep reinforcement learning, to analyze multimodal data, improving cancer characterization and treatment for better patient outcomes.
U-Ride: Transforming Transit for College Students in Southeast Florida
°®åú´«Ã½ is leading a first-time transportation collaboration using a novel app. U-ride is the first app that allows users to easily compare and track the environmental and health impacts of their trip.
'Fit2Drive' Transforms Assessing Older Drivers with Cognitive Decline
"Fit2Drive," an algorithm developed by °®åú´«Ã½ researchers has made it easy to administer and evaluate an in-office test to predict an older individual's probability of passing an on-road driving test.
°®åú´«Ã½ Programs Among U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Graduate Programs'
Several °®åú´«Ã½ graduate programs are included in the latest U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Programs" for 2024-25.
°®åú´«Ã½ Sea Turtle Experts Provide 'Best Practices' During Nesting Season
Three internationally renowned °®åú´«Ã½ researchers provide "best practices" and answer some of the most frequently asked questions to help protect Florida's nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings.
°®åú´«Ã½ Harbor Branch Launches 'eConch' to Grow, Conserve the Queen Conch
eConch is a free, experiential online learning program that provides step-by-step instructions and expert advice to grow queen conch, the most important molluscan fishery in the Caribbean region.