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Are Some Urban Settings Riskier for Traffic Injury or Death?

By | October 15, 2019

How risky is travel in the U.S.? We know less than you think. Despite research on the dangers of traffic injury and death, there's a lack of clarity on the role of the built environment and its risk effects.

Faculty Receive National Academies' Early-Career Research Fellowships

By | September 30, 2019

Two scientists representing °®åú´«Ã½'s College of Engineering and Computer Science, Wilkes Honors College and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute have received the prestigious Early-Career Research Fellowships.

°®åú´«Ã½ Launches Florida's First Master of Science Degree in AI

By | September 25, 2019

°®åú´«Ã½'s College of Engineering and Computer Science program will prepare °®åú´«Ã½ for careers in various education, government and industry positions that require artificial intelligence skills.

New Method Reveals Effects of Mechanical Fatigue on Biological Cells

By | September 17, 2019

°®åú´«Ã½ 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.

It's About More People in Fewer Vehicles, Not Self-driving Cars

By | September 10, 2019

Despite the current fascination with the concept of self-driving cars, a researcher at °®åú´«Ã½ says that they may not be a solution for sustainability and reducing traffic congestion.

'Dream Team' Awarded $1.1 Million for Blind Mexican Cavefish Research

By | August 29, 2019

°®åú´«Ã½ 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.

Millennials, Think You're Digitally Better Than Us? Yes, Says Science

By | August 28, 2019

A study by °®åú´«Ã½'s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science is one of the first to examine the information technology switching prowess phenomenon in the "Net Generation," revealing some surprising results.

Scientist Lands $1.7 Million NIH Grant for Tissue Engineering Approach

By | August 27, 2019

A leading scientist in °®åú´«Ã½'s Schmidt College of Medicine has received a grant for a research project that offers hope for eye disease and regenerative medicine using a novel tissue engineering approach.

Who's a 'Good Boy?' Astro, °®åú´«Ã½'s Smart Robodog That's Who

By | August 14, 2019

What would you get if you combined Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa with Boston Dynamic's quadruped robot? You'd get "Astro," the four-legged seeing and hearing intelligent robodog.

°®åú´«Ã½, USDA Partner to Boost Domestic Production of Farm-raised Fish

By | August 7, 2019

The USDA and °®åú´«Ã½ Harbor Branch aquaculture team will develop novel technologies to supply warm water marine fish seedstocks to help initiate a project that will boost the nation's aquaculture industry.

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