°®åú´«Ã½ Approved for Surgery, Emergency Medicine Residencies
°®åú´«Ã½'s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine has received initial accreditation for residency programs in general surgery and emergency medicine, in collaboration with its member teaching hospitals.
'Virtual Partner' Elicits Emotional Responses from a Human
"How does it 'feel' to interact behaviorally with a machine?" To answer that question, scientists created a virtual partner that can elicit emotional responses from its human partner in real-time.
Physical Activity 'Magic Bullet' for Obesity, Heart Disease
Professors have evaluated the totality of evidence and conclude that regular physical activity has the closest resemblance to a "magic bullet" to fight the epidemic of obesity and cardiovascular disease.
NSF Grant Supports Research Computing Infrastructure at °®åú´«Ã½
A $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will enable °®åú´«Ã½ to install networking infrastructure to amplify its ability to conduct data-intensive science and engineering research.
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Bison Bones in Vero Beach
In what is considered one of the oldest and most important archaeological digs in North America, scientists uncovered what they believe are the bones of a 13,000- to 14,000-year-old extinct species of bison.
Renowned Neuroscientist to Lead °®åú´«Ã½'s New Brain Institute
Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., a renowned neuroscientist and leading expert in synaptic pharmacology, neurotransmitter transporters, and neurogenetics, is at the helm of the newly-formed °®åú´«Ã½ Brain Institute.
Nation's Top Archaeologists to Visit Old Vero Site Project
Members of the Society of American Archaeologists will visit the Old Vero Site, overseen by °®åú´«Ã½ Harbor Branch.
Fulbright Scholar Olga Bakina Graduates
Olga Bakina, a Fulbright scholar from the Ukraine, received her M.S. in biomedical science at °®åú´«Ã½'s graduation ceremony this morning. Bakina will be pursuing a Ph.D. at Helmholtz Zentrum in Munich, Germany.
Sea-level Rise Summit Sets the Stage for Adaptation
°®åú´«Ã½ recently hosted the Third Sea-level Rise Summit with more than 250 participants in attendance. The conference featured experts from the public and private sectors, as well as scientists and researchers.
°®åú´«Ã½ High to Host Drone Competition
Students from across the state will travel to °®åú´«Ã½ for the °®åú´«Ã½ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Championship.