STEM Teachers in High-need Schools Resilient Despite Challenges
An °®åú´«Ã½ College of Education researcher collaborated on a study examining 30 years of STEM teacher trends, focusing on qualifications and changes in high-need, primarily high-poverty U.S. schools.
Alcohol-Related Deaths in the U.S. More than Double from 1999 to 2020
°®åú´«Ã½ researchers explored overall trends as well as by age, gender, race and region. The sharpest spike occurred among 25-34-year-olds (nearly fourfold), while individuals aged 55-64 had the highest rates.
Hyman Science Lecture Series at °®åú´«Ã½ Hosts Journalist Carl Zimmer
The Nat and Dorothy Hyman Science Lecture Series, as part of the Schmidt College of Science at °®åú´«Ã½, will host science journalist Carl Zimmer on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 5:30 p.m.
°®åú´«Ã½ Engineers Win NSF Grant for Unique School of AI Bio-Robotic Fish
A school of bio-robotic fish with advanced sensors will create a versatile network capable of maneuvers and station-keeping beyond current vehicles in shallow coastal areas and in deep ocean environments.
°®åú´«Ã½ Named 2024 Fulbright HSI Leader by the US Department of State
°®åú´«Ã½ has been named as a Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Leader for 2024.
°®åú´«Ã½ Honors 2024 Talon Leadership Award Recipients
°®åú´«Ã½ Alumni and Community Engagement recently hosted its annual Talon Leadership Awards ceremony as part of Homecoming 2024.
°®åú´«Ã½ Awarded DOE Grant to Test Offshore Ocean Current Energy
°®åú´«Ã½'s Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center has received an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance ocean energy technologies with a test facility offshore Palm Beach County.
Dramatic Drop in Marijuana Use Among U.S. Youth Over a Decade
Using a national survey of 88,183 U.S. adolescents in grades nine to 12, a study shows marijuana use declined from 2011 to 2021. Findings also reveal changing landscapes of use by gender, race, and ethnicity.
°®åú´«Ã½'s Career Center Unveils 'Industry to Campus Lab'
°®åú´«Ã½ has recently unveiled its Industry to Campus Lab, a groundbreaking initiative designed to strengthen the connection between academic programs and the ever-evolving needs of the global workforce.
New Parasite Revealed Amid Decline of California's Channel Island Fox
°®åú´«Ã½ was part of a collaborative effort that identified the parasite infecting San Miguel Island foxes, one of the world's smallest species, using morphological and molecular methods, and necropsy records.