Phyllis & Harvey Sandler Donate $7M to Name School of Social Work
°®åú´«Ã½ announced a $7 million gift from longtime benefactors Phyllis and Harvey Sandler to name The Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work within the College for Design and Social Inquiry.
°®åú´«Ã½ Remembers Victims of Orlando Shooting
°®åú´«Ã½ is remembering the 49 victims and dozens injured in the recent Orlando mass shooting with a series of events at its Boca Raton and Davie campuses.
Words To Assure Protection for Whistleblowers Can Evoke Fear
New study finds that vivid language intended to assure potential whistleblowers they will be protected from retaliation is instead likely to evoke fear and make them less likely to report misconduct.
°®åú´«Ã½ Receives Florida Department of Transportation Grant
The task of inspecting and maintaining Florida's 11,450 bridges is arduous, espcially since so many of them span rivers, canals and saltwater areas. Researchers at °®åú´«Ã½ have received a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to develop unmanned marine vehicles for on-water bridge inspections.
I-SENSE and Dioxide Materials(TM) Partner to Cut Energy Costs
°®åú´«Ã½'s I-SENSE and Dioxide Materials(TM) have formed a unique partnership to develop and evaluate a novel low-cost, low-power, wireless CO2 sensing system for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning applications.
°®åú´«Ã½ Pre-med Student and Surgeon Collaborate on New, Alternative Procedure to Radical Mastectomy
Elizabeth Hopkins, an aspiring physician and °®åú´«Ã½ student, has spent more than 640 hours shadowing Hilton Becker, M.D. In 2014, she had a double mastectomy as a preventive measure, using a revolutionary procedure developed by Becker that is an alternative to radical mastectomy.
Former Physics Professor Leaves $1.1 Million Endowment
Bjorn Nils Anders Lamborn, Ph.D., former physics professor and chair, has left a $1.1 million endowment to establish an Eminent Scholar Chair in Theoretical Physics, and a $100,000 scholarship endowment.
Study Shows 45 Percent Increase in Death by Law Enforcement
An °®åú´«Ã½ analyses of nationwide data on individuals who were killed as a result of legal intervention or law enforcement in the U.S. between 1999 and 2013, shows a 45 percent increase mostly among non-whites.
The Passing of a Champion of Peace: Leon Charney
Leon Charney played a pivotal role in achieving the historic 1978 peace accords
°®åú´«Ã½ Diplomacy Team Receives Model UN Award
°®åú´«Ã½'s Diplomacy Program has received the Distinguished Delegation Award at the National Model United Nations competition in New York City.