FAU Gets $736,000 from NASA to Study Coastal Carbon Budget from Space
The FAU Harbor Branch project will use satellite images, hydrodynamic modeling and field work in the Gulf of Mexico. FAU is among 10 in the nation and the only university in Florida selected by NASA.
How Toxic is the Water's Surface on Florida's Indian River Lagoon?
According to a new study by researchers at FAU Harbor Branch, that depends on very specific environmental conditions and the type of toxin on the water surface of Florida's Indian River Lagoon.
FAU Study Reveals Most Important Factors in Selecting Campsites
What makes the consummate campsite? Price and availability of electricity are the main factors, with proximity to a body of water and canyon views less important.
Language Trade-off? No, Bilingual Children Acquire English by Age 5
A first-of-its kind study in U.S.-born children from Spanish-speaking families finds that minority dual language exposure does not threaten the reliable acquisition of English by children in the U.S.
Study on Traffic Deaths Makes Strong Case for Remote Work
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked renewed interest in remote work arrangements, which also could help improve occupational and traffic safety.
Machine-learned Human Emotions Will 'Drive' Autonomous Vehicles
A unique invention by a researcher in the College of Engineering and Computer Science based on machine-learned human moods for autonomous systems has received a competitive U.S. utility patent.
Sellers Call the Shots in Florida's Overvalued Housing Market
Homes across Florida are selling for more than 17 percent above their long-term pricing trend, with the degree of overpricing a particular concern in the Tampa Bay metropolitan area.
Alarming Rising Trends in Suicide by Firearms in Young Americans
Researchers from the Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators examined suicide trends by firearms in white and black Americans ages 5 to 24 years from 1999 to 2018.
$10 Million Gift to Name the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
A near-$10 million to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» from David J. S. Nicholson will welcome an era of unprecedented research, education and discovery at FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.
Index Spotlights Where Home Prices are Rising the Fastest
Home prices are escalating quickly in Dallas and a handful of other U.S. cities where consumers would be better off by renting and reinvesting the money they would otherwise have spent on homeownership.