FAU Experts for the 2024 Hurricane Season
Forecasts indicate a highly active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Several FAU faculty experts are available to discuss various issues surrounding hurricane preparedness, evacuation and aftermath.
FAU/Mainstreet Poll: Arizona and Nevada Too Close to Call
New polling data from Nevada and Arizona reveal a deeply engaged and starkly divided electorate in these pivotal battleground states.
After Hundreds of Years, Study Confirms Bermuda Home to Cownose Rays
Using citizen science and morphological and genetic data, FAU Harbor Branch researchers are the first to provide evidence that the Atlantic cownose ray has recently made a new home in Bermuda.
Biohybrid Robotic Hand Will Help Unravel Complex Sensation of Touch
FAU engineering researchers have developed a novel biohybrid neuro-prosthetic research platform to refine control of artificial hands and lead to a better understanding of the complex sensation of touch.
90% of Floridians Believe Climate Change is Happening
The latest FAU survey found that 90% of Floridians believe that climate change is happening and that belief in human-caused climate change has surged among Independents and slipped among Republicans.
Alarming Rise of Electronic Vaping Use in U.S. Adolescents
Researchers explored temporal trends for ninth through 12th grades among 57,006 adolescents and found that vaping has significantly increased by more than three-and-one-half times from 2015 to 2019.
FAU Expert: Almost 300 Banks Are at Higher Risk of Failure
Warning signs of Republic First Bank's failure were evident for a while, and now more banks across the country are exhibiting similar signs of a risk of failure, according to a finance expert at FAU.
FAU Researchers Land $1M in FDOH Grants to Fight Alzheimer's Disease
Three FAU researchers have received funding from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program to tackle this global health crisis with their unique approaches.
60% of Women with Disabilities View Cannabis as a 'Harmless' Drug
FAU researchers from the Schmidt College of Medicine assessed the perceived risk of harm associated with weekly cannabis use by disability status in a sample of 20,234 women ages 18 to 49.
Study: Slight Rent Increase in Â̲èÖ±²¥ as Northeast Sees Larger Growth
After years of astronomical rent growth, Â̲èÖ±²¥ rents are finally settling down compared to the national average, according to researchers at Â̲èÖ±²¥ Atlantic University and two other schools.