First-of-its-kind Bioengineered Robotic Hand to Sense Touch
FAU has received a $1.3 million NIH grant for a "living" robot with its own nervous system. Researchers are creating a living pathway from the robot's touch sensation to the user's brain to help amputees.
Most Hospice Workers Don't Have an Advance Directive
A new study finds that the majority of hospice providers don't have end-of-life wishes themselves. Procrastination, fear of the subject and costs were reported as the most common barriers.
Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Receives Gift
The $125,000 gift from the Board of the Feminist Scholarship Fund, Inc. will support educational and research opportunities for WGSS students and faculty.
Study Shows Alarming Number of Teens Cyberbully Themselves
A new form of self-harm in youth has emerged and is cause for concern. "Digital self-harm," where adolescents post, send or share mean things about themselves anonymously online, could be a cry for help.
FAU Contributes to Groundbreaking Discovery
Methods developed by FAU's numerical relativity group contributed to a recent groundbreaking discovery of merging neutron stars.
Being Behind the Curve Can 'Sting'
FAU research shows what a tiny ant and indigenous cultures can teach medical and scientific communities by solving a medical mystery that has puzzled them for decades.
Study Reveals if a Child Survives or Thrives When Bullied
Why are some children devastated by bullying while others are not? A new study validates how "resilience" differentiates children who just survive bullying from those who thrive when faced with adversity.
Size Doesn't Matter - At Least for Hammerheads and Swimming
Researchers from FAU have conducted the first study to examine the whole body shape and swimming kinematics of two closely related yet very different hammerhead sharks, with some unexpected results.
Young-onset Dementia Costs Nearly Twice That of Alzheimer's
The first economic study on frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), the most common dementia for people under age 60, shows that FTD inflicts a much more severe burden on families than Alzheimer's disease.
New Way to Assess Safety of Aging Timber Railroad Bridges
In the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Harvey, researchers from FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed a cutting-edge way to gauge the condition of aging timber railroad bridges.