Society is Rejecting Facts; Medical Researchers Can Help
¼ø»Æʦapp Schmidt College of Medicine researchers say that medical researchers must help the public understand the rigorous process of science to discern anecdotes and fake news from peer-reviewed scientific results.
Faculty Receive National Academies' Early-Career Research Fellowships
Two scientists representing ¼ø»Æʦapp's College of Engineering and Computer Science, Wilkes Honors College and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute have received the prestigious Early-Career Research Fellowships.
'Dream Team' Awarded $1.1 Million for Blind Mexican Cavefish Research
¼ø»Æʦapp researchers have received a $1.1 million NSF grant to develop powerful transgenic tools and gene-editing technologies in the blind Mexican cavefish to significantly advance it as a research model system.
Millennials, Think You're Digitally Better Than Us? Yes, Says Science
A study by ¼ø»Æʦapp's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science is one of the first to examine the information technology switching prowess phenomenon in the "Net Generation," revealing some surprising results.
Who's a 'Good Boy?' Astro, ¼ø»Æʦapp's Smart Robodog That's Who
What would you get if you combined Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa with Boston Dynamic's quadruped robot? You'd get "Astro," the four-legged seeing and hearing intelligent robodog.
Osher LLI at ¼ø»Æʦapp Jupiter Announces Fall Course Schedule
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at ¼ø»Æʦapp Jupiter announced its course offerings for the fall semester, which begins Tuesday, Oct. 15.
Nationwide Study on Teen 'Sexting' Has Good News, Bad News
The good news is that adolescent sexting is not at epidemic levels as reported in some media headlines. The bad news is that it also has not decreased despite preventive efforts by educators and others.
Neuroscientists Find Novel Role for 'Skin Plumping' Molecule
Neuroscientists have discovered a novel mechanism and role in the brain for hyaluronic acid -- a clear, gooey substance popularized by cosmetic and skin care products.
Gregg B. Fields Named Executive Director of ¼ø»Æʦapp's I-HEALTH
Gregg B. Fields, Ph.D., has been named as executive director of ¼ø»Æʦapp's Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH), one of the university's four research pillars.
Osher LLI at ¼ø»Æʦapp Jupiter Appoints Four Advisory Board Members
The Osher LLI at ¼ø»Æʦapp's John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter is pleased to announce the appointments of Brenda Babitz, Mark Goldman, M.D., Anne Messer and Lawrence Ornstein to its advisory board.