Water Quality Woes in S.W. Florida Linked to Seeping Septic Systems
Multiple lines of evidence from a multi-year microbial source tracking study by ¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch researchers points to septic systems as a contributing source for water quality decline in southwest Florida.
¼ø»Æʦapp Celebrates Summer 2022 Commencement
¼ø»Æʦapp will confer more than 1,800 degrees on Tuesday, Aug. 9 during four commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.
Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education Honors Educators
The Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at ¼ø»Æʦapp recently announced the Gutterman Family Outstanding Holocaust Educator Awards for 2022.
Greater Empathy in Adolescents Helps Prevent Bias-based Cyberbullying
A study by ¼ø»Æʦapp researcher Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D., is the first to explore empathy types in early adolescents and its relationship to race-based and religion-based online bullying.
¼ø»Æʦapp Names New Dean of Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
¼ø»Æʦapp has announced Valery Forbes, Ph.D., as its new dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, effective Aug. 10.
New Low-cost Device Rapidly, Accurately Detects Hepatitis C Infection
¼ø»Æʦapp researchers have developed a portable microfluidic platform that rapidly and accurately detects Hepatitis C infection without the need for trained technicians, expensive equipment or a laboratory.
New Board of Trustees Appointment
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently appointed Robert Flippo to the ¼ø»Æʦapp Board of Trustees.
¼ø»Æʦapp Nurse Leaders Inducted into Prestigious National Academies
Safiya George, Ph.D., and Howard K. Butcher, Ph.D., have been inducted into the American Academy of Nursing, and Kathryn Keller, Ph.D., has been inducted into the Academy of Nursing Education.
Online Chair Yoga Viable for Isolated Older Adults with Dementia
During the pandemic, ¼ø»Æʦapp researchers evaluated a remotely supervised online chair yoga intervention for older adults with dementia and measured clinical outcomes virtually via Zoom under the remote guidance.
