Expert: COVID-19 Decisions Based on Potentially Misleading Statistic
Florida's COVID-19 daily percent positive rate, a key metric driving economic and public policy decisions, offers a distorted snapshot of the effect the virus is having across the state.
Four ¼ø»Æʦapp Researchers Receive Prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
Four researchers from ¼ø»Æʦapp's College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received the coveted National Science Foundation Early Career (CAREER) award.
High Levels of Toxic Pollutants Found in Stranded Dolphins and Whales
A study led by ¼ø»Æʦapp's Harbor Branch examined 83 stranded dolphins and whales in North Carolina and Florida. Researchers looked at 11 different animal species to test for 17 different substances.
¼ø»Æʦapp's ACI Receives $1.5M Grant from The Taft Foundation
¼ø»Æʦapp's Academy for Community Inclusion (ACI) within the Department of Exceptional Student Education in the College of Education recently received a $1.5 million grant from The Taft Foundation.
Entangled Dolphin Calf Only Lived Two Years Following Rescue
¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch researchers examined the outcome of a bottlenose dolphin calf in the Indian River Lagoon entangled in fishing line wrapped tightly around its upper jaw and found severe, long-term damage.
¼ø»Æʦapp Expert: Strike 'Small Bigot Exemption' from Fair Housing Law
Lawmakers should eliminate a key exemption in the federal Fair Housing Act, according to Ken. H. Johnson, Ph.D., an economist in ¼ø»Æʦapp's College of Business.
New Study on Development of Parkinson's Disease is 'On the Nose'
The loss of a sense of smell is known to be one of the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease (PD). In a new study, an ¼ø»Æʦapp neuroscientist and colleagues link inflammation, olfaction and pathology seen in PD.
Sea Level Rise: Impacts to Property and Regional Planning Solutions
A new ¼ø»Æʦapp study reveals that urgent action is needed to protect billions of dollars in real estate investment across South Florida due to impacts of sea level rise over the next several decades.
¼ø»Æʦapp Secures Partnership with Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program
¼ø»Æʦapp's Adams Center for Entrepreneurship has been awarded a partnership with the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program (VFEP) for the sixth consecutive year.
Study Provides Unique Glimpse into Whitespotted Eagle Rays' Behavior
Using biotelemetry, ¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch researchers are the first to characterize the ecology and fine-scale habitat use of "near threatened" whitespotted eagle rays in Florida.