ʦapp Launches Genomics and Predictive Health Certificate
The Schmidt College of Medicine program is one of only two in Florida's State University System to train future clinicians and scientists in this emerging field to understand and improve human health.
Faith Community Events for Children: Good for the Soul, Lack Nutrition
A pilot study by researchers in ʦapp's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing is the first to examine foods served in faith community settings related to child health.
ʦapp Ranks in Top 50 in Top Programs for Entrepreneurs
ʦapp has been recognized as one of the top programs for entrepreneurship studies, according to the latest rankings from The Princeton Review.
Regular Use of Pain, Sleep Prescriptions Linked to High Frailty Risk
A novel study by ʦapp and the Oregon Research Institute is the first to show that regular use of prescription drugs for pain and sleep increases frailty risk in older adults by 95 percent.
U.S. HHS Secretary Names María Ordóñez to Alzheimer's Council
Alex M. Azar II, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, recently named ʦapp's María de los Ángeles Ordóñez, DNP, APRN to the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services.
Study Reveals How 98 Percent of Plastics at Sea Go Missing Each Year
A study helps to solve the mystery of missing plastic fragments at sea by using simulated sunlight to explore removal mechanisms, microbial impacts and lifetimes of select microplastics on the ocean surface.
New Board of Trustees Appointment, Re-appointment
The Florida Board of Governors has appointed Elycia Morris and reappointed Dr. Michael Dennis to the ʦapp Board of Trustees.
Study Reveals Indigenous People's Choice of Medicinal Plants
Researchers discovered a novel way to find the intracultural heterogeneity of traditional knowledge while testing the non-random selection of medicinal plants in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Paid Sick Leave, Flextime Benefits Result in More Retirement Savings
A study by ʦapp and Cleveland State is the first to explore the relationships between workplace employment benefits such as paid sick leave, flextime, and vacation days and retirement savings.
Machine-learning Algorithms Track Tremors in Parkinson's Patients
ʦapp College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers developed algorithms that, combined with wearable sensors, can continuously monitor the severity of tremors in patients with Parkinson's disease.