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'Dream Team' Awarded $1.1 Million for Blind Mexican Cavefish Research

By | August 29, 2019

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

By | August 28, 2019

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.

Scientist Lands $1.7 Million NIH Grant for Tissue Engineering Approach

By | August 27, 2019

A leading scientist in ¼ø»Æʦapp's Schmidt College of Medicine has received a grant for a research project that offers hope for eye disease and regenerative medicine using a novel tissue engineering approach.

Who's a 'Good Boy?' Astro, ¼ø»Æʦapp's Smart Robodog That's Who

By | August 14, 2019

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.

¼ø»Æʦapp's Newest Medical Students Receive First Doctor's White Coat

By | August 9, 2019

¼ø»Æʦapp's Schmidt College of Medicine welcomed the incoming class of 2023 during its ninth White Coat Ceremony, which took place in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.

¼ø»Æʦapp, USDA Partner to Boost Domestic Production of Farm-raised Fish

By | August 7, 2019

The USDA and ¼ø»Æʦapp Harbor Branch aquaculture team will develop novel technologies to supply warm water marine fish seedstocks to help initiate a project that will boost the nation's aquaculture industry.

¼ø»Æʦapp Celebrates Summer 2019 Commencement

By | August 6, 2019

¼ø»Æʦapp will confer more than 1,990 degrees today during four commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.

Sleep Interrupted: What's Keeping Us Up at Night?

By | August 6, 2019

A researcher from ¼ø»Æʦapp and collaborators conducted one of the largest longitudinal sleep studies on evening use of alcohol, caffeine and nicotine in an African-American cohort.

¼ø»Æʦapp Names Stephen Silverman, Ed.D. as New Dean of College of Education

By | August 1, 2019

¼ø»Æʦapp has announced Stephen Silverman, Ed.D., as its new dean of the College of Education. Silverman will begin in his new role starting today.

Connecting Patients With Their Community Could Transform Healthcare

By | July 25, 2019

Engaging a wider range of resources to connect patients with organizations within their community can help transform healthcare and improve overall well-being, according to research published by ¼ø»Æʦapp faculty.

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