Blind Cavefish, Extreme Environments and Insomnia
A new study provides the first genetic insight into the evolution of sleep loss and may explain variation in sleep between animal species, or even between individual people.
Study Finds Bank Lending to Small Businesses Still Depressed
Bank lending to small businesses, a major contributor to local economies and job creation around the country, is still depressed several years after the end of the U.S. financial crisis that started in 2008.
Study Shows Male Sea Turtles are Vanishing Closer to Home
Male sea turtles are disappearing and not just in Australia. ¼ø»Æʦapp researchers are the first to show why and how moisture in addition to heat affects the development and sex ratios of turtle embryos.
Consumer Confidence Among Hispanics in the U.S. is Strong
Consumer confidence is up among Hispanics in the U.S., who are optimistic about their financial situation going into 2018 despite continued dissatisfaction with U.S. President Donald Trump, new ¼ø»Æʦapp index says.
¼ø»Æʦapp Programs Among the Best in 'U.S. News & World Report'
¼ø»Æʦapp's College of Business, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and College of Education are listed in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report national rankings for "Best Online Graduate Programs."
Study Finds Cause of Algal Blooms and the Results Stink
Toxic green algal blooms wreaked havoc on Florida's St. Lucie Estuary in 2016. A new study contradicts the widespread misconception that periodic discharges from Lake Okeechobee were responsible.
Tiny Treadmills Help Test Sea Turtle Hatchling Stamina
Disoriented sea turtle hatchlings take hours instead of minutes to get to the ocean from their nests. A new study is the first to test the physiological effects of this extended crawling on swimming ability.
NIH Awards $4 Million to ¼ø»Æʦapp for Prescription Opioid Study
A researcher from the Schmidt College of Medicine is conducting a novel study to figure out if there is a unique genetic signature of patients who are most susceptible to prescription opioid-use disorder.
¼ø»Æʦapp and Max Planck Unveil First-of-its-kind Honors Program
¼ø»Æʦapp President John Kelly, Max Planck Society President Martin Stratmann, and David Fitzpatrick, CEO of the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI), announced a new partnership between ¼ø»Æʦapp and MPFI.
Good Deals Much Harder to Find in Tight U.S. Housing Market
The really good deals on homes are becoming increasingly harder to find as the U.S. housing market remains ever so slightly in buy territory, according to the latest national index produced by ¼ø»Æʦapp and FIU.