¼ø»Æʦapp Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Outreach in Broward
¼ø»Æʦapp's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has received a $1.3 million grant from the Administration for Community Living's Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative to advance health equity and quality of life.
¼ø»Æʦapp Study: Perils of Not Being Attractive or Athletic in Middle School
A first-of-its-kind ¼ø»Æʦapp research study shows life is harder for children who are not attractive or athletic. As their unpopularity grows, so do their problems - increasing loneliness and alcohol misuse.
¼ø»Æʦapp Experts for the 2023 Hurricane Season
¼ø»Æʦapp faculty experts are available to discuss various issues surrounding hurricane preparedness, evacuation and aftermath.
Climate Change Concern in Florida Linked With Recent Extreme Weather
A recent ¼ø»Æʦapp survey shows an increasing number of Floridians agree that human actions are causing climate change, including a record number of Florida Republicans.
Wild Animals Stop the Spread of Socially Transmitted Misinformation
Using camera observatories in a coral reef in French Polynesia, a study by ¼ø»Æʦapp and collaborators finds that in groups of foraging fish, misinformation rarely spreads to more than a few individuals.
¼ø»Æʦapp New Home to Award-winning Website 'The Invading Sea'
The Invading Sea, an award-winning website featuring content on climate change in Florida, now has a new home at ¼ø»Æʦapp.
¼ø»Æʦapp, Shipwreck Park Partner on Underwater Public Project, 'Wahoo Bay'
¼ø»Æʦapp engineers and ¼ø»Æʦapp will use AI and sensing in Wahoo Bay, a "living" underwater laboratory, which will serve partly as an educational marine park as well as an initiative to restore the natural habitat.
Copy-cat? Study Explores Conformity in Children with Few Friends
What gives one friend influence over another and why? ¼ø»Æʦapp researchers tested the theory that children with few friends protect these friendships through conformity to stay in a friend's "good graces."
Noise from Urban Environments Affects the Color of Songbirds' Beaks
A study on cognition, beak color, and growth in the zebra finch suggests exposure to urban noise may affect their structural traits, such as beak color, which influence social interactions and mate choice.
Early Disinterest in School Snowballs into Academic, Social Problems
A prior study by a researcher at ¼ø»Æʦapp and collaborators found starting off on the wrong foot academically, particularly with math and reading, cascades into peer problems during the first years of school.