Program Matches ¼ø»Æʦapp Military Veteran Students with Shelter Dogs
¼ø»Æʦapp and the Humane Society of Broward County have teamed up for the "¼ø»Æʦapp Veteran Canine Rescue Mission" to match ¼ø»Æʦapp student and alumni veterans with dogs from the shelter, which will be trained by Happy With Dogs.
¼ø»Æʦapp Emeritus Professor of Marketing Donates $2 Million to University
¼ø»Æʦapp has received an estate gift pledge of more than $2 million from College of Business emeritus professor Eric Shaw '72, '73, Ph.D.
Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury: M.O.M. to the Rescue
¼ø»Æʦapp's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has received $250,000 from the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program to address unmet healthcare needs in veterans with traumatic brain injury.
Special Bond: Leading ¼ø»Æʦapp Geriatrician and World War II Hero
A leading geriatrician and advocate for seniors and a 98-year-old World War II veteran and hero have a common bond: to improve care and quality of life for Americans and people throughout the world.
Vets Walking Pets: Shelter Dogs, Military Veterans and PTSD Symptoms
An ¼ø»Æʦapp nursing researcher led a study on the impacts of dog-walking interventions with shelter dogs on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in military veterans, which shows reduced PTSD symptoms.
¼ø»Æʦapp Teams Up with U.S. Coast Guard to Release Three Baby Sea Turtles
Beach closures and other COVID-19 pandemic restrictions required ¼ø»Æʦapp marine scientists to get creative to make sure that three baby green sea turtles made it home, so they teamed up with the U.S. Coast Guard.
¼ø»Æʦapp Recognized as 'Gold' Military Friendly® University
¼ø»Æʦapp has earned the 2020-2021 Military Friendly® School "Gold Designation" for the first time, based on the expanding services and spaces offered by ¼ø»Æʦapp's Military and Veterans Student Success Center.
Researchers Take Body Armor to the Next Level with High Energy Fibers
¼ø»Æʦapp's College of Engineering and Computer Science received $569,482 from Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office to develop advanced fibers to enhance the performance of military helmets and body armor.
Another Way Dogs Help the Military; Aeromedical Patient Evacuations
A study by ¼ø»Æʦapp's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has demonstrated the feasibility and efficacy of animal-assisted interventions to reduce stress in a military setting.
¼ø»Æʦapp Receives $1.5 Million HRSA Nursing Grant for Military Veterans
¼ø»Æʦapp's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has received a $1.5 million HRSA grant to form a primary care workforce of veteran nurses to care for other military veterans in rural and underserved communities.