¼ø»Æʦapp and Max Planck Team Up on First Joint Position
As of May 1, Ken Dawson-Scully, Ph.D., will be newly appointed to the role of associate vice president for strategic initiatives and head of institutional partnerships for ¼ø»Æʦapp and Max Planck.
Bio-inspired Robotics Lands Professor $500,000 NSF Award
Using the knifefish for inspiration, a researcher from ¼ø»Æʦapp's College of Engineering and Computer Science has developed bio-inspired flexible structures for underwater vehicles and robotic systems.
Study Looks Beyond Peer Influence on Teen Substance Use
Parents spend a lot of time worrying about the influence of peers on teen substance use. A new study examines if there is a genetic component that drives their desire for risk taking and novelty.
Engineering Colleges Showcase High-Tech Talent Pipeline
The deans of 10 engineering colleges throughout Florida have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership in an effort to demonstrate the impact their colleges have on the state's and the nation's innovation economy.
Monkeys See, Monkeys Do Cross Species Boundary
A study is the first to provide genetic evidence of two distinct species of guenon monkeys in Gombe National Park that have been mating and producing hybrid offspring for hundreds maybe even thousands of years.
¼ø»Æʦapp High Student Places First at 2018 State Science Fair
Vithulan Suthakaran, 17, a junior at ¼ø»Æʦapp High School, recently placed first in the environmental engineering category at the 2018 State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida.
¼ø»Æʦapp Wave Competition Celebrates Innovative Student Research
¼ø»Æʦapp has announced the winners of the annual Wave Competition, an undergraduate research competition organized by ¼ø»Æʦapp Tech Runway and the Division of Research.
¼ø»Æʦapp Creating Culture of Undergraduate Research
More than 250 undergraduate ¼ø»Æʦapp recently participated in ¼ø»Æʦapp's eighth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at ¼ø»Æʦapp's Student Union.
¼ø»Æʦapp Stroke Discovery Will Be Developed by CHS Pharma, Inc.
Researchers from ¼ø»Æʦapp's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine have developed a novel approach to treat ischemic stroke and have joined forces with CHS Pharma, Inc., a South Florida-based biotechnology company.
Study of Everyday Language Reveals How People Mature
By examining 44,000 brief samples of text collected over 25 years, a study of ego level and language may provide new insights into the state of moral, social and cognitive development.