60% of U.S. Teens Have Tried AI Chatbots, 11.4% Use Them Daily
A first-of-its-kind national ¼ø»Æʦapp study shows teens are increasingly turning to AI chatbots for romantic companionship and advice, while many also report troubling and potentially harmful interactions.
HHS Regional Director Visits ¼ø»Æʦapp to Witness Health Impact in Action
¼ø»Æʦapp hosted HHS regional director and alumna Samantha Brown-Parks, M.D., to its Boca Raton campus for a visit highlighting workforce training, research and community health initiatives.
¼ø»Æʦapp Awarded $4M in Federal Funding to Support Key Research Programs
¼ø»Æʦapp has secured $4 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2026 to advance national priorities in defense readiness, semiconductor workforce development and neurological disease research.
¼ø»Æʦapp Becomes State's First University to Host Onsite Quantum Computer
¼ø»Æʦapp leaps ahead to become Florida's first university to host a public, onsite quantum computer - powering breakthrough research, hands-on learning, and real-world innovation through a partnership with D-Wave.
New ¼ø»Æʦapp Research Strengthens Evidence Linking Alcohol Use to Cancer
New research from ¼ø»Æʦapp's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine delivers a timely reminder this holiday season: even moderate drinking can raise your risk for several cancers.
¼ø»Æʦapp Engineering Receives $1.5M to Launch Ubicquia Innovation Center
The Ubicquia Innovation Center for Intelligent Infrastructure will drive sensor, AI and analytics innovation to digitize and monitor infrastructure across utility, municipal, commercial and industrial sectors.
Nearly 70 ¼ø»Æʦapp Faculty Named Among World's Top 2% of Scientists
Nearly 70 ¼ø»Æʦapp faculty are ranked among the world's top 2% of scientists by Stanford-Elsevier, recognizing their global research impact across 22 fields and 174 subfields from engineering to humanities.
¼ø»Æʦapp Lands $3M Federal Grant to Prevent Substance Use in At-risk Youth
"Rising Strong" will support more than 3,000 South Florida youth with trauma-informed, evidence-based prevention, empowering vulnerable populations to build resilience and choose substance-free futures.
World's First Bench-to-Bedside MRI, Focused Ultrasound System Unveiled
The newly expanded ¼ø»Æʦapp NeuroInnovate Center is the first in the world to integrate advanced MRI and focused ultrasound technologies into a single, unified platform for both preclinical and clinical research.
Research Characterizes Remarkable Skills of Octopus Arms in the Wild
Think your multitasking is impressive? A new study reveals that wild octopuses use their arms with incredible complexity. Each of the eight limbs can perform any type of movement, but clear patterns emerged.