Safiya George, Ph.D., Named Dean of the College of Nursing
¼ø»Æʦapp has named Safiya George, Ph.D., as the new dean of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. George is a leading scholar in the fields of HIV research, spirituality, religion and health.
Life-Metrics Mobile App Wins ¼ø»Æʦapp's Business Plan Competition
Life-Metrics, an activity tracking mobile app created by Wilkes Honors College student David Gorski, won first place and $12,000 in prize money at the annual ¼ø»Æʦapp Business Plan Competition.
Technology Senses Parkinson's Patients' Medication Response
¼ø»Æʦapp College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers have developed a novel approach that automatically senses how Parkinson's patients respond to medication without patient or physician engagement.
It's Safer to be a Cop in the U.S. Today than 50 Years Ago
A study analyzing police officer deaths from 1970 to 2016 shows that despite more violent crimes, the hazards of policing have dramatically declined since 1970 with a 75 percent drop in line-of-duty deaths.
¼ø»Æʦapp Celebrates 'Stellar' 2019 President's Gala
¼ø»Æʦapp recently celebrated its ninth annual President's Gala in the Martin F. and Jane Greenberg Foundation Tower of ¼ø»Æʦapp Stadium at its Boca Raton campus.
Board of Governors Approves New Student Housing for ¼ø»Æʦapp
¼ø»Æʦapp's Boca Raton campus and John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter will soon offer two new state-of-the-art student housing facilities.
¼ø»Æʦapp Poll Finds Gov. Ron DeSantis Riding a Wave of Popularity
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to ride a wave of popularity among Florida voters, who support many of his public policy priorities, according to a survey by ¼ø»Æʦapp's Business & Economics Polling Initiative.
Alarming Surges of Firearm Deaths in School-age Children
Researchers in ¼ø»Æʦapp's Schmidt College of Medicine examined trends of deaths from firearms among U.S. schoolchildren from 1999 to 2017, and found that 38,942 firearm-related deaths occurred in 5 to 18 year olds.
Children with Autism Are 'In-tune' With Mom's Feelings
A study assessing the ability of children with and without autism spectrum disorder to recognize facial emotions in familiar faces shows no differences in these two groups of children.
It's a 100 Percent 'Match' for ¼ø»Æʦapp's Soon-to-be Physicians!
¼ø»Æʦapp's Schmidt College of Medicine soon-to-be graduates celebrated "Match Day." The class of 2019 achieved a 100 percent match and now know where they will spend the next few years of training as residents.