Seeing is Believing: Effectiveness of Facemasks
×ó°®ÊÓƵ College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers use flow visualization to qualitatively test social distancing and the efficacy of facemasks in obstructing respiratory droplets.
COVID-19 Knowledge Base and Risk Assessment Tool is Powered by AI
×ó°®ÊÓƵ's College of Engineering and Computer Science has received an NSF RAPID grant for modeling outbreak and mutation of COVID-19 and to develop a multi-source deep neural network-based predictive tool.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Celebrates Spring 2020 Graduates
×ó°®ÊÓƵ will confer more than 3,400 degrees for the spring 2020 semester. The new graduates will join more than 175,000 alumni who have graduated from ×ó°®ÊÓƵ since the University opened its doors in 1964.
Project Paves the Way for Forecasting COVID-19 Infection Transmission
A smart city project developed by ×ó°®ÊÓƵ engineering researchers is being retooled to create new opportunities to tackle COVID-19 with cutting-edge computational epidemiology.
Stay 6 Feet Apart. Simulated Cough Reveals That May Not be Enough
×ó°®ÊÓƵ College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers use flow visualization to demonstrate how far a mechanically simulated cough travels and lingers in the air.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ to Make Thousands of Face Shields for Baptist Health South Florida
×ó°®ÊÓƵ engineers have developed a disposable face shield that only requires clear polyester plastic, elastic fabric bands, and a laser cutter. Unlike 3D printed solutions, this process is simple and quick.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Makes 'U.S. News & World Report' Lists for Best Graduate Programs
More than one dozen ×ó°®ÊÓƵ graduate programs are included in the latest U.S. News & World Report's 2021 "Best Graduate Programs."
Researchers Take Body Armor to the Next Level with High Energy Fibers
×ó°®ÊÓƵ'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.
Immersive Simulator Tests 'Trust' Between Humans and Self-driving Cars
×ó°®ÊÓƵ's College of Engineering and Computer Science has developed a unique immersive simulator that provides a convincingly lifelike virtual reality simulation to test trust between humans and self-driving cars.
Quadriplegic Veteran, Paralympic Athlete Earns Engineering Degree
From serving for the military in Iraq to a traumatic accident that left him quadriplegic, Carlos Leon has faced adversity time after time and powered through these major challenges only to meet success.