Water Quality Woes in S.W. Florida Linked to Seeping Septic Systems
Multiple lines of evidence from a multi-year microbial source tracking study by ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researchers points to septic systems as a contributing source for water quality decline in southwest Florida.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Celebrates Summer 2022 Commencement
×ó°®ÊÓƵ will confer more than 1,800 degrees on Tuesday, Aug. 9 during four commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.
Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education Honors Educators
The Arthur and Emalie Gutterman Family Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at ×ó°®ÊÓƵ recently announced the Gutterman Family Outstanding Holocaust Educator Awards for 2022.
Greater Empathy in Adolescents Helps Prevent Bias-based Cyberbullying
A study by ×ó°®ÊÓƵ researcher Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D., is the first to explore empathy types in early adolescents and its relationship to race-based and religion-based online bullying.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Names New Dean of Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
×ó°®ÊÓƵ has announced Valery Forbes, Ph.D., as its new dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, effective Aug. 10.
New Low-cost Device Rapidly, Accurately Detects Hepatitis C Infection
×ó°®ÊÓƵ researchers have developed a portable microfluidic platform that rapidly and accurately detects Hepatitis C infection without the need for trained technicians, expensive equipment or a laboratory.
New Board of Trustees Appointment
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently appointed Robert Flippo to the ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Nurse Leaders Inducted into Prestigious National Academies
Safiya George, Ph.D., and Howard K. Butcher, Ph.D., have been inducted into the American Academy of Nursing, and Kathryn Keller, Ph.D., has been inducted into the Academy of Nursing Education.
Online Chair Yoga Viable for Isolated Older Adults with Dementia
During the pandemic, ×ó°®ÊÓƵ researchers evaluated a remotely supervised online chair yoga intervention for older adults with dementia and measured clinical outcomes virtually via Zoom under the remote guidance.
