'Dream Team' Awarded $1.1 Million for Blind Mexican Cavefish Research
×ó°®ÊÓƵ researchers have received a $1.1 million NSF grant to develop powerful transgenic tools and gene-editing technologies in the blind Mexican cavefish to significantly advance it as a research model system.
Millennials, Think You're Digitally Better Than Us? Yes, Says Science
A study by ×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science is one of the first to examine the information technology switching prowess phenomenon in the "Net Generation," revealing some surprising results.
Scientist Lands $1.7 Million NIH Grant for Tissue Engineering Approach
A leading scientist in ×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Schmidt College of Medicine has received a grant for a research project that offers hope for eye disease and regenerative medicine using a novel tissue engineering approach.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ PhD Project to Create First Online Comanche Dictionary
Ph.D. student Kathryn Pewenofkit Briner, D.M.A. (Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache descent), added to her research this summer at the Smithsonian.
Another Way Dogs Help the Military; Aeromedical Patient Evacuations
A study by ×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has demonstrated the feasibility and efficacy of animal-assisted interventions to reduce stress in a military setting.
Who's a 'Good Boy?' Astro, ×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Smart Robodog That's Who
What would you get if you combined Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa with Boston Dynamic's quadruped robot? You'd get "Astro," the four-legged seeing and hearing intelligent robodog.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ, USDA Partner to Boost Domestic Production of Farm-raised Fish
The USDA and ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch aquaculture team will develop novel technologies to supply warm water marine fish seedstocks to help initiate a project that will boost the nation's aquaculture industry.
Sleep Interrupted: What's Keeping Us Up at Night?
A researcher from ×ó°®ÊÓƵ and collaborators conducted one of the largest longitudinal sleep studies on evening use of alcohol, caffeine and nicotine in an African-American cohort.
Parents' Mental Illness and Suicide Risk in Adults with Tinnitus
A study is the first to examine childhood parental mental illness and the link to suicide and self-harm in adults with tinnitus, noise or ringing in the ears, and hyperacusis, extreme sensitivity to noise.
Palm Beach County Housing Market Approaching Peak in Cycle
Palm Beach County appears to be approaching the peak of its current housing market cycle according to a market analysis of Palm Beach County housing from faculty at ×ó°®ÊÓƵ and FIU.