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Study: Health Care Pros Will Accept Money to Violate Privacy Law

By | August 26, 2020

The next crop of health care professionals has a price when it comes to illegally releasing confidential medical information, according to researchers.

Scientists Catalogue Shark and Ray Distribution in Florida Lagoon

By | August 25, 2020

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Harbor Branch researchers conducted the first long-term, in-depth analysis of the elasmobranch community in the southern Indian River Lagoon, categorizing 630 individuals of 16 species.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Awarded $2.2 Million to Monitor Algal Blooms in Lake Okeechobee

By | August 17, 2020

A scientist from ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Harbor Branch received a grant from Florida's Department of Environmental Protection to develop a sensing and visualization package to monitor harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise Honored

By | August 13, 2020

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise has become the second program within the College of Business to be named an Oasis of Excellence by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's New Medical Students Pledge to Combat Healthcare Disparities

By | August 13, 2020

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Schmidt College of Medicine recently welcomed the incoming class of 2020 with a virtual White Coat Ceremony and White Coats-4-Care Donor event.

Expert: COVID-19 Decisions Based on Potentially Misleading Statistic

By | August 11, 2020

Florida's COVID-19 daily percent positive rate, a key metric driving economic and public policy decisions, offers a distorted snapshot of the effect the virus is having across the state.

High Levels of Toxic Pollutants Found in Stranded Dolphins and Whales

By | August 6, 2020

A study led by ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Harbor Branch examined 83 stranded dolphins and whales in North Carolina and Florida. Researchers looked at 11 different animal species to test for 17 different substances.

Four ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Researchers Receive Prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

By | August 6, 2020

Four researchers from ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received the coveted National Science Foundation Early Career (CAREER) award.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Expert: Strike 'Small Bigot Exemption' from Fair Housing Law

By | August 4, 2020

Lawmakers should eliminate a key exemption in the federal Fair Housing Act, according to Ken. H. Johnson, Ph.D., an economist in ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's College of Business.

Sea Level Rise: Impacts to Property and Regional Planning Solutions

By | July 28, 2020

A new ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ study reveals that urgent action is needed to protect billions of dollars in real estate investment across South Florida due to impacts of sea level rise over the next several decades.

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