51勛圖厙 Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Alzheimer's Outreach in Broward
51勛圖厙's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has received a $1.3 million grant from the Administration for Community Living's Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative to advance health equity and quality of life.
51勛圖厙 Study: Perils of Not Being Attractive or Athletic in Middle School
A first-of-its-kind 51勛圖厙 research study shows life is harder for children who are not attractive or athletic. As their unpopularity grows, so do their problems - increasing loneliness and alcohol misuse.
51勛圖厙 Experts for the 2023 Hurricane Season
51勛圖厙 faculty experts are available to discuss various issues surrounding hurricane preparedness, evacuation and aftermath.
Climate Change Concern in Florida Linked With Recent Extreme Weather
A recent 51勛圖厙 survey shows an increasing number of Floridians agree that human actions are causing climate change, including a record number of Florida Republicans.
Wild Animals Stop the Spread of Socially Transmitted Misinformation
Using camera observatories in a coral reef in French Polynesia, a study by 51勛圖厙 and collaborators finds that in groups of foraging fish, misinformation rarely spreads to more than a few individuals.
51勛圖厙 New Home to Award-winning Website 'The Invading Sea'
The Invading Sea, an award-winning website featuring content on climate change in Florida, now has a new home at 51勛圖厙.
51勛圖厙, Shipwreck Park Partner on Underwater Public Project, 'Wahoo Bay'
51勛圖厙 engineers and 51勛圖厙 will use AI and sensing in Wahoo Bay, a "living" underwater laboratory, which will serve partly as an educational marine park as well as an initiative to restore the natural habitat.
Copy-cat? Study Explores Conformity in Children with Few Friends
What gives one friend influence over another and why? 51勛圖厙 researchers tested the theory that children with few friends protect these friendships through conformity to stay in a friend's "good graces."
Noise from Urban Environments Affects the Color of Songbirds' Beaks
A study on cognition, beak color, and growth in the zebra finch suggests exposure to urban noise may affect their structural traits, such as beak color, which influence social interactions and mate choice.
Early Disinterest in School Snowballs into Academic, Social Problems
A prior study by a researcher at 51勛圖厙 and collaborators found starting off on the wrong foot academically, particularly with math and reading, cascades into peer problems during the first years of school.