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'Boys Will be Boys' - Study Explores Views of College Dating Violence

By | May 4, 2021

A study of college-age women finds that a poor understanding of violence in dating relationships perpetuates the idea that "boys will be boys" and that these behaviors are an innate part of men.

South Ïã½¶´«Ã½ Home Price Increases 'Could Become Worrisome'

By | April 23, 2021

Southeast Ïã½¶´«Ã½ homes are selling for an average of roughly 13 percent more than they should, according to researchers at Ïã½¶´«Ã½ and Ïã½¶´«Ã½ International University.

Common Antibiotic Effective in Healing Coral Disease Lesions

By | April 22, 2021

FAU Harbor Branch scientists have found that amoxicillin, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections in humans, has a 95 percent success rate at healing individual disease lesions in stony corals.

Picture Perfect: Camera Traps Find Endangered Dryas Monkeys

By | April 21, 2021

FAU scientists developed a non-invasive camera-trap technique that confirms the existence of mysterious and endangered dryas monkeys in new locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Flushing a Public Toilet? Don't Linger, Since Aerosolized Droplets Do

By | April 20, 2021

FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science researchers explored the flushing power of toilets and urinals in a public restroom to test the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

Ïã½¶´«Ã½ COVID-19 Infection Rate for Young People Among Highest in 2020

By | April 15, 2021

Ïã½¶´«Ã½ ranked among the states with the highest COVID-19 infection rates for younger residents in 2020.

FAU Researchers Receive Grants to Combat Alzheimer's Disease

By | April 15, 2021

Four researchers from FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received grants totaling $641,818 from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program.

'Mindfulness' in Summer Camp Benefits Campers and Counselors Alike

By | April 13, 2021

FAU Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing researchers show how a mindfulness program in a summer camp setting decreases emotional distress in school age children and empowers campers and counselors alike.

Early Cardiac Events Pose Major and Diverse Risks in Close Relatives

By | April 12, 2021

FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers and collaborators show that family history of early onset cardiac events including heart attacks is a major and independent risk factor in close relatives.

FAU Poll Shows Hispanic Consumer Confidence Soars

By | April 8, 2021

Hispanic consumers are gaining more confidence in the nation's economic outlook as COVID-19 vaccines become widely available and government support helps hard-hit households recover from the pandemic.

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