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Out of about 100 million sperm, only a few hundred make it to the fallopian tubes.
March 31, 2022
The female genital tract can be a hostile environment for conception. Out of about 100 million sperm, only a few hundred make it to the fallopian tubes. Guided by a directional movement called rheotaxis, sperm cells swim...
FAU AMONG ‘U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT’S’ 2023 ‘BEST GRADUATE PROGRAMS’
March 29, 2022
Several Florida Atlantic University graduate programs are included in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate ֱs” for 2023. Each year, U.S. News’ ranks professional school programs in business,...
FAU TEAM PLACES FIRST AT FLORIDA FOOD FUTURE HACKATHON
March 25, 2022
Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science ֱ recently competed in Florida Food Future Hackathon as part of Florida Food Waste Prevention Week.
SUBSTANCE DEVELOPED AT FAU COULD MAKE BREATHING A BREEZE IN SPACE
March 09, 2022
At elevated levels, carbon dioxide (CO2) may act as an asphyxiant by reducing normal oxygen levels in breathing air, resulting in dizziness, difficulty breathing, elevated blood pressure and heart rate, among others. Accordingly,...
FAU SNMREC deploying its research turbine for tow tests offshore southeast Florida during May 2020. (Photo credit: James Ferrara)
March 04, 2022
Designated by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) as one of four national marine renewable energy centers, Florida Atlantic University’s Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (SNMREC) has announced...
FAU NAMES PHF COMPUTATIONAL BRAIN HEALTH GRADUATE FELLOWS
February 18, 2022
A $1 million gift last fall from Palm Health Foundation (PHF) has launched the Florida Atlantic University Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute’s “Computational Brain Science and Health Graduate Fellowships.” The gift,...
Erik Engeberg, Ph.D., (seated) senior author, pictured with the dexterous artificial hand used for the study. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
February 11, 2022
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science in collaboration with FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science investigated whether people could precisely control the grip...
This new approach could provide surgeons with first-hand data to compare the effects of different surgical interventions to treat diseases of the spine before surgery and potentially reduce the rates of complication and failure of artificial disc implantation.
January 20, 2022
Degenerative disc disease affects about 40 percent of people aged 40, increasing to about 80 percent among those aged 80 or older. The disease, which is the deterioration of one or more intervertebral discs of the spine,...
Waseem Asghar, Ph.D., principal investigator and an associate professor in FAU’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science within the College of Engineering and Computer Science. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
January 20, 2022
Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, in collaboration with FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine, has received a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health...
The new technology provides a convenient, pleasant and more importantly, trustworthy experience for humans who interact with autonomous vehicles.
December 16, 2021
A new technology for autonomous systems for self-driving cars based on machine-learning and artificial intelligence to mimic human driving behavior has earned a second competitive utility patent from the United States Patent...