NEWS

Study Explores Severe Hurricanes and Coral Reef Sponge Recolonization
March 26, 2024
A study by Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers and colleagues is the first to evaluate substrate recolonization by sponges in the U.S. Virgin Islands after two catastrophic storms using genetic analyses.
Does Your Community Have a Personality Type?
February 07, 2024
U.S. counties and regions differ in political ideology. But do they differ in personality as well? An Â鶹ŮÀÉ study explores a new approach to measuring the personality of communities.
'Pathogen' Storm: Vibrio Bacteria, Sargassum and Plastic Marine Debris
May 18, 2023
As summer kicks off and efforts are underway to find solutions to repurpose Sargassum, could the interplay between this seaweed, Vibrio bacteria and plastic marine debris pose a triple threat to public health?
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Honors 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees and Distinguished Alumni
April 28, 2023
The Â鶹ŮÀÉ Alumni Association recently hosted its annual Hall of Fame & Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony and Reception.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Hosts 54th annual Honors Convocation
April 12, 2023
Â鶹ŮÀÉ recently hosted the University's 54th annual Honors Convocation at the University Theatre in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Boca Raton campus.
Pair of Â鶹ŮÀÉ Students Named 2023 Goldwater Scholars
April 11, 2023
Â鶹ŮÀÉ students David Baldwin and Michael Green have been named 2023 Goldwater Scholars.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., Lands Coveted NSF CAREER Award
February 13, 2023
With a five-year, $974,100 NSF grant, Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., will develop fundamental ecological research to understand the functional ecology and biodiversity patterns in sponge-dominated coral reefs.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Celebrates Fall 2022 Graduates
December 15, 2022
Â鶹ŮÀÉ will confer more than 2,710 degrees today and tomorrow for the fall semester during five in-person commencement ceremonies in the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Lands U.S. Department of Defense Grant for Powerful Imaging Tool
November 01, 2022
Researchers have received a $599,503 grant from the United States Department of Defense for a powerful high resolution imaging technique that can reveal nanoscale structures.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Seeks Older Participants for Aging and Memory Study
August 16, 2022
Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers are conducting a study in adults 60 and older to improve public health by providing information about how human memory changes with age - and you can help.