Â鶹ŮÀÉ Lands $4.2 Million NIH Grant for Air Quality, Alzheimer's Study
Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers will examine the effects of smoke-related pollution from agricultural burns on Alzheimer's and related dementias risks on farmworkers and rural residents along Florida's Lake Okeechobee.
Study Compares Youth Detained for Prostitution With Serious Offenders
A study is the first to use a nationally representative sample to compare risk factors and characteristics of youth detained for sex trafficking to youth detained for more serious offenses such as murder.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Study Explores Incarceration, Employment and Re-offense
A researcher from the College of Social Work and Criminal Justice investigated the effectiveness of transitional employment programs and cognitive behavioral interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Honors 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees and Distinguished Alumni
The Â鶹ŮÀÉ Alumni Association recently hosted its annual Hall of Fame & Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony and Reception.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ to Offer 2023 Summer Camps
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice; Â鶹ŮÀÉ SeaTech; Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters; and the Department of Athletics will host summer camps beginning in June.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Hosts 54th annual Honors Convocation
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.
Child Sex Trafficking Victim Experiences Differ Greatly by Gender
A study by a researcher in Â鶹ŮÀÉ's College of Social Work and Criminal Justice is the first to test for gender differences in risk factors and experiences of youth incarcerated for childhood prostitution.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Mara Schiff, Ph.D., to Receive Fulbright Global Scholar Award
Mara Schiff, Ph.D., an associate professor in Â鶹ŮÀÉ's College of Social Work and Criminal Justice, will receive the prestigious Fulbright Global Scholar Award (academic year 2023-24).
Dean Naelys Luna, Ph.D., Named American Council on Education Fellow
Naelys Luna, Ph.D., dean of Â鶹ŮÀÉ's College of Social Work and Criminal Justice, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for academic year 2023-24.
Physicians Should Screen Youth for Cyberbullying, Social Media Use
Â鶹ŮÀÉ physicians recommend primary care physicians screen adolescents and young adults for inappropriate or misuse of social media and cyberbullying using screening tools developed for health care settings.