Play it Forward: Lasting Effects of Pretend Play in Early Childhood
A renowned Â鶹ŮÀÉ psychologist highlights the robust benefits of pretend play and learning through play and cautions how modern society is ignoring the best way to educate young children.
Master Copper Regulator Discovery May Offer Alzheimer's Clues
A groundbreaking study by Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers using a tiny roundworm, links the worm gene swip-10 to copper regulation, which could pave the way for new treatments for neurodegenerative disorders.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Interim Vice President for Research Named Fulbright Specialist
Gregg Fields, Ph.D., was selected by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for his expertise and contributions in disease discovery and treatment.
Hot Streets, Historic Bias: Impacts on Walking in Older U.S. Adults
Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers explored the impacts of historic discriminatory redlining, summer heat and the effects on walking behavior in older adults from marginalized communities nationwide.
What's Really 'Fueling' Harmful Algae in Florida's Lake Okeechobee?
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Harbor Branch researchers have conducted the first comprehensive sampling of the Lake Okeechobee Waterway and its estuaries. Findings mark a groundbreaking step in preserving this crucial ecosystem.
Exploring How Income, Race and Design Affect Pedestrian Casualties
Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers examined the environmental factors associated with crash incidence in lower-income and more affluent areas in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Banning Friendships Can Backfire: Moms' 'Meddling' Worsens Behavior
A study by Â鶹ŮÀÉ on maternal disapproval of children's friends reveals unforeseen consequences of this well-intended interference, resulting in worsening bad behavior instead of improving it.
Rain or Shine? How Rainfall Impacts Size of Sea Turtle Hatchlings
An internationally collaborative study reveals how local weather influences hatchling development across 37 beaches worldwide, showing that it has a more profound effect than changes in air temperature.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Engineering to Lead $1.3M Collaborative Conservation Project
Â鶹ŮÀÉ engineering will lead a project designed to cost-effectively identify and track wildlife using artificial intelligence, funded by the National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
Nighttime Data Shows Inequities in Hurricane Michael Power Restoration
Using nighttime lightdata from NASA, Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers find notable differences in power-restoration rates among urban and rural areas and socioeconomic status in Florida's Panhandle after Hurricane Michael.