They're Back! Shark Migration Season Begins in S.E. Florida
Blacktip sharks are headed south in the largest migration in U.S. coastal waters. Researchers estimate the population of these "snowbirds of the sea" to be one-third of what they have seen in previous years.
New Â鶹ŮÀÉ Poll Finds Floridians Support Stricter Gun Laws
A vast majority of Floridians support stricter gun laws, including a ban on assault-style rifles, universal background checks and raising the minimum age for gun purchasers, according to a statewide survey.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Announces Winners of 'IOT Hardware Hackathon'
Three teams of students from Â鶹ŮÀÉ's College of Engineering and Computer Science recently took home a cash prize for winning Â鶹ŮÀÉ's IoT Hardware Hackathon, Make Â鶹ŮÀÉ 2018.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Brain Institute Awarded $780,000 to Launch ASCEND
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Brain Institute has received a $780,000 grant from the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation to launch an innovative STEM program targeted at middle and high school students in Palm Beach County.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Hosts 11th Regional Competition for Science Olympiad
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science hosted its 11th annual southeast Florida regional competition for the Science Olympiad on Saturday, Feb. 17.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ to Celebrate National Engineers Week
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's College of Engineering and Computer Science will celebrate "Engineers Week 2018: Engineering Reality, From Imagination to Realization" from Monday, Feb. 19 to Friday, Feb. 23.
Who's Your Daddy? Good News for Threatened Sea Turtles
Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers are the first to document multiple paternity in sea turtle nests and hatchlings to uncover "who are your daddies?" Results of the study are very good news for this female-biased species.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Approved for Neurology Residency Program
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine has received approval for a University-sponsored residency program in neurology, in collaboration with Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Delray Medical Center.
Floridians Support Dreamers and are Split on Building a Wall
Floridians support permanent legal status for children who were brought illegally to the United States, but Florida voters are split on whether a wall should be built on the U.S. border with Mexico.
Blind Cavefish, Extreme Environments and Insomnia
A new study provides the first genetic insight into the evolution of sleep loss and may explain variation in sleep between animal species, or even between individual people.