First Study to Show Police Leaders' Thoughts on Body Cameras
Researchers from FAU and collaborators measured law enforcement leadership attitudes toward police wearing body cameras, and published results of their study in the American Journal of Criminal Justice.
$1.3 Million Grant for New Alzheimer's and Dementia Project
The Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center in FAU's Lynn College of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
'Your Friends Were Right! Dating Has Changed You'
Results of a five-year study by FAU researchers tested the hypothesis that adolescents become less similar to their friends and more similar to romantic partners after they start a new romantic relationship.
Study Shows 45 Percent Increase in Death by Law Enforcement
An FAU analyses of nationwide data on individuals who were killed as a result of legal intervention or law enforcement in the U.S. between 1999 and 2013, shows a 45 percent increase mostly among non-whites.
Study Links Mercury in Dolphins to Exposure in Humans
For the first time, scientists have taken findings from research on marine mammals and applied it to explore potential risks facing humans with regard to mercury exposure.
FAU and SK Telecom Sign Cybersecurity Research Agreement
FAU and SK Telecom, the largest telecommunications company in South Korea, have entered into a research and education agreement to collaborate on the development of secure communications using quantum physics.
New Discovery of Fish Camouflage Mechanism in the Ocean
Researchers from FAU's Harbor Branch and collaborators have uncovered a new mechanism that fish use to hide in the vast oceans. Results of this new study are published in 'Science'.
First-of-its-kind #FAUTwitterStudy Sheds Light About People
What can you tell about people and their situations from only 140 characters? Quite a lot according to a new Twitter study. To date, no research has tapped the vast data from social media to study situations.
Severe Mental Illness, High Diabetes Risk and Scarce Testing
FAU neuroscientist John W. Newcomer, M.D., co-authored a new study that showed patients with severe mental illness, who are two to three times more likely to have type 2 diabetes, rarely get tested.
FAU Neuroscientist Shares Myths and Truths About Alzheimer's
James E. Galvin, M.D., M.P.H., has developed eight myths and truths about Alzheimer's disease to shed light on this form of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior.