Microbial Clues Uncover How Wild Songbirds Respond to Stress
FAU research shows that wild Northern cardinals' gut microbes respond to subtle, everyday stressors, linking microbial shifts to physiology, health and resilience in coping with environmental pressures.
The 'Croak' Conundrum: Parasites Complicate Love Signals in Frogs
An FAU study shows parasites can affect mating signals in green treefrogs by subtly altering male calls, influencing how females choose mates.
AR Job Coaching Boosts Performance by 79% for People With Disabilities
An FAU study finds augmented reality can transform job training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, boosting task accuracy from 14% to 93% and cutting training from months to minutes.
FAU Awarded $2.4M NIH Grant for Immune Signaling and Social Behavior
FAU has received a $2.4M NIH grant to study how the neuronal immune receptor IL-1R1 shapes brain circuits, behavior, and social function, offering new insights into neurological and psychiatric disorders.
FAU Lands $4.5M U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawk Flight Simulator
FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science received a U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawk Mixed Reality and 3D Motion flight simulator through an in-kind grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
FAU Study: Do Best Friends or Popular Peers Shape Teen Behavior?
A study by FAU is the first to place best friends and popular peers within the same analytical model and ask a simple yet revealing question: who matters more, and in what ways?
FAU Harbor Branch Receives Gift for Environmental Research
FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute received a $300,000 gift from the Robertson Family Fund for marine research focused on coral and seagrass restoration.
FAU Awarded $900,000 for Gulf of America Sea-Level Research
FAU researchers have received a $900,000, four-year grant from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to advance AI-driven sea-level forecasts and tools for Gulf Coast resilience.
Marine Plastic Pollution Alters Octopus Predator-Prey Encounters
FAU research shows a chemical released by plastics can alter how octopus and their prey behave -- shifting prey choice and lowering prey defenses. Plastic-derived oleamide may quietly rewire marine behavior.
Researchers Find New Bacteria in Stranded Florida Pygmy Sperm Whales
Analyzing more than 20 years of stranding data, FAU Harbor Branch researchers discovered three new Helicobacter bacteria strains in stranded pygmy sperm whales, linked to ulcers and stomach inflammation.