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Study Shows Candidate Voice Pitch Influences Voters

By | August 7, 2015

×ó°®ÊÓƵ researcher shows how tone of candidates' voices can make a difference at the polls. Findings from the study suggest a preference for age and experience and possible impact on female candidates.

New Medical Students to Receive First Doctor's White Coats

By | August 5, 2015

×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine will celebrate its fifth White Coat Ceremony as it officially welcomes the incoming class of 2015 on Friday, Aug. 7 at 4 p.m.

×ó°®ÊÓƵ Pre-med Student and Surgeon Collaborate on New, Alternative Procedure to Radical Mastectomy

By | August 3, 2015

Elizabeth Hopkins, an aspiring physician and ×ó°®ÊÓƵ student, has spent more than 640 hours shadowing Hilton Becker, M.D. In 2014, she had a double mastectomy as a preventive measure, using a revolutionary procedure develop... Moreed by Becker that is an alternative to radical mastectomy.

×ó°®ÊÓƵ Receives Florida Department of Transportation Grant

By | July 28, 2015

The task of inspecting and maintaining Florida's 11,450 bridges is arduous, espcially since so many of them span rivers, canals and saltwater areas. Researchers at ×ó°®ÊÓƵ have received a grant from the Florida Department o... Moref Transportation to develop unmanned marine vehicles for on-water bridge inspections.

×ó°®ÊÓƵ Tech Runway Announces Open Call for Startup Applications

By | July 22, 2015

Applications are being accepted for the third class of Venture Vintage companies at ×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Tech Runway. Startups are sought in all industries with an emphasis in technology. The deadline for appli... Morecations is Friday, Aug. 21.

×ó°®ÊÓƵ RoboBoat Team Makes Waves

By | July 21, 2015

×ó°®ÊÓƵ's RoboBoat team recently won second place at the eighth annual International RoboBoat Competition in Virginia Beach, Va

Florida Hispanics Better Off Financially, Latest ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Poll Says

By | July 21, 2015

A majority of Hispanics in Florida say they're better off financially than they were a year ago and expect the good times to continue for themselves and business in the United States, according to the latest survey cond... Moreucted by the ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Business and Economics Polling Initiative (×ó°®ÊÓƵ BEPI) in the College of Business.

Unique ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Study on Adolescent Friendships

By | July 20, 2015

No one likes to lose a friend, especially adolescents. But why do friendships end? Researchers in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at ×ó°®ÊÓƵ sought to answer this question with a study exam... Moreining whether adolescent friendships end because of undesirable characteristics of friends, because of differences between friends, or both.

Students Educate the Community at Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex

By | July 14, 2015

Integrative biology doctoral students Alexandra Lolavar and Boris Tezak are helping to educate our community and its visitors on sea turtle research and conservation efforts.

×ó°®ÊÓƵ Alzheimer's Study Shows How Spouse-Caregivers Sustain Relationships

By | July 13, 2015

In a unique study conducted at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at ×ó°®ÊÓƵ, researchers looked at how couples affected by Alzheimer's disease maintained their relationships, over the course o... Moref many years of marriage, and uncovered 10 patterns of communication that help couples sustain engagement in their relationships.

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