
×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Makes Large Jump in 'U.S. News' 2024 List of Top Universities
×ó°®ÊÓÆµ made considerable gains in the U.S. News & World Report list of "Top Public Schools," moving up to No. 112 from No. 131 in this year's ranking of the nation's best universities.

Eureka! Groundbreaking Study Uncovers Origin of 'Conscious Awareness'
×ó°®ÊÓÆµ researchers provide the first quantified observations of the "birth" of purpose in human infants, as they recognize their causal powers and transition from spontaneous to intentional behavior.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Professor Awarded Top Honors from Management Journal
Siri Terjesen, Ph.D., an associate dean in ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's College of Business, was awarded top honors for a paper published in a leading management policy journal.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Students to Host Events for 2023 National Hispanic Heritage Month
×ó°®ÊÓÆµ will celebrate Hispanic/Latina/o/x Heritage with a series of student-run events beginning Friday, Sept. 15 through Sunday, Oct. 15.

U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths More Than Quadrupled from 1999 to 2020
Regardless of race, age, geography or urbanization, a new study by ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ's Schmidt College of Medicine shows U.S. drug overdose deaths more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2020, causing 1,013,852 deaths.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Researcher Receives U.S. Patent for Underwater Imaging Device
×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Harbor Branch's Bing Ouyang, Ph.D., has received a patent for a new invention about the size of a soda can, which is a potential gamechanger in advanced underwater imaging technology.

Study: Home Prices are Re-Accelerating, But for How Long?
Home prices are picking up in some parts of the country, though it is doubtful prices will jump significantly in the future, according to researchers at ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ and another school.

Gene Discovery Nets ×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Researchers U.S. Patent to Treat Addiction
An invention in the fields of pharmacology, medicine, neuroscience and psychiatry using a molecular approach to treat addiction has earned Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., and Maureen Hahn, Ph.D., a U.S. patent.

Study First to Show Impacts of Heat on U.S. Leatherback Hatchlings
×ó°®ÊÓÆµ researchers have uncovered the correlation between nest temperatures on leatherback hatchling shape, performance and hatching success in the United States.

×ó°®ÊÓÆµ Names New Director of Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise
×ó°®ÊÓÆµ has named Andrew Garrison as the new director of the Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise in the College of Business.