'Frazzled' Fruit Flies Help Unravel How Neural Circuits Stay Wired
×ó°®ÊÓƵ scientists have discovered that the protein Frazzled (DCC in humans) fine-tunes neuron connections, keeping signals fast and precise - key to a fruit fly's rapid escape reflex and healthy nervous system.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Innovation Pilot Awards Drive Faculty Research from Lab to Market
The ×ó°®ÊÓƵ pilot program offers $500 to $15,000 in seed funding to help researchers turn early discoveries into market-ready technologies, fostering prototypes, industry partnerships and real-world impact.
Nearly 70 ×ó°®ÊÓƵ Faculty Named Among World's Top 2% of Scientists
Nearly 70 ×ó°®ÊÓƵ faculty are ranked among the world's top 2% of scientists by Stanford-Elsevier, recognizing their global research impact across 22 fields and 174 subfields from engineering to humanities.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Hosts 'Engineer Your Future Day'
×ó°®ÊÓƵ's College of Engineering and Computer Science recently hosted "Engineer Your Future Day" at the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ's Queen Conch Lab Receives Prestigious International Award
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Harbor Branch researchers have received the 2025 Responsible Seafood Innovation Award in Aquaculture from the Global Seafood Alliance for its Queen Conch Lab's pioneering work in sustainable aquaculture.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Researchers 'Zoom' in for an Ultra-Magnified Peek at Shark Skin
What gives shark skin its toughness and sleek glide? Tiny, tooth-like denticles. Researchers used electron microscopy to reveal how these structures shift with age, sex, and function in bonnethead sharks.
World's First Bench-to-Bedside MRI, Focused Ultrasound System Unveiled
The newly expanded ×ó°®ÊÓƵ NeuroInnovate Center is the first in the world to integrate advanced MRI and focused ultrasound technologies into a single, unified platform for both preclinical and clinical research.
Study: 'Man's Best Friend' Slows Cellular Aging in Female Veterans
Pioneering research from ×ó°®ÊÓƵ and collaborators shows training service dogs slows biological aging in female veterans - especially those with combat experience - marking a breakthrough in mind-body health.
×ó°®ÊÓƵ Joins Neuroarts Academic Network to Bridge Art, Brain and Healing
×ó°®ÊÓƵ will help to lead this global effort to harness aesthetic experiences for brain health, as one of just two Florida universities and about 35 worldwide in the network's initial working group.
Study First to Show if Nesting Heat Affects Sea Turtle Hatchling 'IQ'
×ó°®ÊÓƵ researchers are the first to train loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings in a maze using visual cues to test their learning and ability, and to determine if high nest temperatures impair their cognition.