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Aug. 5, 2020

Rescued Dolphin Survives Only Two Years

Researchers from FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute recently collaborated to examine the carcass of a juvenile bottlenose dolphin they rescued two years ago when the dolphin was entangled in fishing line wrapped tightly around its upper jaw.

Despite the stomach being half full of fish, the dolphin was emaciated and postmortem examination showed maxillary damage resulting from the entanglement. READ MORE.

FAU Brain Institute's Executive Director Appointed to NIH Brain Initiative

Randy Blakely, Ph.D., executive director of the FAU Brain Institute, and professor of biomedical science in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, was recently appointed to serve on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Initiative Multi-Council Working Group.

The group includes representatives from 10 institutes and centers that contribute to the NIH Brain Initiative, a project where neuroscientists undertake the groundbreaking approach to understanding how the brain works and how disease occurs.

NAI Welcomes Four New Members

Four FAU researchers were recently inducted into the FAU chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), a non-profit established to recognize inventors for accomplishments in research and commercialization, and in enhancing the visibility of scientific innovation.

Congratulations to the new members:

Waseem Asghar, Ph.D., an associate professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science
Alberto Haces, Ph.D., senior instructor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Esther Guzman, Ph.D., associate research professor in the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

NEXT: Unzip Your Genes to Reveal the Past and Future

Almost 130 people joined last week's virtual Research in Action as Michael Maniaci, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of psychology in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, talked about the social connections and the importance of close relationships for health and well-being — even during a pandemic. Watch previous Research in Action presentations here.

Join us this week as Raquel Assis, Ph.D., talks about how a person's genes can reveal information about their past and future. Assis is an assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and a fellow in FAU's Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention. Register here.

Andrew Furman, Ph.D., professor in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, recently authored a a book called "Jewfish."

The book was published by Little Curlew Press.

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Brain Behavior

New Study Finds Corals Genetically Distinct at Varied Depths in Belize

When Life Gives You a Pandemic

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Early Career Academy

The Office of Research Development will launch their second Early Career Academy aimed at for new assistant professors to learn about developing a research niche, writing grant proposals and building networks.

The event is 2 to 4:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 28. To learn more about the academy and join the event, RSVP HERE.

Questions?

proposaldevelopment@fau.edu

Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp

The College of Engineering and Computer Science will launch the Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp, a course providing an overview of the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The program includes:

Learning basics of AI.
Machine Learning.
Interacting with large number of hands-on examples of applications of AI in numerous domains.

The course length will run Monday, Aug. 10 to Friday, Aug. 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. Each class will be recorded and available for 30 days. REGISTER HERE.

Meet SparX at FAU: Formerly FAU Research Hub

Connecting faculty to collaborators, students and funding.

Post a project.

Recruit students.

Connect to colleagues.

Find funding.

Visit teamsparx.com

Call for Presentations

The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science invites researchers to submit presentation proposals for the third annual Data Science, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Conference.

The 30-minute presentations should be original research, or conversation topics, that help users of data science and artificial intelligence in south Florida. (Student poster presentations are also accepted for consideration.)

The deadline to submit is Aug. 17. Submit your presentations, here.

The virtual conference, which will address challenges and issues local leaders face with big data, is slated for Nov. 14. To register, click here.