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Researcher Earns Prestigious AAAS Fellowship
Oge Marques, Ph.D., professor of computer science and engineering, is one of 10 researchers worldwide selected as part of the 2019-20 cohort of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement with Science. Marques, a participant in the 2018
AAAS Communicating Science workshop hosted by
FAU Division of Research, is the first FAU faculty member selected for this prestigious fellowship.
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A Helping Paw for Vets With PTSD
Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, Ph.D, of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, was recently awarded a National Institutes of Health grant for more than $438,000 to evaluate the efficacy of a service dog training program for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The research will address the biological and psychosocial rehabilitation challenges braved by veterans with PTSD, a serious public health epidemic, affecting approximately 20 percent of the 18.5 million U.S. veterans, and placing them at higher risk for impaired biopsychosocial functioning. Read more about Cheryl A. Krause-Parello inside the latest issue of
Owl Research & Innovation
magazine.
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New Sleep Health Education for Social Work Students
Christine Spadola, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Harvey and Phyllis Sandler School of Social Work, was recently awarded an American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation grant to develop an online sleep health module for social work students at FAU. Through the online module, students will learn the importance of sleep and how to promote sleep health among the populations they serve.
Collaborators on the research project, called “Empowering social work students to promote sleep health among underserved populations,” include
co-principal investigator
Dani Groton, Ph.D., also of the School of Social work, as well as some of Spadola's former colleagues at Harvard Medical School and Florida International University. FAU’s Center for eLearning will be assisting Spadola and Groton in creating the online module.
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Less Than Half Take Aspirin to Reduce Risk of Cancer
In a recent study, only 42.9 percent of participating patients with advanced colorectal polyps reported adhering to the national recommendations to regularly take aspirin to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by 40 percent, as well as recurrence of advanced polyps. The research, conducted by FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine, was recently published in the
American Journal of Medicine.
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Unlock the Power of FAU's Research Hub
Connect, collaborate and find research funding by joining the hundreds of faculty and students who have signed up for the FAU Research Hub.

The hub is a new web and mobile platform that connects researchers with students, collaborators and funding opportunities. Investigators are encouraged to post projects in just minutes.
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Recent Sponsored Research Awards
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Investigator Name and Project
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Sponsor Name and Total Anticipated Funding
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Yunqing (Kevin) Kang
Development of an in vitro 3D tumor tissue engineering model for esophageal cancer
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National Institutes of Health
$142,284
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Greg O' Corry-Crowe
Using emerging technologies for population and behavioral ecology assessment of Florida whales
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Dennis Hanisak
The 2019 Florida Manatee Bowl (Regional Competition of the National Ocean Science Bowl)
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Consortium for Ocean Leadership
$9,000
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