FAU's 'Quantum Leap' onto Data Protection Global Stage
FAU is playing a leadership role in helping to mitigate fraud and identity theft, and preventing cyber attackers from compromising sensitive data internationally. As part of FAU's membership on a United Nations agency called the International Telecommunication Union, Warner Miller, Ph.D., is spearheading the study of smart phones, mobile financial systems, security management and more.
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Patented Innovation to Aid Oceanographic Work
A patent has been issued for an underwater light detection and ranging system that combines multiple transmitters and receivers to help fine tune the resolution of the resulting image. Developed by FAU Harbor Branch scientists, including Anni Vuorenkoski-Dalgleish, Ph.D., the technology has oceanographic applications such as underwater imaging and environmental monitoring.
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Banning Cell Phone Use While Driving Saves Lives
Laws to ban or curb drivers’ use of cell phones and other handheld devices have greatly reduced the rate of fatalities for motorcyclists, according to a new study by a College of Business faculty member. The study’s findings, recently published in
Social Science & Medicine, show that such laws benefit …
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NIH Offers Tips on Preparing Biotech for Investors
Get tips from NIH's Entrepreneur in Residence on how to ready your biomedical innovation for private investment and how to commercialize it. To listen to the podcast, click
here. Read the transcript
here.
Recent Sponsored Research Awards
Investigator Name and Project
Sponsor Name and Total Anticipated Funding
Andrea Cippitelli
The Kappa Partial Agonist PPL-103 as a Potential Cocaine Abuse Pharmacotherapy
Phoenix Pharmalabs, Inc.
$106,387
James Sullivan
Harmful Algal Blooms in the Indian River Lagoon
IRL Council
$40,480
Dennis Hanisak
Pilot Scale Demonstration of Seagrass Restoration in the Indian River Lagoon Using Nursery-grown Halodule
Join the hundreds of faculty and students who have signed up for the FAU Research Hub, 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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