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June 26, 2019

Grant to Improve HIV Testing Technology Waseem Asghar, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, is working with researchers from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, to develop a rapid, disposable, automated and low-cost HIV viral load assay to increase timely access to HIV care and improvement of treatment outcomes. READ MORE .

Big Ideas, Big Winners The Division of Research announced the winners of its recent Big Idea Contest, which was designed to solicit ideas on how to communicate the importance of research to broad audiences. Judges selected winners in two categories: students and faculty/staff. First place winners received an i-Pad; second, a Fitbit; and third place, a messenger swag bag. Student winners First – Christy LaFlamme , Wilkes Honors College Second – Christine Erie , Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Third –  Amanda Inerfeld , College of Engineering and Computer Science Faculty/staff winners First – Julie Lauderbaugh , assistant vice president for campaign communications, Division of Institutional Advancement Second – Katie Hutton , office assistant, Division of Research, Office of Sponsored Programs Third – A lethea Perez , manager of recorded sound archives, FAU Libraries Pictured from left, Karin Scarpinato, Ph.D., executive associate vice president for research, Julie Lauderbaugh, Christine Erie, Katie Hutton, and Dan Flynn, Ph.D., vice president for research.

Stars and Galaxy Talk Attracts Crowd About 75 people came out Thursday to the Boca Raton Public Library to hear Ata Sarajedini, Ph.D., dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, present "The Transformation and Evolution of Our Galaxy: What We Can Learn from Variable Stars." The talk was part of the FAU's Research in Action series administered by the Division of Research. The talk on July 18 will be given by Deborah D'Avolio, Ph.D. an associate professor in the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, will engage the community as the next speaker at the Research in Action series as she helps answer the question "What is Delirium, and Why Do I Need to Know?" To view the schedule of speakers and topics for the Research in Action, or to read previous speakers' blogs about their experience with the community, click  here .

Have You Recently Published a Book? The research communications team wants to hear about your recently published (after November 2018) book, book chapter or co-authored book or book chapter, for possible inclusion in the upcoming Owl Research & Innovation magazine and/or newsletter. Submit your information here .

Reminders

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. LEARN MORE .

Recent Sponsored Research Awards

Investigator Name and Project

Sponsor Name and Total Anticipated Funding

Michael Lu PAK6 in Advance Prostate Cancer Florida Department of Health $58,162

Jason Hallstrom National Mesonet Project (0419) Coastal Carolina University $82,451

Elias Bou-Harb A Cyber Security Facility at a Minority College: Enabling Practical and Empirical Cyber Security Research, Development and Training for Underrepresented Diverse Groups The University of South Florida $75,000

Waseem Asghar Highly Sensitive HIV Viral Load Assay for Point-of-Care Settings National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases $377,971

Sudhagar Nagarajan Non-Contact Scour Monitoring for Highway Bridges State of Florida Department of Transportation $57,544

Rameesh Teegavarapu Evaluation and Development of Approaches for Estimation of Missing Precipitation Data for HEC Hydrologic Models US Army Corps of Engineers $30,000

Webinar: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends 1 to 2 p.m., TODAY Florida Biomedical Research Funding Opportunities Webinar 10 to 11:30 a.m., June 28

The 2019 Research Showcase REGISTER NOW: Sept. 26 and 27 More events here

Breast Cancer Alliance: 2020 Young Investigator Award Due: July 19   Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Building Evidence on Access to Early Care & Education for Low-Income Families Deadline for Pre-Proposals: July 25 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Healthy Eating Research—Call for Concept Papers Due: July 31

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