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June 5, 2019
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute cave coral reef shot.
NASA Goes Underwater with HBOI Researcher

Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, will join National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) international crew who will be living underwater for 10 days, to prepare for future deep space missions to the moon and mars. READ MORE .
Student Entrepreneur Wins Big

Hannah Herbst, a 2019 FAU Tech Runway Launch Competition winner, recently won $5,000 for first place in the translational medical science category at the   2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

Her project "Sharks Take a Bite Out of Infection! An Antibacterial, Reusable Bandage for Post-Operative Patients" will be further developed as she begins a year-long entrepreneurial program at Tech Runway.

To learn more about Herbst and her accomplishments, click  here . 
Featured Book of the Week

Jacqueline Fewkes, Ph.D., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, recently published a book, Locating Maldivian Women’s Mosques in Global Discourses, which examines women's mosques in the Maldives, how the existence of these separate buildings– where women lead prayers for other women– intersect with larger questions about gender, space and global Muslim communities.

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 .
Vaccination for Measles Outbreak

Researchers from Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine have published a commentary in the American Journal of Medicine on the outbreak of measles in New York City and Rockland County in New York, note the possibilities that the strong influence of social networks among ultra-Orthodox Jewish families may be employed to combat the circulation of misinformation regarding [measles] vaccines. READ MORE .
United States Maintains Highly Cited Science and Engineering Publications

Data from worldwide science and engineering (S&E) journals, books and conference proceedings, shows the United States is the largest producer in S&E publication output.

Globally, the share of internationally coauthored S&E publications increased from 17 to 22 percent, between 2007 and 2017. READ MORE .
Reminders
Unlock the Power of FAU's Research Hub

Connect, collaborate and fine 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
Amy Wright
Implementing metabolomics methodologies to rapidly assess specialized metabolites of Florida marine biodiversity 
HBOI Foundation
$35,000
Tiffany Robert Briggs
Impacts of placed sediment characteristics on sea turtle habitat in Jupiter, FL 
Palm Beach Co. Dept. of Environmental Resources
$4,391
Esther Guzmán
Discovery of Marine Natural Products Active Against Triple Negative Breast Cancers Using 3D spheroid Cultures; an In Vivo Relevant Assay Platform 
Florida Department of Health
$801,000
EVENTS
5:30 to 7:30 p.m., June 6, FAU Tech Runway, Boca Raton Campus

2 to 3 p.m., June 20, Boca Raton Public Library
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