New COVID-19 Testing Site on FAU's Boca Raton Campus
More than 200 people have used Palm Beach county's newest drive-through testing site for COVID-19, which is set up outside FAU's Tech Runway on the Boca Raton campus. The number of appointments for testing continue to grow, ensuring a defense against additional outbreaks in the community.
The testing located at the north end of Tech Runway occurs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for anyone 12 or older.
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Consumers Take Lead on Shelter in Place
William Luther, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Business, recently analyzed Google Mobility data in his new research paper to show how almost 75 percent of the change in consumers social distancing preceded orders by states to shelter in place.
Luther's conclusions demonstrate the behavioral and psychological effectiveness of stay-at-home orders from the local leaders compared to the federal government.
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The Internet of Things: From Smart Toothbrushes to COVID-19
Another incredible turnout last week as almost 150 attendees joined the virtual Research in Action as Larry Toll, Ph.D., professor of biomedical science from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, talked about addiction and the research behind opioids.
This week, join Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D., professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, as he discusses the past, present and future capabilities of the Internet of Things relative to COVID-19, hurricanes, smart toothbrushes and more,
HERE.
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COVID-19 Change Challenge Winners Make an Impact
Keep Moving, a team of students that recently won the Division of Research's COVID-19 Change Challenge, are moving their winning proposal forward. They took their idea of an online platform that engages the community and students with at-home challenges, virtual volunteer hours, motivational segments and mental health check-ins and collaborated with FAU Thrive to provide motivational podcasts.
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Small Business Support Initiative
Looking for ways to help a local business that was shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic?
This week, the Support Small Businesses Five-Day Challenge, hosted by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at FAU, provides an opportunity each day to write a Google review, buy a gift certificate or share a story about a favorite local business.
WATCH.
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Have You Recently Published a Book?

The Research Communications team wants to hear about your recently published (after November 2019) book, chapter or co-authored book or chapter, for possible inclusion in an upcoming issue of
Owl Research & Innovation
magazine and/or newsletter.
Submit your information
HERE.
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Updates to Application Process
The Division of Research made changes to the limited submission internal application process.
On the internal application form cover page, signatures are no longer required for principal investigator (PI) chair and dean/director. Instead, PI chair and associate dean for research will be notified via email if the applicant is chosen as an institutional nominee.
Other updates have been made to the limited submission website to clarify policies;
read the full details,
HERE.
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Meet SparX at FAU: Formerly FAU Research Hub
Connecting faculty to collaborators, students and funding.
Post a project.
Recruit students.
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1 to 2 p.m., May 28, Zoom
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9 a.m. to noon, May 29, Zoom
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1 to 2 p.m., June 4, Zoom
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Due to COVID-19, most FAU events are canceled, postponed or moved to an online platform.
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Massimo Caputi, Ph.D.
Determinants of reservoir contraction and expansion in vivo, ex vivo, and in vitro
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$149,500
University of Pennsylvania
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Xingquan Zhu, Ph.D.
RAPID: COVID-19 Coronavirus Testbed and Knowledge Base Construction and Personalized Risk Evaluation
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$90,000
National Science Foundation
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Jinwoo Jang, Ph.D.
CRII: Obesity Action Coalition: Scalable and Integrated Data Collection Platforms for Connected Vehicle Data
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$174,912
National Science Foundation
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Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D
National Drug Early Warning System Coordinating Center
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$52,325
University of Florida
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Funding Opportunities
Limited Submissions
Featured, upcoming limited submissions are listed below (with internal application due dates). To access a full list of limited submission funding opportunities and instructions for submitting an internal application, click
here.
Internal application due date:
May 29, 2020
Internal application due date:
Jun. 8, 2020
Internal application due date:
Jun. 15, 2020
Internal application due date:
Jun. 15, 2020
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