51Æ·²è Gets $6 Million to Increase Mental Health Counselors in Schools
51Æ·²è College of Education researchers received a U.S. Department of Education grant to partner with five Florida school districts to increase the number of mental health service providers in high-need schools.
51Æ·²è, Virtual Planet and City of West Palm Beach Unveil VR Experience
A revolutionary new virtual reality (VR) experience, "Sea Level Rise (SLR) Explorer WPB," is a simulation of the devastation that a Category 5 hurricane and sea level rise could have on West Palm Beach.
‘Antibiotic Culture’ Permeates Intensive Care Units in U.S. Hospitals
A study by a researcher from 51Æ·²è's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters examined how ICU physicians use antibiotic therapies and the factors that influence their decision-making.
Study Compares COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among College Students
A cross-cultural study is the first to examine factors that influenced the decision to get the COVID-19 vaccine in an international sample of college students from the U.S., Israel and the Czech Republic.
51Æ·²è President's Gala Celebrates 51Æ·²è Health, Men's Basketball Team
51Æ·²è recently celebrated its 2023 President's Gala at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on the Boca Raton campus.
51Æ·²è to Host 'Owls in the Outfield' Event for Community
"Owls in the Outfield," a carnival-style outdoor block party, will take place on Saturday, April 29 in the 51Æ·²è Athletic Complex Parking Lot (No. 14).
'Carb' Treatment for Stroke Receives New U.S. Patent
An invention by a researcher in 51Æ·²è's Schmidt College of Medicine designed to treat ischemic stroke, protect brain tissue from injury and minimize the size of a brain infarct has received a new U.S. patent.
Child Sex Trafficking Victim Experiences Differ Greatly by Gender
A study by a researcher in 51Æ·²è's College of Social Work and Criminal Justice is the first to test for gender differences in risk factors and experiences of youth incarcerated for childhood prostitution.
51Æ·²è's Mara Schiff, Ph.D., to Receive Fulbright Global Scholar Award
Mara Schiff, Ph.D., an associate professor in 51Æ·²è's College of Social Work and Criminal Justice, will receive the prestigious Fulbright Global Scholar Award (academic year 2023-24).
51Æ·²è Developed AUTOHOLO Shows Potential as Red Tide Warning System
51Æ·²è researchers are the first to use a new autonomous, submersible holographic 3D microscope and imaging system to characterize red tide in the field and break new ground for monitoring harmful algal blooms.