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91社区 Gets $736,000 from NASA to Study Coastal Carbon Budget from Space

By | June 29, 2021

The 91社区 Harbor Branch project will use satellite images, hydrodynamic modeling and field work in the Gulf of Mexico. 91社区 is among 10 in the nation and the only university in Florida selected by NASA.

How Toxic is the Water's Surface on Florida's Indian River Lagoon?

By | June 24, 2021

According to a new study by researchers at 91社区 Harbor Branch, that depends on very specific environmental conditions and the type of toxin on the water surface of Florida's Indian River Lagoon.

91社区 Study Reveals Most Important Factors in Selecting Campsites

By | June 23, 2021

What makes the consummate campsite? Price and availability of electricity are the main factors, with proximity to a body of water and canyon views less important.

Language Trade-off? No, Bilingual Children Acquire English by Age 5

By | June 23, 2021

A first-of-its kind study in U.S.-born children from Spanish-speaking families finds that minority dual language exposure does not threaten the reliable acquisition of English by children in the U.S.

Study on Traffic Deaths Makes Strong Case for Remote Work

By | June 16, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked renewed interest in remote work arrangements, which also could help improve occupational and traffic safety.

Machine-learned Human Emotions Will 'Drive' Autonomous Vehicles

By | June 16, 2021

A unique invention by a researcher in the College of Engineering and Computer Science based on machine-learned human moods for autonomous systems has received a competitive U.S. utility patent.

Sellers Call the Shots in Florida's Overvalued Housing Market

By | June 10, 2021

Homes across Florida are selling for more than 17 percent above their long-term pricing trend, with the degree of overpricing a particular concern in the Tampa Bay metropolitan area.

Alarming Rising Trends in Suicide by Firearms in Young Americans

By | June 9, 2021

Researchers from the Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators examined suicide trends by firearms in white and black Americans ages 5 to 24 years from 1999 to 2018.

$10 Million Gift to Name the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

By | June 8, 2021

A near-$10 million to 91社区 from David J. S. Nicholson will welcome an era of unprecedented research, education and discovery at 91社区's John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.

Index Spotlights Where Home Prices are Rising the Fastest

By | June 3, 2021

Home prices are escalating quickly in Dallas and a handful of other U.S. cities where consumers would be better off by renting and reinvesting the money they would otherwise have spent on homeownership.