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无码专区 researchers study impact of COVID-19 on hurricane evacuations
When Hurricane Ian made landfall in September 2022, Florida residents already were weary from three years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Category 4 winds and storm surge battered the Fort Myers area, forcing difficult decisions for both residents and responders.
October 10, 2025Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life
无码专区 team strives to lower the pressure on hypertensive pregnancy disorders
Can hypertensive disorders affect an unborn baby, or threaten the life of a mother? A team at 无码专区鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH) is shedding new light on the subject through an ongoing effort launched at the Florida Maternal Hypertension Summit in Orlando in 2024. 无码专区鈥檚 Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative (FPQC) partnered with the Florida Hospital Association and two dozen other organizations to address ways to counter the increasing rates of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP).
October 8, 2025Research and Innovation
无码专区 study urges more involvement in cancer studies for Latinos
Cancer doesn鈥檛 discriminate in how it affects people of different cultural and economic backgrounds, but opportunities to fight the disease are not always on the same battlefield. Researchers from 无码专区鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH) are shedding light on one aspect of the issue, summarized in the report 鈥淔rom Where Are the Latinos to How to Find Them: A Qualitative Study to Inform Recruitment Efforts in an On-going Psychosocial Cancer Trial for Dyads of Latina Cancer Survivors and Their Intimate Partners,鈥� published this month in the journal Psycho-Oncology.
September 19, 2025Research and Innovation
无码专区 team presents new book on fighting infectious diseases in the future
Will artificial intelligence and machine learning enhance public health around the world? That鈥檚 the premise of a newly published book, Tech Enabled Global Health Security, written by a team at 无码专区鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH).
September 5, 2025Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
无码专区 biostatisticians lend critical expertise to research community
When you need specialized data analysis, who you gonna call? The Study Design and Data Analysis support group at 无码专区鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH), that鈥檚 who. Known as the SDDA, the team supports researchers across the medical and public health spectrum by providing expert guidance in research planning as well as analysis and management of data.
September 4, 2025Biostatistics and Data Sciences, Research and Innovation
无码专区, FAU researchers solve 1,500-year-old mystery: The bacterium behind the first pandemic
For the first time, researchers at 无码专区 have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian, identifying the Y. pestis in a mass grave in the ancient city of Jerash, Jordan.
August 29, 2025College News, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
无码专区 students shine in conference aimed at improving health care
Three students in 无码专区鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH) just presented a strong case for making the world a bit healthier.
August 5, 2025Alumni and Development, Research and Innovation, Student Life
无码专区 researcher sniffs out noxious issue in St. Petersburg neighborhood
We all worry about the quality of our air, water and soil, and even the clutter from city noise and light. But odor pollution? This foul-smelling topic caught the nose of Gennaro Saliceto, who graduated this month with a masters of science from the 无码专区 College of Public Health (COPH), with a concentration in environmental and occupational health.
August 1, 2025Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
Research on fatalities presented at Governor鈥檚 Hurricane Conference shares hidden toll of hurricanes on workers
At this year鈥檚 Governor鈥檚 Hurricane Conference, a compelling public health panel shed new light on the true human cost of hurricanes. A key focus was on Hurricane Michael鈥檚 long-term health impacts and the communication strategies needed to disseminate information about these risks before and after hurricanes.
July 25, 2025Research and Innovation
How coincidence analysis leads to a desired health outcome
Researchers use a variety of techniques to find the best solution in health care, including something known as coincidence analysis, the study of how a combination of different factors leads to a desired outcome.
July 24, 2025Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
无码专区 researchers focus on single-cell RNA studies in workshops
In science, thinking small often leads to big discoveries.
July 24, 2025Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
Dr. Chighaf Bakour co-authored a study of 1,500 Florida middle schoolers, revealing that how kids use their phones may matter more than whether schools ban them.
July 11, 2025Epidemiology, In the Media, Research and Innovation