ÑDz©¹ÙÍø Confers M.D. Degrees to Class of 2017
It's official. The 61 members of the class of 2017 of ÑDz©¹ÙÍø's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine are now the nation's newest physicians.
Phyllis & Harvey Sandler Donate $7M to Name School of Social Work
ÑDz©¹ÙÍø announced a $7 million gift from longtime benefactors Phyllis and Harvey Sandler to name The Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work within the College for Design and Social Inquiry.
ÑDz©¹ÙÍø Remembers Victims of Orlando Shooting
ÑDz©¹ÙÍø is remembering the 49 victims and dozens injured in the recent Orlando mass shooting with a series of events at its Boca Raton and Davie campuses.
Words To Assure Protection for Whistleblowers Can Evoke Fear
New study finds that vivid language intended to assure potential whistleblowers they will be protected from retaliation is instead likely to evoke fear and make them less likely to report misconduct.
ÑDz©¹ÙÍø Receives Florida Department of Transportation Grant
The task of inspecting and maintaining Florida's 11,450 bridges is arduous, espcially since so many of them span rivers, canals and saltwater areas. Researchers at ÑDz©¹ÙÍø have received a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation to develop unmanned marine vehicles for on-water bridge inspections.
I-SENSE and Dioxide Materials(TM) Partner to Cut Energy Costs
ÑDz©¹ÙÍø's I-SENSE and Dioxide Materials(TM) have formed a unique partnership to develop and evaluate a novel low-cost, low-power, wireless CO2 sensing system for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning applications.
ÑDz©¹ÙÍø Pre-med Student and Surgeon Collaborate on New, Alternative Procedure to Radical Mastectomy
Elizabeth Hopkins, an aspiring physician and ÑDz©¹ÙÍø student, has spent more than 640 hours shadowing Hilton Becker, M.D. In 2014, she had a double mastectomy as a preventive measure, using a revolutionary procedure developed by Becker that is an alternative to radical mastectomy.
Former Physics Professor Leaves $1.1 Million Endowment
Bjorn Nils Anders Lamborn, Ph.D., former physics professor and chair, has left a $1.1 million endowment to establish an Eminent Scholar Chair in Theoretical Physics, and a $100,000 scholarship endowment.
Study Shows 45 Percent Increase in Death by Law Enforcement
An ÑDz©¹ÙÍø analyses of nationwide data on individuals who were killed as a result of legal intervention or law enforcement in the U.S. between 1999 and 2013, shows a 45 percent increase mostly among non-whites.
The Passing of a Champion of Peace: Leon Charney
Leon Charney played a pivotal role in achieving the historic 1978 peace accords