FAU Innovation Pilot Awards Drive Faculty Research from Lab to Market
The FAU pilot program offers $500 to $15,000 in seed funding to help researchers turn early discoveries into market-ready technologies, fostering prototypes, industry partnerships and real-world impact.
FAU Researchers Make Great 'Strides' in Gait Analysis Technology
A first-of-its-kind study explored whether more accessible technologies such as a 3D depth camera could accurately measure how people walk, offering a practical alternative to traditional gait analysis tools.
FAU Researchers 'Zoom' in for an Ultra-Magnified Peek at Shark Skin
What gives shark skin its toughness and sleek glide? Tiny, tooth-like denticles. Researchers used electron microscopy to reveal how these structures shift with age, sex, and function in bonnethead sharks.
World's First Bench-to-Bedside MRI, Focused Ultrasound System Unveiled
The newly expanded FAU NeuroInnovate Center is the first in the world to integrate advanced MRI and focused ultrasound technologies into a single, unified platform for both preclinical and clinical research.
Chatbots the New 'Doc?' Exploring AI in Health Behavior Coaching
Changing habits is tough. AI tools like ChatGPT now simulate motivational interviewing (MI), showing promise - but can they match MI's core and spark lasting change? FAU researchers explore the potential.
FAU Lands EPA Grant to Use Genetics in Florida Bay Sponge Restoration
Funded by the U.S. EPA, the project marks the first genetic assessment of sponge recovery in the region, with broad implications for ecosystem health and economically important species like the spiny lobster.
¶¶ÒõÊÓƵ Engineers Create Smarter AI to Redefine Control in Complex Systems
A new AI framework developed by FAU engineers improves how complex systems with unequal decision-makers like smart grids, traffic networks, and autonomous vehicles are managed.
Decoding a Decade of Grouper Grunts Unlocks Spawning Secrets, Shifts
FAU researchers used 12 years of underwater audio to study red hind groupers, whose sounds reveal courtship, mating and territorial behavior - offering key clues to ocean changes through sound.
FAU/Baptist Health AI Spine Model Could Transform Back Pain Treatment
Lower back pain is a leading cause of disability. To address this, researchers created a groundbreaking AI system that automates personalized lumbar spine modeling for more accurate diagnosis and treatment.
FAU Joins VIP Consortium, Launches Inaugural Research Teams
FAU is the first university in Florida to join the international VIP Consortium, a global network of more than 50 institutions of higher education, and has selected its first official VIP teams.