Microscopy Boot Camp
A researcher in Florida changes lives by showing struggling 20-somethings the ins and outs of life in the lab. ..
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
USF Research Growth Rate: Among Top Universities
The University of South Florida is growing its research capacity at a torrid pace. From 2000 to 2007, no public institution received federal funding at a higher rate -- a staggering 213 percent increase, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac. ..
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Sunday, April 01, 2012
A Grand Opening: USF Health CAMLS Leads the Revolution
University of South Florida and community leaders, joined by education, industry and simulation partners from around the world and national specialty society officials, gathered this morning for the grand opening of the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) in downtown Tampa. The $38-million, 90,000 square foot building brings an unprecedented level of technical and teamwork training, simulation and competence assessment under one roof, as well as significant research and device innovation capability. ..
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
UCF Community Lecture Series to Focus on Anxiety Disorders
University of Central Florida lecture series that begins this month will educate the community about a variety of health and mental topics as well as highlight faculty and student research. “Minding Your Health” was created by Dr. Deborah Beidel, director of UCF’s Anxiety Disorders Clinic. ..
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
FAMU Hosts Education and Science Forum to Develop STEM Talent
The focus on academic training in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) has become a priority in higher education as the workforce demands for college graduates in these fields continues to grow nationwide. Florida A&M University (FAMU) will proactively address ways to increase innovation and national competitiveness through STEM programs by hosting the sixth biennial Education and Science Forum on March 26-28, 2012. ..
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
International Collaboration the Focus of Scientific Symposium Hosted by Max Planck Florida Institute
The Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) and the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) recently hosted a two-day scientific symposium, “Neural Circuits: From Molecules to Behavior” on March 6-7 at the Lifelong Learning Complex on the Jupiter campus of Florida Atlantic University (FAU). More than 200 faculty, postdocs and students from MPFI, FAU, Scripps Florida and other South Florida universities attended the event, which was designed to promote collaboration among neuroscientists in Florida, Germany and Latin America. ..
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Friday, March 09, 2012
FAU and Max Planck Florida Institute Initiate Program in Integrative Biology and Neuroscience
To further establish their strong research and academic partnership, neuroscience faculty from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and Max Planck Florida Institute recently initiated the joint graduate program in Integrative Biology and Neuroscience (IBAN) with the inaugural graduate-level advanced neurophysiology course on FAU’s John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter. ..
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
FSU study: how children learn to read silently
Researchers at the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) at Florida State University will tackle that paradox over the next four years. Funded by a $1.6 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, a team headed by FCRR researcher Young-Suk Kim will examine a poorly understood area of literacy: the relationship between oral and silent reading, and how those skills, in turn, relate to reading comprehension. ..
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Wednesday, January 04, 2012
UM Sea Secrets Lecture Series
The University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, and the Ocean Research and Education Foundation, today announced the roster of distinguished scientists and explorers who will speak in the 2012 Sea Secrets lecture series. The events, which are free and open to the public, are designed to provide insight and information about the oceans that cover two-thirds of our planet, and much of which, are still an enigma. Programs take place in the Rosenstiel School Auditorium, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway on Virginia Key, beginning with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by the lecture at 6:00 p.m. ..
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
FAU Launches 2012 Frontiers in Science Public Lecture Series with Max Planck Scientific Director and CEO
Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will launch its Frontiers in Science 2012 public lecture series with a presentation by David Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., scientific director and chief executive officer of the Max Planck Florida Institute. “Illuminating Brain Circuits” will take place on Friday, January 6 at 3:30 p.m. in the Charles E. Schmidt Biomedical Science Center, Room 126, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. ..
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