Study Finds Firms Going Public Can Avoid Underpricing and Stock Volatility by Taking Alternative Two-Stage IPO
Firms that are planning to go public may want to consider a two-stage Initial Public Offering to reduce underpricing and volatility of the stock.
18-Sep-2018 3:30 PM EDT
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Past Memory Cues Help People Juggle Numerous Pieces of Information
A study using EEG shows how the brain re-prioritizes information following changes in the environment. Past memory cues can have different effects on neural representations based on when they’re presented, suggesting that the brain has several...
6-Sep-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Manmade Mangroves Could Get to the ‘Root’ of the Problem for Threats to Coastal Areas
With threats of sea level rise, storm surge and other natural disasters, researchers are turning to nature to protect humans from nature. Using bioinspired materials that mimic mangrove trees, they are creating mangrove-like structures that can be...
29-Aug-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Children Take Longer to Learn Two Languages At Once Compared to Just One – Don’t Fret
Bilingual children from immigrant families are not two monolinguals in one. They develop each language at a slower pace because their learning is spread across two languages. A researcher shows strong evidence that the rate of language growth is...
23-Aug-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Annual Pap Test a ‘Thing of the Past?’
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated its 2012 recommendations for cervical cancer screening with one important addition. This is the first time they are recommending a method of cervical cancer screening that does not include the Pap...
16-Aug-2018 2:30 PM EDT
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In Teen Friendships, Misery Does Love Company
A study examined anxiety, depression, social withdrawal, and submissiveness to predict the end of teen friendships. Do friendships end because of one child’s mental health problems or do they end because of differences between friends on the...
20-Aug-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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FAU Scientist Receives $708,044 from Florida Department of Health for Cancer Metastasis Research
A leading scientist has been working to identify what contributes to the ability of tumor cells to move through the body and find other places to “set up shop.” He has identified a number of enzymes that he believes are responsible for this...
8-Aug-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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FAU Places No. 1 in Florida after 100 Percent of Nursing Graduates Pass R.N. Licensure Exam
FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing placed in the No. 1 spot in Florida for the 71 graduates of its BSN program who achieved a 100 percent passage rate on the National Council Licensure Examination. They performed above the national average...
6-Aug-2018 9:00 AM EDT
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Leading Neuroscientist Responds to Common Myths About Alzheimer’s Disease
Approximately 47 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias. One of the most prominent neuroscientists in the country has developed eight myths and truths about AD to shed light on this form of dementia...
4-Jun-2018 9:00 AM EDT
FAU Middle East Expert Available to Discuss Syria
11-Apr-2018 3:30 PM EDT
FAU Expert Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D., Available to Discuss Cyberbullying and Safe Social Media Use.
21-Mar-2018 4:05 PM EDT
Physician Heal Thyself: Simple Coping Strategies for Pervasive Physician Burnout
The proverb, “physician heal thyself,” is probably more relevant today than it was in biblical times with the fast pace of life, the impact of multitasking and the unending bombardment of information, which have made emotional exhaustion almost...
26-Jun-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Expanding Waistlines and Metabolic Syndrome: Researchers Warn of New ‘Silent Killer’
For decades, American waistlines have been expanding and there is increasing cause for alarm. Researchers make the case that metabolic syndrome is the new “silent killer,” analogous to hypertension in the 1970s. As it turns out, the “love...
6-Apr-2017 9:00 AM EDT
FAU’s Brain Institute Commemorates ‘Brain Awareness Week’
From human behavior such as mother/infant bonding, addiction and communication disorders to devastating brain diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, neuroscientists and other researchers from FAU’s Brain Institute are at the...
13-Mar-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Renowned FAU Neuroscientist Leads Research on Lewy Body Dementia (LBD); Oct. 22 is National 'LBD Awareness Day'
17-Oct-2016 10:30 AM EDT
Cyberbullying Expert Provides Important Tips to Stay Safe
Although most children use their smartphones and social media apps in appropriate ways, about 25 percent will experience online bullying at some point.
11-Oct-2016 9:00 AM EDT
