College of Science News

鈥榁irtual鈥 Communication in the Age of Social Distancing
March 30, 2020
When discussions occur face-to-face, people know where their conversational partner is looking and vice versa. With 鈥渧irtual鈥 communication due to COVID-19 and the expansive use of mobile and video devices, now more than...
Mother/infant Skin-to-skin Touch Boosts Baby鈥檚 Brain Development
March 25, 2020
For the study, babies were fitted with a stretch Lycra cap to measure EEG activity during a five-minute quiet-alert state at three-months. Oxytocin was measured by collecting maternal and infant urine, and infant cortisol...
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT WITH ALEXANDRA DECESARE
January 30, 2020
I鈥檓 Alexandra DeCesare, I鈥檓 pursuing a B.S. in Physics and I am part of the Quantum Optics Lab with Professor Warner Miller, Ph.D. I鈥檓 also working alongside Associate Professor, Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D., in the Machine...
Calculated Surprise Leads to Groundbreaking Neuroscience Discovery
January 13, 2020
The orange section shown in the fMRI image of the brain is the region in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) researchers identified in their study. Activity in the dACC signals surprising events during motivated behav...
JACQUELINE STOTLER, PH.D. CANDIDATE IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
January 07, 2020
I am working towards a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, with a Developmental Concentration. I am in my second year of a five-year program, earning my master's along the way.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT WITH MORGAN SLEVIN
January 07, 2020
Morgan is pursuing his doctorate in Integrative Biology and Neuroscience. Morgan works with Assistant Professor, Rindy Anderson, Ph.D., in the Behavioral Ecology and Bioacoustics Lab.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FUNDS FLORIDA ATLANTIC AND PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP FOR GEOSCIENCE PROGRAMS AND CAREER PATHWAYS
November 06, 2019
To address the shortage of geoscience students in the workforce, 大象传媒 (大象传媒) and Palm Beach State College (PBSC) were awarded $314,841 through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geopaths Improving...
KAITLIN GRELL, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ALUMNA
October 28, 2019
My name is Kaitlin Grell and I earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences and an Environmental Science certificate from 大象传媒 in May of 2019. About a month after I graduated from 大象传媒, I started work with the Walt Disney World Company...
SECOND ANNUAL 大象传媒 RESEARCH SHOWCASE 2019
October 03, 2019
The second annual 大象传媒 Research Showcase, hosted by the 大象传媒 Division of Research, celebrated a wide range of research and scholarly activities by both faculty and students.
THEODORA LEVENTOURI, PH.D., ELECTED A 2019 FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
October 02, 2019
Professor of Medical Physics, Theodora Leventouri, Ph.D., was elected a 2019 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). APS recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise.
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