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FIU launches Population Health Initiative to help improve health on a global scale
FIU researchers plan to tackle some of the world’s biggest health threats through its Population Health Initiative.
September 21, 2023
FIU Research Week: Impact of social isolation and past trauma on mental health
Psychology Associate Professor Elisa Trucco explains how quarantine impacted teens with a history of personal trauma.
August 9, 2023

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FIU Research Week: Telehealth programs benefit young children with developmental delay
Psychology Professor Daniel Bagner discusses benefits of telehealth for children with developmental delay on The Academic Minute.
August 7, 2023
Robot helps researcher study effects of smoking on people with HIV
College of Medicine researcher Hoshang Unwalla studies the effects of smoking on comorbidities seen in people with HIV. A smoking robot is used in the research.
July 17, 2023
Teens more likely to use alcohol and marijuana if they see their friends post about it on social media
Friends are more influential than influencers — at least when it comes to substance use, according to new FIU research.
July 13, 2023
FIU experts are available to discuss malaria
FIU experts can speak on a range of topics, including prevention and treatment methods as well as vaccine development.
July 11, 2023
Locally transmitted malaria in the US could be a harbinger of rising disease risk in a warming climate – 5 questions answered
Rajiv Chowdhury, global health professor at FIU writes in The Conversation.
June 30, 2023
Researchers discover new weapon against antibiotic resistance — it also fights malaria
Malaria is spreading in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. FIU researchers have discovered a possible way to combat transmission of this deadly disease.
June 29, 2023