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More than an apple: the flu shot is what keeps the doctor away
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 80,000 Americans died of the flu and its complications last winter–the highest death toll in at least four decades. Wissam Al Khoury, a graduate student in the Robert Stempel College of Public...
CRUSADA research featured on NIH blog, INSIGHTS
The Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA) continues to address the twin epidemics of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS in Latino communities throughout southern Florida. CRUSADA Director Mario De La Rosa and Research Associate...
Dean Guilarte part of FIU’s red tide expert panel
The confirmation of a red tide in the waters off Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties – a rare occurrence on the East Coast – could have implications for the environment, businesses, the tourism industry, politics, and, of course, the health of...
Dean Guilarte to study effects of environmental toxins and their links to Alzheimer’s disease
The global prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease, an irreversible neurodegenerative condition resulting in extensive memory loss and dementia, is increasing. The disease is of great public significance as there are no therapeutic approaches that can arrest the...
Stempel College and FIU Embrace have launched the faculty/staff mentor certification program!
Stempel College and FIU Embrace have launched the faculty/staff mentor certification program! On September 4, 2018, Stempel College launched the faculty/staff mentor certification program as a...
Beauty and the Brain: Connecting Art with Neuroscience
Join us on Monday, September 10, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Frost Art Museum FIU (10975 SW 17th St, Miami, FL 33199) for Mixtape Mondays! Hear renowned FIU neurotoxicologist/neuroscientist, professor and dean of Robert Stempel College of Public...