October News Quiz

The FIU Research Magazine debuted recently. The cover story on FIU's work in the Florida Everglades details the restoration activities of committed researchers. Which of the following is true?
They are helping ensure South Florida’s freshwater supply.
More than 150 FIU investigators collaborate with partner organizations to save the Everglades and create a viable blueprint for safeguarding other imperiled wetlands.
For more than two decades, FIU has collected comprehensive data critical to understanding how the Everglades is changing over time.
All of the above
Tomás R. Guilarte, dean of the Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, is an internationally regarded expert on which of the following?
the life-changing potential of positive mental attitude (PMA)
the toxic effects of lead exposure on the brain
the underfinancing of social work safety nets in the United States
the dangers of hard-to-chew Halloween candies
Engineering professor Stavros Georgakopoulos is a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors and holds patents and grants around which of the following?
unbreakable ceramics that have application in outer space
a Greek-style yogurt infused with genetically engineered bacteria that produce the highest level of probiotics ever measured in a dairy product
folding, quick-deploying antennas
a hybrid vehicle that draws power from passengers’ cell phones
Nurse-scientist Trudy Gaillard leads a National Institute on Aging-funded study to answer which important question?
How do you ensure the diversity of a clinical-trial subject pool?
How can society help elderly residents live longer in their own homes?
What are the main attractions of assisted living facilities?
Why are old people so much wiser than everybody else?
For historian Bianca Premo, the archives of Latin America, especially Peru, are her “labs.” What does she research?
the geological development of Lake Titicaca, said to be the birthplace of the Inca civilization
the history of surfing, which is believed to have started in the small coastal town of Huanchaco, where local fisherman still ride the surf back to shore with their daily catches by straddling their caballitos de totoras (little reed horses)
the ecological history of Peru’s Amazon basin, which covers 60% of the country and is home to more species of birds, plants and mammals than anywhere else in the world
the stories of people who are absent or largely ignored in official historical accounts
Data scientist Fahad Saeed is working on a National Science Foundation-funded project that focuses on developing an algorithm to do which of the following?
predict when a person with epilepsy is soon to experience a seizure
help individuals with color blindness better navigate city streets while driving
alert elderly patients that they have neglected to take a prescribed medication within 30 minutes of a scheduled time
give members of the Federal Reserve Board immediate feedback on how changes in the prime lending rate would affect the banking and mortgage industries in the short-term
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