News Archive
Yolanda Gamboa, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish
Research Thursdays - Yolanda Gamboa Awarded the 2020 Vern Williamsen Comedia Book Prize
July 23, 2020
The Williamsen Prize is awarded to a current member of the Association of Hispanic Classical Theater for an outstanding academic book published in the past three years
Matt Stabile, producing artistic director of FAU's Theatre Lab
FAU Theatre Lab’s Artistic Director Matt Stabile Receives 2020 Remy Pioneer Award
July 20, 2020
The award is bestowed upon individuals who have, over the years, taken the lead and contributed substantially to the health, growth and development of the South Florida theatre community.
Jane Caputi, Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Communication and Multimedia Studies
Research Thursdays - New book by Jane Caputi, Ph.D., professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
July 16, 2020
New book confronts a new geological age where humans are said to be the dominant force of change on the planet
Susan Schneider, 2019-2020 Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation. 2019. Photo courtesy of Giselle M. Avilés.
FAU Hires Leading Philosopher and Futurist
July 14, 2020
Susan Schneider, Ph.D., will bring her experience in analyzing the moral and ethical issues related to artificial intelligence and machine consciousness to FAU’s research in AI, brain and mind.
School of Architecture Leads Initiative to Mass Produce PPE
Research Thursdays - School of Architecture Leads Initiative to Mass Produce PPE for Frontline Workers
July 09, 2020
Community Foundation of Broward Grant will allow Jeffrey Huber, AIA, Interim Director of the School of Architecture, and faculty to mass produce face shields
Images (l/r): Alka Sapat, Ph.D.; Book cover of “Coming Home After Disaster: Multiple Dimensions of Housing Recovery,” edited by Alka Sapat; Ann-Margaret Esnard
Research Thursdays - Investigating the Implications of COVID-19 for Hurricane-Prone Areas
July 02, 2020
Alka Sapat, Ph.D., director of the School of Public Administration, is the lead Principal Investigator on this NSF Rapid Response Research Study
School of Architecture
Letter From the Dean - Welcoming the Schools of Architecture and Public Administration
June 30, 2020
We are very excited to welcome our new students, faculty and staff and we look forward to the collaborative work that will be possible
Images (l/r): Kelly J. Shannon; Book cover of “U.S. Foreign Policy and Muslim Women’s Human Rights” (2018);
Research Thursdays - Promoting Equity and Understanding of Diverse Cultures
June 25, 2020
Kelly J. Shannon, Associate Professor of History has been appointed the new director of FAU’s Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Initiative (PJHR)
Images (l/r): Book cover of “Jewfish;” Andrew Furman
Research Thursdays - “Jewfish,” a new novel by English Professor Andrew Furman
June 18, 2020
This new novel shines a light on the environmental issues facing south Florida and the planet
Image (L/R): (book cover detail) “Unstable Masks Whiteness and American Superhero Comics,” edited by Sean Guynes and Martin Lund, The Ohio State University Press, January 2020; Sika A. Dagbovie-Mullins; Eric L. Berlatsky; (book cover detail) “Ms. Marvel’s America No Normal,” Edited by Jessica Baldanzi & Hussein Rashid, University of Mississippi Press, February 2020
Research Thursdays - Department of English faculty members have co-authored two articles on the intersection of superheroes and racial politics
June 11, 2020
The intersection of superheroes in comic books, racial politics, the politics of racial mixing and racial mixedness