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![Nicholas Moy and Rachel Kavalakatt successfully competed at e-Fest, winning funds for their start-up company, Glaucova.](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/efestawardees.jpg)
![Florida Atlantic University’s 55th annual Honors Convocation recognizes the University’s most outstanding students and faculty.](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/2024convocation.jpg)
FAU Hosts 55th Annual Honors Convocation
Florida Atlantic University President Stacy Volnick and Interim Provost Russell Ivy recently hosted the University's 55th annual Honors Convocation
![Florida Atlantic University Alumni and Community Engagement hosted its annual Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony and Reception. In attendance were, front row, from left, Katie Burke, Ph.D., assistant vice president of alumni and community engagement; Woody De Othello; Rigaud Joseph, Ph.D.; Pablo Paez; Ted Toomer, Ed.D.; Jean Seaver; and Justine Avila, chair of the FAU Alumni Association Board. Back row, from left, Carly Yoost; Daniel Chauss, Ph.D.; Phillip Parker; FAU President Stacy Volnick, Ph.D.; Angela S. Prestia, Ph.D.; Edward Fulton, M.D.; Mihai Fonoage, Ph.D.; and David Green, interim vice president of institutional advancement.](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/fauhalloffame2024.jpg)
FAU Honors 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees and Distinguished Alumni
Florida Atlantic University Alumni and Community Engagement recently hosted its annual Hall of Fame & Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony and Reception.
![A trio of Florida Atlantic University students has been named as 2024 Goldwater Scholars, the third consecutive year FAU students have earned this honor.](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/goldwater.jpg)
Three FAU Students Recognized as 2024 Goldwater Scholars
A trio of Florida Atlantic University students has been named as 2024 Goldwater Scholars, the third consecutive year FAU students have earned this honor.
![Scuba divers, Coral Reef Sponges, U.S. Virgin Islands](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/sponge-hurricane-study.jpeg)
Study Explores Severe Hurricanes and Coral Reef Sponge Recolonization
A study by FAU researchers and colleagues is the first to evaluate substrate recolonization by sponges in the U.S. Virgin Islands after two catastrophic storms using genetic analyses.
![Manhattan, Community, Personality, Type, Study](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/manhattan-newsdesk.jpg)
Does Your Community Have a Personality Type?
U.S. counties and regions differ in political ideology. But do they differ in personality as well? An FAU study explores a new approach to measuring the personality of communities.
![Beach, Sargassum, Seaweed, Brown Microalgae, Vibrio, Plastic Marine Debris, Public Health, Florida](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/sargassum-vibrio-pmd-newsdesk.jpg)
'Pathogen' Storm: Vibrio Bacteria, Sargassum and Plastic Marine Debris
As summer kicks off and efforts are underway to find solutions to repurpose Sargassum, could the interplay between this seaweed, Vibrio bacteria and plastic marine debris pose a triple threat to public health?
![FAUAA distinguished hall of fame](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/fauaahof2023.jpg)
FAU Honors 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees and Distinguished Alumni
The Florida Atlantic University Alumni Association recently hosted its annual Hall of Fame & Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony and Reception.
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FAU Hosts 54th annual Honors Convocation
FAU recently hosted the University's 54th annual Honors Convocation at the University Theatre in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Boca Raton campus.
![Barry Goldwater Scholarship logo](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/goldwater.jpg)
Pair of FAU Students Named 2023 Goldwater Scholars
Florida Atlantic University students David Baldwin and Michael Green have been named 2023 Goldwater Scholars.