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![Arctic, Beluga Whales, Conservation, Environment, Global Warming, Climate Change](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/beluga-whales-lisa-barry-newsdesk.jpg)
Like Human Societies, Whales Value Culture and Family Ties
In a groundbreaking genetic kinship study, an international team is the first to reveal that just like human societies, beluga whales appear to value culture and their ancestral roots as well as family ties.
![Lewy Body Dementia, James Galvin, M.D., Lewy Body Dementia Association, Center of Excellence](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/lbdcoe.jpg)
FAU Named Lewy Body Dementia 'Research Center of Excellence'
The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) named FAU as a LBDA Research Center of Excellence, a nationwide collaboration of 24 pre-eminent academic medical research centers.
![FAU Brain Institute, Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Parkinson](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/blakely.jpg)
Research Provides Hope for Parkinson's Disease Treatment
Looking at dopamine neurons in a tiny worm's brain, scientists have identified a novel pathway that sustains the health of these cells. These findings may lead to developing Parkinson's disease medications.
![Coffee, Longevity, Physical Activity, Coffee Beans](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/cup-of-joe-newsdesk.jpg)
Could a Cup of Joe a Day Keep the Doctor and Death Away?
What is it about the link between drinking coffee and longevity? Is it the 200 plus organic compounds in the coffee bean itself or its proven benefits of reducing inflammation? Or could it be something else?
![General Ernest C. Audino](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/osheraudino.jpg)
Osher LLI at FAU Presents General Ernest C. Audino
Senior Military Fellow at the London Center for Policy Research and Retired U.S. Army General to Give Lecture on Syria, Iraq
![Prison, Inmates, Incarceration, Jail, Research](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/prison-study-newsdesk.jpg)
Study Shows Vulnerable Inmates More Fearful of Prison Rape
Using data from 400 male inmates in 23 maximum-security prisons, a new study examines factors related to fear of rape in prison and the likelihood of inmates seeking mental health treatment while incarcerated.
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Accreditation Assessment Invites Public to Comment
A team of Assessors from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) will examine all aspects of the Florida Atlantic University Police Department.
![Breast Cancer Research, Grants, Minority Populations, Breast Cancer](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/jones-tarsha-newsdesk.jpg)
Grants Assist Breast Cancer Research in Minority Populations
A nursing professor in FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing recently received two research grants to enhance diversity and to investigate breast cancer in minority populations.
![Dusty May](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/dusty-may.jpg)
Dusty May Named FAU's Head Men's Basketball Coach
Dusty May has accepted the challenge of building Florida Atlantic University's men's basketball program into a team that will consistently compete on the national stage.
![Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Graduate Programs, U.S. News & World Report](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/nursing-usnews-2019.jpg)
Graduate Nursing Programs Earn Top Rankings
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing ranks No. 32 and No. 54 in latest 'U.S. News & World Report' national ranking of best graduate nursing programs.