FAU Jupiter News
![The Real Estate Academic Leadership (REAL) rankings emphasize contributions to the real estate industry body of knowledge based on author and institution from 2013 to 2017.](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/real-estate-rankings-january-2018-newsdesk.jpg)
FAU Ranks 19th for Intellectual Contributions in Real Estate
Research faculty at FAU rank 19th in the world for their intellectual contributions to the real estate industry through their publications in top real estate academic journals.
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NSF Awards Grant for Undersea Communications, Surveillance
Engineering researchers have received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a first-of-its-kind software-defined testbed for real-time undersea wireless communications and surveillance.
![Hispanics became increasingly optimistic throughout 2017 regarding the economic outlook of the country in the next five years from 45 percent in the first quarter expecting good times financially, slowly increasing to 52 percent in the last quarter.](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/hispanic-consumer-index-january-2018-newsdesk.jpg)
Consumer Confidence Among Hispanics in the U.S. is Strong
Consumer confidence is up among Hispanics in the U.S., who are optimistic about their financial situation going into 2018 despite continued dissatisfaction with U.S. President Donald Trump, new FAU index says.
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FAU & Latin American Training Center Inaugurate Partnership
The first initiative of the partnership is a Brazilian film series, opening with "Dear Ambassador" - the story of the Brazilian ambassador that saved hundreds of Jews in France during World War II.
![Toxic Algal Blooms, St. Lucie Estuary, Septic Systems](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/harmful-algae-newsdesk.jpg)
Study Finds Cause of Algal Blooms and the Results Stink
Toxic green algal blooms wreaked havoc on Florida's St. Lucie Estuary in 2016. A new study contradicts the widespread misconception that periodic discharges from Lake Okeechobee were responsible.
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Osher LLI Presents at FAU Jupiter Presents Arts Pioneer
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FAU Jupiter Presents Arts Pioneer Alexander W. Dreyfoos.
![Sea Turtle Hatchlings, Swimming Performance, Conservation](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/swimming-hatchling-3.jpg)
Tiny Treadmills Help Test Sea Turtle Hatchling Stamina
Disoriented sea turtle hatchlings take hours instead of minutes to get to the ocean from their nests. A new study is the first to test the physiological effects of this extended crawling on swimming ability.
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NIH Awards $4 Million to FAU for Prescription Opioid Study
A researcher from the Schmidt College of Medicine is conducting a novel study to figure out if there is a unique genetic signature of patients who are most susceptible to prescription opioid-use disorder.
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FAU and Max Planck Unveil First-of-its-kind Honors Program
FAU President John Kelly, Max Planck Society President Martin Stratmann, and David Fitzpatrick, CEO of the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI), announced a new partnership between FAU and MPFI.
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Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter Announces Winter Course Schedule
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FAU Jupiter has announced its course offerings for the winter semester.