FAU Jupiter News
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FAU's Theatre Lab Presents a New Play Festival
This jam-packed festival welcomes some of the nation's most prominent playwrights as they present readings of their newest work before it lands on stages across the country.
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FAU Jupiter's LLS Partners with National Theatre Live
Florida Atlantic University's Lifelong Learning Society Jupiter has announced it will show pre-recorded presentations by National Theatre Live and the Bolshoi Ballet.
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Hispanic Consumers in Florida Optimistic About Economy
Hispanics in Florida are optimistic about their financial situation despite concerns about rising costs and interest rates, according to a new statewide survey conducted by FAU
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FAU Jupiter's LLS Announces Summer Schedule
FAU Jupiter's Lifelong Learning Society announced its course offerings for the summer semester, which begins Monday, May 15.
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FAU's OwlThon Sets New Record in Fundraising
Florida Atlantic University’s annual Dance Marathon fundraiser raised a record $242,718.17 for the Children’s Miracle Network.
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Expanding Waistlines and Link to Metabolic Syndrome
For decades, American waistlines have been expanding and there is increasing cause for alarm. Researchers make the case that metabolic syndrome is the new silent killer and that the "love handle" can be fatal.
FAU Celebrates 2017 President's Gala
Florida Atlantic University recently celebrated its seventh annual gala in the Martin F. and Jane Greenberg Foundation Tower of FAU Stadium at its Boca Raton campus.
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Theatre Lab is New Home for the 24-Hour Theatre Project
The event, to be held Sunday, April 30 to Monday, May 1, unites local playwrights, actors, directors and technicians for a 24-hour period to write, rehearse and perform up to nine short plays.
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Does the Smart Songbird Always Get the Girl?
If the early bird catches the worm, then does the smart songbird get the girl? FAU study tests the links between cognition, sexiness and male songbirds' ability to serenade.
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Smoking Risks and Need for Wider Use of Varenicline to Quit
More than 35 million Americans are trying to quit smoking. Experts reassure clinicians that varenicline is a safe and effective way to stop smoking and that not using this drug has caused needless deaths.