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FAU's Randy Blakely, Ph.D., Receives National Science Educator Award

By | November 15, 2022

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., FAU's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute executive director, recently received the Society for Neuroscience's (SfN) 2022 prestigious Science Educator Award.

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FAU Awarded $1.8 Million Grant to Improve Pre-K English Proficiency

By | November 8, 2022

FAU's College of Education in collaboration with the School District of Osceola County is one of 44 institutions nationwide selected by the U.S. Department of Education to receive this grant in 2022.

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Ancient DNA Analysis Unravels the Early Peopling of South America

By | November 2, 2022

Using DNA from two ancient humans unearthed in two archaeological sites in northeast Brazil and powerful algorithms and genomic analyses, a study unravels the deep demographic history of South America.

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FAU Lands U.S. Department of Defense Grant for Powerful Imaging Tool

By | November 1, 2022

Researchers have received a $599,503 grant from the United States Department of Defense for a powerful high resolution imaging technique that can reveal nanoscale structures.

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Nurse-led Mobile Health Unit Will Bring 'CARE' Where It's Needed Most

By | October 31, 2022

FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has received a $3.9 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to create healthier populations in rural and medically underserved regions.

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FAU's 'Keep Memories Alive' Walk to Honor Former Mayor Susan Whelchel

By | October 27, 2022

The Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center of FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing seeks sponsors and walkers for the 16th annual Walk-in-the-mall event at the Town Center at Boca Raton.

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FAU Lands $1.2 Million NSF Grant to Transform Prosthetic Hand Control

By | October 26, 2022

The College of Engineering and Computer Science project combines AI, machine learning, biosensors and automated training to empower amputees to control the full dexterity of artificial hands.

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Climate Change Consensus Endures in Florida

By | October 19, 2022

Seven sequenced FAU surveys since October 2019 paint a comprehensive picture of Floridians' climate resilience attitudes during a period of particularly dynamic political, economic and environmental events.

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Needs, Challenges for COVID-19 Boosters and Other Vaccines in the U.S.

By | October 18, 2022

FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers have published a commentary in "The American Journal of Medicine" to provide the most updated guidance to health care providers on boosters and vaccines.

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FAU Honors 2022 Talon Award Recipients

By | October 17, 2022

Florida Atlantic University recently hosted its annual Talon Leadership Awards ceremony as part of Homecoming 2022.