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FAU's Yufei Tang, Ph.D., Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

By | April 19, 2022

Yufei Tang, Ph.D., has received the coveted National Science Foundation Early CAREER award for a project that will help to improve energy systems and accelerate progress in the blue economy.

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FAU Second in Florida on List of Best Value Colleges and Universities

By | April 15, 2022

Florida Atlantic University ranked second in Florida in the College Consensus "2022 Best Value Colleges and Universities" and ranked No. 24 out of 100 overall.

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FAU Receives Grant to Empower Women for Careers in Computer Science

By | April 13, 2022

The College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a grant from the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University for "Empowering Women for Careers in Computer Science."

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FAU Named an Age-Friendly University

By | April 13, 2022

Florida Atlantic University has been named a member of the Age-Friendly University (AFU) Global Network.

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Sunlight's Healing Effects Help Green Sea Turtles With Tumors

By | April 12, 2022

A study by researchers at FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science reveals that helping imperiled green sea turtles suffering with large debilitating tumors may be a simple as sunlight.

COVID-19, Pandemic, Tobacco Use, Smoking, Cigarettes, Smoking Cessation, Cigarette Smokers, Nicotine, Quitting Smoking, Stress, Mental Health

Study Shows Smoking Increased in Those Trying to Quit During COVID-19

By | April 11, 2022

Researchers found statistically significant and potentially clinically important differences between those who increased and decreased tobacco use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ADHD, Human Gene Variant, Mutant Mice, Neuroscience, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Brain, Psychology, Genes

Human Gene Variant Produces ADHD-like Problems in Mice

By | April 7, 2022

Mutant mice are providing a new neurobiological framework to understand the brain changes seen in distractible humans who carry a common gene variant associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

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FAU Celebrates Dazzling 2022 President's Gala

By | April 7, 2022

Florida Atlantic University recently celebrated the 2022 President's Gala in the Martin F. and Jane Greenberg Foundation Tower of FAU Stadium at its Boca Raton campus.

Children, Psychology, Popularity, Classroom, Conflict, Aggression, Peers, Peer Status

The Road to Popularity Can Be Paved With Unpleasantness

By | April 6, 2022

A longitudinal study by FAU researchers shows that aggressive and disruptive children leverage conflict into status and enhance their popularity.

I&BD

FAU Introduces Pipeline for Innovation and Business Growth

By | April 4, 2022

Florida Atlantic University has officially debuted the Innovation and Business Development (I&BD) pipeline, an expanded footprint of services offered to the South Florida business community.