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From left to right, Susan Gillis, curator at Boca Raton Historical Society and co-author of Palm Beach County During World War II; Thomas R. Wood, fire chief, Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services; FAU President John Kelly; and Daniel Flynn, Ph.D., vice president for research at FAU.

FAU Unveils WWII Army Airfield Historical Marker

By | May 27, 2021

FAU unveiled an Army Airfield Historical Marker today to honor nine U.S. Army Air Corps personnel who lost their lives in a U.S. Army Air Corps Lockheed B-34 Lexington bomber crash during World War II.

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FL SBDC at FAU Expands Outreach to Underserved Communities in 2021

By | May 27, 2021

The Florida SBDC at FAU is known for the resources it provides to small and medium sized businesses in Broward and Palm Beach Counties.

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Sargassum Now World's Largest Harmful Algal Bloom Due to Nitrogen

By | May 24, 2021

FAU Harbor Branch scientists have discovered that a surge in nitrogen worldwide has dramatically changed the chemistry and composition of Sargassum, floating brown seaweed, turning it into a toxic "dead zone."

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FAU Professor 'Top Scientist for Computer Science & Electronics'

By | May 20, 2021

Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Ph.D., in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, is listed in the 2021 "Top Scientists Ranking for Computer Science & Electronics."

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Origin of Monkeys Living Near an Urban Airport for Decades Confirmed

By | May 18, 2021

FAU scientists have confirmed the species type, origin and how a colony of wild African vervet monkeys landed in Dania Beach near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport more than 70 years ago.

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FAU to Offer 2021 Summer Camps

By | May 12, 2021

FAU's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the Department of Mathematical Sciences, the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, and Athletics will host summer camps for summer 2021.

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Study Reveals Health Status of Vulnerable Gopher Tortoises

By | May 12, 2021

FAU researchers have conducted a comprehensive health assessment of gopher tortoises at two sites in southeastern Florida, which provides important baseline information on this vulnerable species.

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FAU/NCHA Community Health Center Receives HRSA Federal Designation

By | May 6, 2021

Operated by the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, the FAU/NCHA Community Health Center is the first university in Florida to be designated by HRSA as a "Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike."

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FAU Gets CDC Grant to Test PPE Efficacy and Workplace Virus Spread

By | May 5, 2021

To keep the workplace safe, researchers from the College of Engineering and Computer Science will test the efficacy of various types of personal protection measures against airborne viral transmission.

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'Boys Will be Boys' - Study Explores Views of College Dating Violence

By | May 4, 2021

A study of college-age women finds that a poor understanding of violence in dating relationships perpetuates the idea that "boys will be boys" and that these behaviors are an innate part of men.