FAU Jupiter News



National Academy of Sciences, Neuroscience, Kavli Fellow, Alex Keene

National Academy of Sciences Names Alex Keene Kavli Fellow

By | March 22, 2019

Alex Keene, Ph.D., a leading neuroscientist, has been named a Kavli Fellow by The National Academy of Sciences. He is only the second faculty member at FAU to receive this recognition.

School-age Children, Guns, Firearms, Firearm-related Deaths, United States, Study, Dr. Charles Hennekens, FAU Schmidt College of Medicine

Alarming Surges of Firearm Deaths in School-age Children

By | March 21, 2019

Researchers in FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine examined trends of deaths from firearms among U.S. schoolchildren from 1999 to 2017, and found that 38,942 firearm-related deaths occurred in 5 to 18 year olds.

Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotions, Facial Emotion Recognition, Research Study, FAU WAVES Laboratory

Children with Autism Are 'In-tune' With Mom's Feelings

By | March 20, 2019

A study assessing the ability of children with and without autism spectrum disorder to recognize facial emotions in familiar faces shows no differences in these two groups of children.

Violence Summit 2019

FAU Hosts 2019 Violence Summit

By | March 20, 2019

FAU's Phyllis and Harvey Sandler School of Social Work recently hosted the 2019 Violence Summit.

Evacuation, Emergency Planning, Resilience, Transportation, NSF CAREER Award, Engineering and Computer Science

NSF CAREER Award Aimed at Key Information in Emergencies

By | March 20, 2019

A $500,011 NSF grant awarded to a researcher in FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science will focus on evacuation route planning, resource assignment, and transportation resilience.

Match Day, Medical Residency, Schmidt College of Medicine, Physicians, Training, Medical Students

It's a 100 Percent 'Match' for FAU's Soon-to-be Physicians!

By | March 15, 2019

FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine soon-to-be graduates celebrated "Match Day." The class of 2019 achieved a 100 percent match and now know where they will spend the next few years of training as residents.

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, 40 Year Anniversary, Celebration, Community

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Celebrates 40 Years

By | March 13, 2019

FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing recently celebrated 40 years of excellence during a special anniversary event at the college to support initiatives for education, research and community service.

Engineers

FAU Receives Record-breaking Engineers' Council Awards

By | March 13, 2019

With 10 awards, FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science had the largest designation to a singular entity in the nine-year history in Florida, representing 22 percent of the total awards in 2019.

Association for Women in Science, FAU Chapter, Science, Medicine, Engineering and Computer Science, STEM, STEMM, STEAM

FAU Inducted as Chapter of Association for Women in Science

By | March 13, 2019

FAU's Association for Women in Science chapter will be dedicated to promoting diversity as well as supporting women in scientific careers.

Currently, 19 of the 23 metropolitan markets tracked in the index produce scores indicating slight to significant downward pressure on the demand for homeownership.

Downward Pressure on Demand Present in Major Housing Markets

By | March 11, 2019

Many U.S. metropolitan residential real estate markets are exhibiting downward pressure on the demand for homeownership, according to the latest national index produced by FAU and FIU faculty.