FAU Jupiter News
![Neuroscience, Genetically Engineered Mice, Serotonin, Dopamine, Hyperactivity, Brain](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/cocaine-newsdesk.jpg)
Born to Run: Just Not on Cocaine
FAU neuroscientists and collaborators found a surprising response to cocaine in a novel strain of mutant mice - they failed to show hyperactivity seen in normal mice when given cocaine and didn't run around.
![Overall, 71 percent of Hispanics said they are financially better off today than a year ago, up nine points from the third quarter of 2018 (62 percent). Looking at the year ahead, 74 percent of Hispanics indicated they will be better off over the next year, up slightly from 72 percent in the third quarter.](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/hispanics-consumer-confidence-january-2019-newsdesk.jpeg)
Hispanics' Consumer Confidence is Strong Going into 2019
Consumer confidence among Hispanics in the U.S. improved in the fourth quarter of 2018 as optimism grew about their financial situation as well as the nation's economic outlook, a new FAU index says.
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2019 'Frontiers in Science' Public Lecture Series
FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will host its 2019 "Frontiers in Science" series with seven different lectures, on Fridays from Jan. 11 through April 5.
![Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Computers, Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Research](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/nsf-ai-lab-newsdesk.jpg)
Florida's First NSF-funded AI and Deep Learning Laboratory
Led by researchers in FAU's College of Engineering and Computer Science, FAU will establish Florida's first NSF-funded Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Training and Research Laboratory.
![Osteoarthritis, Knee OA, Research, Arthritis, Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease, X-ray](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/knee-xray-newsdesk.jpg)
Study First to Examine Osteoarthritis and Risk of Death
Researchers are the first to study the differences in the risk of death associated with osteoarthritis involving 51,983 Americans who were followed for up to 20 years and reveals some unexpected results.
![For comparison, at the peak of the last housing cycle, prices were 31 percent above their long-term pricing trend. Johnson’s BH&J Index was nearing a score of 1 (the highest possible score) in the summer of 2006, indicating extreme downward pressure on the demand for home ownership. Today, that score stands at .039.](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/housing-market-overheated-newsdesk.jpg)
U.S. Housing Cycle Nears Peak as Property Appreciation Slows
Housing prices are slightly overheated and residential real estate markets are experiencing minimal downward pressure on the demand for home ownership, a new FAU study says.
![Great White Shark, Sharks, Marine Science](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/daddy-shark-newsdesk.jpg)
Who's Tougher? Baby Sharks or Daddy Sharks?
One would assume that since humans and many animals tend to get stiffer and perhaps tougher as they reach adulthood, the same would be true for sharks. FAU and NOAA scientists set out to test this hypothesis.
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Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter Presents Clifton Truman Daniel
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter will present a one-man show by Clifton Truman Daniel, an author and the grandson of former U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
![The "Blossoming" Mural](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/barb-schmidt-fellowship-cover-photo.jpg)
FAU Debuts Diversity Mural Project
Florida Atlantic University's Diversity Platform Council, Student Government Association and the homecoming planning committee partnered together to create a physical depiction of diversity on campus.
![Susan Eisenhower](https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/images/news/osher-lli-susan-eisenhower.jpg)
Osher LLI at FAU Jupiter Presents Susan Eisenhower
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FAU Jupiter will present a one-time lecture by Susan Eisenhower, a policy analyst and consultant for business development, on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 at 11 a.m.