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FAU Jupiter's LLS Announces Fall Schedule
Florida Atlantic University has announced the Lifelong Learning Society Jupiter course offerings for the fall semester, which begins Monday, Oct. 10.
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Two Former Olympians Call Florida Atlantic University Home
Cherene Castillo and Steve Grotowski – both employees of FAU – reflect back on their once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Castillo represented her native Canada in the 2000 Olympic Summer Games in Sydney, Australia playing softball. Grotowski represented his native Great Britain in the 2012 Olympic...
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Start-up Mitigates Risks from Sea-level Rise, Flooding
Coastal Risk Consulting, a new start-up company formed by an FAU professor, has developed technology to evaluate and mitigate risks from encroaching seas along Florida's southeast coast and other regions.
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Series of Courses in Entrepreneurship Open to Public in Fall
FAU's Adams Center for Entrepreneurship will host a special topic series of courses this fall in entrepreneurship, open to FAU students, faculty, staff and alumni, as well as the public.
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I-SENSE and Dioxide Materials(TM) Partner to Cut Energy Costs
FAU's I-SENSE and Dioxide Materials(TM) have formed a unique partnership to develop and evaluate a novel low-cost, low-power, wireless CO2 sensing system for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning applications.
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New Chair of College of Nursing Advisory Board
Teresa "Terry" Fedele, a nurse and retired hospital executive who has served as a member of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing's Advisory Board since 2013, will now serve as chair of the board.
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The 'Taboo' of Retirement for Catholic Priests
You've heard about physician shortages. But, Catholic priests? They are in a similar dilemma with fewer options to retire from their diocese. And, unlike medicine, priesthood is not a lucrative profession.
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Driving, Dementia - Gauging Safe Driving in Older Adults
Almost half of all drivers are over the age of 65. With declining cognitive processes in older adults such as Alzheimer's disease, there is concern for public safety and unsafe driving in this population.
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Theatre Lab to Produce a Three-play Season for 2016-17
Theatre Lab is in the process of completing a renovation of its intimate 99-seat Heckscher Stage theater space in Parliament Hall to accommodate the design elements for full production.
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New Study Pinpoints Behavior Type Linked to Binge Drinking
Binge drinking -- almost a rite of passage -- peaks during the college years. So this begs the question, "Are there specific characteristics associated with high-level binge drinking habits in college students?"