FAU Jupiter News
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FAU Hosts Annual Pumpkin Drop
Florida Atlantic University will host its annual pumpkin drop on Friday, Oct. 30 at 10 a.m.
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FAU-Max Planck Sign Innovative Agreement
FAU and Max Planck have signed an innovative agreement to facilitate a research and education program that will recruit promising scientists to FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.
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ADT's Gursahaney Named 2015 Business Leader of the Year
FAU's College of Business will honor of Naren Gursahaney, ADT president and chief executive officer, as Business Leader of the Year on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 at 8 a.m., at the Boca Raton Resort & Club.
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FAU to Host Alumnus, Retired NASA Astronaut Steve Swanson
Swanson will deliver an interactive lecture about his time as an astronaut in the NASA space program, including a 30-minute presentation of his journey to the International Space Station.
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FAU Tech Runway's First 'Venture Vintage 1' Graduation
One year after receiving $25,000 in seed funding, the inaugural class of FAU's Tech Runway recently participated in the "Venture Vintage 1" graduation, a special ceremony to commemorate their accomplishments.
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Three-Minute Test Detects Common Form of Dementia
An FAU neuroscientist has developed a new test that can assess clinical signs and symptoms of Lewy Body dementia, a common form of dementia that's difficult to diagnose, with 96.8 percent accuracy.
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FAU Celebrates Homecoming 2015
Florida Atlantic University will celebrate Homecoming 2015 beginning Saturday, Oct. 24 through Saturday, Oct. 31.
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800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta
Department of History presents lectures on Magna Carta in conjunction with exhibition.
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Honors College Student Achieves 99th Percentile on MCAT
Senior Kendyl Stewart recently placed in the 99th percentile among Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) takers -- an astonishing accomplishment that has opened the doors to many new opportunities.
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Former Israel Surgeon General Yitshak Kreiss to Visit FAU
Yitshak Kreiss, M.D., an internationally renowned leader in disaster, emergency and humanitarian medicine and former Israel Defense Forces surgeon general, will visit Florida Atlantic University.